does the nickname work?

lincoln64 · February 2011

Hi - I posted something last week about how I named my son Brayden (before the trend, or before I became aware of the trend). Would it be weird now that he is two to nickname him "Brad"? Does Brad even work as a nickname? Our next door neighbor's dog is Brady...so I dont want to use Brady as a nickname. His middle name is Edward, so I guess he could go by that....thoughts?

sugarpumpkin716 · February 2011

i wouldn't pick it but if you like it who has the right to say no?

lily87 · February 2011

What have you called him up til now and why do you want to change it? I personally think a nickname either starts from day one like....we are naming him brayden but calling him brad. Or something that comes up over time. I think it would be odd to start calling someone something different for no reason. So, is there a reason that I am missing in your post?

jiffy-pop · February 2011

I think Brad works pretty well!

missstacylynn25 · February 2011

I would name him Brad instead of Brayden. They don't fully go together and Brad is a great name (NOT a fan of Brayden at all).

Good luck deciding.

asyph107 · February 2011

What have you called him up to now? I find this a weird question so late in the game..For instance my DS is Phillip, we call him Phil and I personally call him "bug", just kind of stuck. Kids at daycare call him Philphil..people make up their own nicknames as they go along.

lincoln64 · February 2011

I posted about this last week. My husband named my son when he was born almost 2 years ago. I had never heard the name before, researched it, and thought it was a traditional Irish name. About two months after he was born the "ayden" craze exploded (or at least I became aware of it). So it's making me regret his name. Nothing I can do about it now, but thought I could start calling him by a nickname.

lincoln64 · February 2011

missstacylynn25:
I would name him Brad instead of Brayden. They don't fully go together and Brad is a great name (NOT a fan of Brayden at all).
Good luck deciding.

Thanks!

Mrs.Deputy · February 2011

I think it would be fine, and I would do it if it makes you happy. I like the name Brad (it's a little 70's, but I think that's what I like about it!) and I think if you integrate the nn slowly he'd catch on easily enough. Not all nn's start from day 1.

santo614 · February 2011

Not so into it, I don't like Brad and I don't like sort of renaming your child. But I understand you haven't been left with a lot of great options. Can you come up with a nickname for him that doesn't directly involve a version his given names? I call my son Kabbie, for his initials KAB. You've got a BE(something), any chance of it making a cute nickname? (Hoping for a BEN for your sake!)

wishin&hopin2008 · February 2011

I think it could work- try it out.

hmp1 · February 2011

I like Brady and it wouldn't bother me that the next door neighbor's dog is named that. Are you just worried it will confuse your son? Since your son is two you should ask him if he would like the nn Brad.

My family is not very original and we tend to call the kids by the first part of their name: Charlie is ChaCha, Ryan is Ry, Taylor is T....I thought I would call my son JJ or Jay but so far we only call him James. So with my family logic you can just call him B.

lily87 · February 2011

Braden is an Irish name. It is actually a place name but also means broad or salmon.

So in terms of the name you are saying, it is definitely traditional Irish. It is the spelling that is different. I wouldn't call him something else, personally. But, if it really bothers you, maybe spell it without the y?

CocoBrynne · February 2011

I think Brayden itself is nice, no need for a NN Smile

To answer your question tho I don't really think Brad is a NN for Brayden anyways, and no I don't really like it, sorry

quezzo · February 2011

I don't think you should nickname your kid something completely different when they are two. You picked the name, just go with it. The craze will end eventually.

does the nickname work?

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