Will everyone have a nickname for their LO?

elizjane26 · September 2010

For example, are you naming her Lucille and calling her Lucy? Benjamin and will call him Ben?Do most people this?

My name is Elizabeth and I have always been Elizabeth. Not Liz, or Beth, or Betsy. And I am naming my LO a nickname!

SarahRN2005 · September 2010

My daughter's name is Sophia, but I think we will end up calling her Sophie...it think it's cuter for a baby/child. My son will be Anthony III, so my husband is Tony and so is his dad...I think I might just want to call him Anthony so we don't get confused with all of the Tony's!

futuremrscohick · September 2010

I've been calling dd "Ella Bella" since we found out it's a girl... But we can't really shorten Ella to anything.

honey740 · September 2010

Annelies- Anna; it would be difficult to use her full name all the time

MichelleL1118 · September 2010

Probably not - at least not one based on his name. We're likely naming him Noah, and that doesn't really lend itself to nicknames. We considered quite a few names that do have nicknames, though, we just don't like them as much. My preference is to name kids with a formal name & call them a nickname, rather than just name them a nickname.

starsmaycollide · September 2010

I just wanted to name him and call him that as well. At one point we liked Nathaniel, but I really didn't like Nate even nearly as much as the full name. I don't know why. In addition to that, we have a 10 letter, 3 syllable last name...so that factored into our thinking about how long his full name should be. We ended up going with a short full name, Owen.

Tracy6450 · September 2010

Nope. Ryan will be called Ryan. I'm not a big fan of naming your child 1 thing and then shortening it for another. DH wanted to name our girl (if we had one) Elizabeth and call her Libby. I didn't like that so we decided on just Libby...but it doesn't even matter since we're having a boy!

ffejsGirl · September 2010

We picked Aiden's name because we liked that there were really no nicknames and he would be called exactly what we named him.

I see both sides of naming a child one thing and calling them another. The reason it's nice is if they choose a different name for themselves. Like me I'm stuck with Kelsey which I hate, but my sister is Elizabeth and she has gone by just about every nn there is for it and loves to change it frequently.

If we go with Emily for this LO, I will probably call her Emme but DH dislikes that and plans to just call her Emily.

AppleMomma · September 2010

Nope. Even though we're calling DD Rebecca, unless she wants to be called Becky or Becca later in life, we're going to call her by her given name.

elizjane26 · September 2010

karohrig:
We picked Aiden's name because we liked that there were really no nicknames and he would be called exactly what we named him.

I see both sides of naming a child one thing and calling them another. The reason it's nice is if they choose a different name for themselves. Like me I'm stuck with Kelsey which I hate, but my sister is Elizabeth and she has gone by just about every nn there is for it and loves to change it frequently.

If we go with Emily for this LO, I will probably call her Emme but DH dislikes that and plans to just call her Emily.

I like your name! Why do you hate it?

NJBrit · September 2010

If we name the baby Liam or Fiona, then no. If DH changes his mind and we go with Evangeline for a girl then she will be Eve or Evie. I'm pretty stuck on Fiona if we have a girl though.

broccolitree · September 2010

I hate nicknames. H loves them. I think we're just going to wait & see... I've found that the people who have enduring nicknames tend to have arisen organically.

But if MIL tries to call my baby (possibly) girl Charlotte, Lola, I'm going to pull her hair. UGH. lol.

missjd07 · September 2010

I think it depends on what we end up naming our LO. If it's a girl, we're leaning towards Kayla, which you can't really shorten. If it's a boy, hubby is thinking Elijah but thinks everyone will call him Eli, so who knows. For now, I just call the baby my little "peanut".

columbiamommy · September 2010

My DD is Eleanor, and everyone calls her Eleanor. DH's family tried to call her Ellie for a few months after she was born, but it didn't stick because we always called her Eleanor.

It's funny, because we may or may not end up using a nn for DS. If we go with Samuel, we'll call him Sam. However, if we decide on August or Jonathan, we won't shorten them.

Only my step-nieces go by nicknames in our family - Katy and Livy. My niece is Abby and my mom is Judy, but those are their given names.

MsixelA · September 2010

karohrig:
We picked Aiden's name because we liked that there were really no nicknames and he would be called exactly what we named him.

I see both sides of naming a child one thing and calling them another. The reason it's nice is if they choose a different name for themselves. Like me I'm stuck with Kelsey which I hate, but my sister is Elizabeth and she has gone by just about every nn there is for it and loves to change it frequently.

If we go with Emily for this LO, I will probably call her Emme but DH dislikes that and plans to just call her Emily.

This. My husband wants to find a name that you cannot shorten to anything. He wants the name we pick to be the name. But we don't have one yet.

ladipale · September 2010

most of my family and DHs family do not have nns. For example, we are Laura & John - no nicknames available. Although, of course, we do have random nicknames our family calls us.

We are most likely naming our daughter Eleanor and going to cal her Ellie, but we may change our mind. And I'm sure she'll have another nicknames like Ellie Belly, or as my Dh has been calling her lately "Shmealnor"

we did not pick the name b/c of the availability of a nn, we did so to honor a family member.

elizjane26 · September 2010

ladipale:
most of my family and DHs family do not have nns. For example, we are Laura & John - no nicknames available. Although, of course, we do have random nicknames our family calls us.
We are most likely naming our daughter Eleanor and going to cal her Ellie, but we may change our mind. And I'm sure she'll have another nicknames like Ellie Belly, or as my Dh has been calling her lately "Shmealnor"
we did not pick the name b/c of the availability of a nn, we did so to honor a family member.

Lol at "Shmealnor." And I have already called our LO "Ellie Bean"

JD807 · September 2010

Mine actually started out as a nickname...we picked Sophie and then my DH decided that he liked the more 'sophisticated' Sophia...but we still refer to her as both. I am a NN baby...mostly because i was named for my grandmother, who was german...yet I don't pronounce my name the german way. My relatives would all call me Jo-Hanna and when my mom pointed out that they were not pronouncing the 'H', we would get written cards with my name spelled 'Jo-Anna'. My dad called me Jo-baby from birth and it stuck

My brothers, on the other hand, are differant. My oldest brother is Jon Christopher, but he goes by Chris. My parents wanted to name him Christopher, but figured that with all the paperwork one has to fill out during school year, work, etc. etc....that having such a long first name and a short middle would be frustrating. So they reversed it. I call him Jon when I was to tick him off, but that's just because i'm a mean sibling =P My other brother was Keith Eric and they called him Eric...but his preschool teacher refused to because she said that it gave him an identity crisis...so they let him choose what he wanted to be called and after much deliberation, he chose to go by his first name.

To each their own..I like the flexibility of letting the child choose what they want to go by as they get older. My oldest niece is Dakota...she's my Kota-bug, but i'm waiting for the day where she tells me that she'd prefer a much more 'grown up' nickname

pawcall · September 2010

No. My son's name is Aidan, and he will be called Aidan.

I have never gone by a nickname either, and can't think of a single nickname for "Caroline" that I don't detest.

I never understood why people don't name their children what they plan to call them. If I want to call my child "Lucy", I will simply name her Lucy.

Exception for me is that I don't mind non-name-related nicknames. I still call my 12 yo sister Laura "Peanut" and she loves it.

companion cube · September 2010

My husband already shortens her name from Danielle to Ellie. He's always wanted to have a little girl called Ellie.

houndbaby · September 2010

DS is Jacob, but we call him Jake. DD is going to be Audrey and will just be called Audrey

pawcall · September 2010

karohrig:
We picked Aiden's name because we liked that there were really no nicknames and he would be called exactly what we named him.

I see both sides of naming a child one thing and calling them another. The reason it's nice is if they choose a different name for themselves. Like me I'm stuck with Kelsey which I hate, but my sister is Elizabeth and she has gone by just about every nn there is for it and loves to change it frequently.

If we go with Emily for this LO, I will probably call her Emme but DH dislikes that and plans to just call her Emily.

I really do love you more every time I see your son's name. It's funny the random kinship I feel with people whose child shares my son's name. Anyway, this was a really big factor for me in choosing the name Aidan. Unless you get really nonsensical, you really can't pull a nickname out of "Aidan". I think this is what made it win out over Connor in my mind. I grew up with a Connor who went by "Conn" and I would murder anyone who called my son Conn.

darlene'smommy · September 2010

If this baby was a girl then her name would have been Emmalyn and we would have called her Emma. But there is no way to shorten Cooper and we have Darlene which has no way to shorten either.

Now I do call my daughter monkey but she wont let anyone else call her that not even dh. If anyone else would call her something other then Darlene she tells them thats not her name, and her name is Darlene.

elizjane26 · September 2010

darlene'smommy:
If this baby was a girl then her name would have been Emmalyn and we would have called her Emma. But there is no way to shorten Cooper and we have Darlene which has no way to shorten either.

Now I do call my daughter monkey but she wont let anyone else call her that not even dh. If anyone else would call her something other then Darlene she tells them thats not her name, and her name is Darlene.

This is how I have always felt about my name.

CAB'smommy · September 2010

We purposefully picked names that you couldn't shorten, with the exception of maybe Caden being a Cade. My DH is big on just naming the baby what you are going to call them.

elizjane26 · September 2010

CAB'smommy:
We purposefully picked names that you couldn't shorten, with the exception of maybe Caden being a Cade. My DH is big on just naming the baby what you are going to call them.

We are too. Which is why we are just gonna go ahead and name our daughter a nn

pawcall · September 2010

darlene'smommy:
If this baby was a girl then her name would have been Emmalyn and we would have called her Emma. But there is no way to shorten Cooper and we have Darlene which has no way to shorten either.

Now I do call my daughter monkey but she wont let anyone else call her that not even dh. If anyone else would call her something other then Darlene she tells them thats not her name, and her name is Darlene.

It can happen. I know a Cooper and EVERYONE calls him Coop.

carmanb · September 2010

We might go with Shay when he's a bit older...if it fits.

elizjane26 · September 2010

cdobry01:
darlene'smommy:
If this baby was a girl then her name would have been Emmalyn and we would have called her Emma. But there is no way to shorten Cooper and we have Darlene which has no way to shorten either.

Now I do call my daughter monkey but she wont let anyone else call her that not even dh. If anyone else would call her something other then Darlene she tells them thats not her name, and her name is Darlene.
It can happen. I know a Cooper and EVERYONE calls him Coop.

Me too.

UnexpectedlyMom11 · September 2010

there is no way to shorten dylan that i can think of. however our last name is milo so there is a possibility that our son will be called milo by his friends as my husband was when he was growing up.

stbmittleman · September 2010

I would love to have a nickname for LO, but don't think we'll go with one since I don't like any of the nn's for Natalie. My first choice name was Caroline and she was going to go by Carrie. I have a name that no one (except my sister) has ever shortened and I always loved the idea of having a formal name and a nickname. That's just my style. I also had a name that was difficult to pronouce as a young child and my cousins were never able to pronounce and I think it would have been nice to have a nickname that was easier to say and spell. I'm not sure why people get so bent out of shape about kids having a nickname though. I guess to each her own though.

NJBrit · September 2010

cdobry01:
karohrig:
We picked Aiden's name because we liked that there were really no nicknames and he would be called exactly what we named him.
I see both sides of naming a child one thing and calling them another. The reason it's nice is if they choose a different name for themselves. Like me I'm stuck with Kelsey which I hate, but my sister is Elizabeth and she has gone by just about every nn there is for it and loves to change it frequently.
If we go with Emily for this LO, I will probably call her Emme but DH dislikes that and plans to just call her Emily.
I really do love you more every time I see your son's name. It's funny the random kinship I feel with people whose child shares my son's name. Anyway, this was a really big factor for me in choosing the name Aidan. Unless you get really nonsensical, you really can't pull a nickname out of "Aidan". I think this is what made it win out over Connor in my mind. I grew up with a Connor who went by "Conn" and I would murder anyone who called my son Conn.

My stepson's future stepfather calls him "Con" and it drives us crazy. Con? Like con artist? It's so weird. For a few weeks Connor went through a phase where he wanted to be called C.J., but we quickly put that to an end. We call Ryan "Ry", but Caitlyn will never be anything but that.

My husband has always gone by "Bill" or "Billy" because that is what his father is called, and my family still calls me "Brit" or "Bitsy".

I don't have a problem with nicknames, but I do think it would be silly to shorten Liam or Fiona. I can't even think of a possible nickname for either.

cera.rn · September 2010

I tend to like formal names that have informal nicknames, but our front runner right now is Reid, so no need for a nickname there.

WestCoastMommy · September 2010

We wont. DS name is Mason and we arent about to call him Mas or Masie.

We are naming DD Keria and there is really no nick name for that either.

WestCoastMommy · September 2010

futuremrscohick:
I've been calling dd "Ella Bella" since we found out it's a girl... But we can't really shorten Ella to anything.

You can call her El like the character El Woods from that movie legally blond

columbiamommy · September 2010

NJBrit:
cdobry01:
karohrig:
We picked Aiden's name because we liked that there were really no nicknames and he would be called exactly what we named him.
I see both sides of naming a child one thing and calling them another. The reason it's nice is if they choose a different name for themselves. Like me I'm stuck with Kelsey which I hate, but my sister is Elizabeth and she has gone by just about every nn there is for it and loves to change it frequently.
If we go with Emily for this LO, I will probably call her Emme but DH dislikes that and plans to just call her Emily.
I really do love you more every time I see your son's name. It's funny the random kinship I feel with people whose child shares my son's name. Anyway, this was a really big factor for me in choosing the name Aidan. Unless you get really nonsensical, you really can't pull a nickname out of "Aidan". I think this is what made it win out over Connor in my mind. I grew up with a Connor who went by "Conn" and I would murder anyone who called my son Conn.
My stepson's future stepfather calls him "Con" and it drives us crazy. Con? Like con artist? It's so weird. For a few weeks Connor went through a phase where he wanted to be called C.J., but we quickly put that to an end. We call Ryan "Ry", but Caitlyn will never be anything but that.
My husband has always gone by "Bill" or "Billy" because that is what his father is called, and my family still calls me "Brit" or "Bitsy".
I don't have a problem with nicknames, but I do think it would be silly to shorten Liam or Fiona. I can't even think of a possible nickname for either.

M bf wants to name their future daughter Fiona, and they want to call her "Fee."

KeyRyn320 · September 2010

Is there even a nickname for Preston? Pres? Prez? Ugh, they both sound weird, so I think we're just sticking with Preston.

However, MIL has started calling him "Sugar Lump," so I think I'm going to call him "Shug" for short. My family started calling him P.R. and DH's nn is Pierre, so they're pretty close.

branlynn · September 2010

you can't really shorten Trevor to anything... my dad said "Trey" but his name isn't Trey-vor, it's Trevor. I call him my little man, my little monster, or my little nugget, so I guess that's about it, but once he's old enough to understand, it will be just Trevor.

CAB'Smommy - I love the name Brynn... but I feel like if I used that I would be accused of being lazy and naming the baby after me (Brandi Lynn)... haha.

UrbanHippieMama · September 2010

I hate going by a nn, but only because it's my middle name shortened. It gets really confusing!

We mostly call Neriah her full name, but our nn for her is 'Rizzy' or 'Riz' which has nothing to do with her actual name... haha. Everyone else calls her Neriah.

#2 will be Isaac and we won't shorten it. I'm sure we'll come up with some weird nn though (that no one else will use)!

izzourclue · September 2010

Nora is pretty short, so probably not a traditional NN. Maybe something endearing like peanut or something.

sandylou · September 2010

If we have a girl we will name her Eleanor and most likely call her Ella. I really like Ella, although Eleanor was my grandmothers name and I tend to lean towards more old fashioned, traditional names for girls.

DH says he wants to call her a combo of fn and mn which is Joyce...Ella Joy. It reminds me of the Waltons for some reason. Like John Boy....I don't want her called Ella Joy. If it's a girl that is...

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