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Christopher nn Help

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in January 2016 Moms
We've narrowed it down to Christopher, but I don't really like Chris as a nn. I'm toying with Kip, but I'm not really sold on it. Our DS is Daniel with nn Dean, so I'm not tied to "traditional" nn's, but they have to make some kind of sense. Do you ladies have any suggestions? I'm dying to get this baby named and it is really stressing me out. DS was already named by now and it was honestly fairly easy, but with another boy on the way, we've already used our compromise. Help!
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Re: Christopher nn Help

  • holoceneholocene member
    edited November 2015
    All I can think of beyond Chris, is Topher. I've never heard Kip as a nn for Christopher, it seems like a bit of a stretch. 

    ETA: Maybe ask on the Baby Names board. They are full of good advice. 
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  • BlueyedskyBlueyedsky member
    I knew a kid that went by "Topher" in high school. Still sounds weird to me, even though I should have gotten used to the name as we were in clubs together. Kip isn't bad. Does he have to have a nickname? He'll probably be called Chris a lot in school, so if that bothers you maybe choose a different name or come up with a definite nickname that you like better than just calling him Christopher?
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  • ambercakes92ambercakes92 member
    The only other nickname for Christopher that I know is Topher. Are you against just calling him Christopher until a nickname comes about organically?
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  • Latina211508Latina211508 member
    My brothers name is Christopher and he has always gone my Chris. Same for my cousin. I do think kip is far fetched but I guess nick names can be.
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  • ariasbabyblogariasbabyblog member
    Kip is more English than American, so I guess it would sound a little strange here. 

    I would ask at the baby name boards, but they are a bit to vicious for my tastes. 

    I've heard Topher, but all I can think of with that one is gopher and I just can't do it. 

    We would like to have a nn established from the get go like we did with our first who we have called Dean all his life even though his given name is Daniel. My only preference is that it makes some kind of sense with the given name. And before people get all grouchy about Dean from Daniel, it makes as much sense as Bob from Robert or Dick from Richard. We liked the name Dean but felt it was too informal and didn't give our son any options, so if he decides he wants to be Dan when he gets older, he has that option. The problem with calling him Christopher all the time is you end up like me, where the full name is the only option and it is a bit of a mouthful to call across a playground.

    I guess I'm just looking for shorter names that could be derived from Christopher that aren't Chris or Topher.
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  • kodariahkodariah member
    If you like Christopher but want to call him Kip then do it!!!! I have a friend named Justin that goes by lane. A friend named lane that goes by homer. My cousin Christopher goes by Mac... None of them are middle names just something there moms called them that stuck. I say there are no rules to nicknames!
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  • littleloves3littleloves3 member
    I think it's important to consider that your control over nicknames is somewhat limited. He will go to school and kids will come him Chris if that's what they want to call him. So if you really dislike Chris, I don't think you should name him Christopher.  

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  • kodariahkodariah member
    happyandhopeful3 said:

    I think it's important to consider that your control over nicknames is somewhat limited. He will go to school and kids will come him Chris if that's what they want to call him. So if you really dislike Chris, I don't think you should name him Christopher.  

    Thats not necessarily true. You can normally tell teachers his name is Christopher but he goes by Kip and they will call him Kip and more then likely the other kids wont know him as anything other than Kip.
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  • Cricket99Cricket99 member
    I have heard Kit as a nn for Chrostopher as well. It's one of my favourites.
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  • ShannyFannShannyFann member
    I remember in school always hearing teachers ask on the first day if anyone had nick-names they liked to be called so there's that if it's not an obvious one. What's the middle name? You could always go by that. I had a friend who had 4 brothers and not one of them went by their first name. I also have a friend whose son is named Brian and everyone just calls him B. Nick-names to me have no hard and fast rules, anything goes. Maybe wait to see what his little (or big) personality is going to be like and go from there.
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  • lwebleylwebley member
    Our friend goes by Pher. You could always do his first and middle initial... Like C.J., etc
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  • holoceneholocene member
    It does confuse me a bit too. Do you not like the name Christopher? Nicknames tend to happen organically, but if you always call him Christopher and introduce him as that, people will follow your lead. 

    If you don't like it as a name, why choose it? 

    My husband's name is Matthew, but to me, he's always been Matt because that's what he introduced himself as to me. We have been together for 10 years and no one in his family calls him Matt but me. It's always Matthew. (He's Matt to all of our friends and my family though...) 


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  • maureenmcemaureenmce member
    If it's between Kip or Kit, I vote Kit!  And there's a precedent - Kit Harrington, who plays Jon Snow on Game of Thrones, has the full name of Christopher but goes by Kit.

    I really like Kit for a girl (it's a nn for Katherine) or a boy.  It's a great, underused nickname with a 1920's or 30's feel.
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  • EastoncjrEastoncjr member
    My husband is a Christopher (so is his father and our son) he's always been CJ to me but his family calls him by his middle name John. My father in law is Chris. So our son it's Christopher because that was the only version not being used and it hasn't been an issue with length yet. I think kip and kit are cute though.
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  • Emott13Emott13 member
    At risk of exposing myself, my name is Erin and I've been called everything from Ren to Bobbi. My grandfather was always called James and we only found out when he died and we were managing his estate that on his birth certificate his given name is Harry. We have no idea where or why it changed. In my opinion, if you find a nickname you like and a full name you like, they don't have to be related at all. You can seriously do whatever with names these days. Obviously, it will be easier for people who read his name to figure out a nickname if they're related, but they don't have to be!
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  • katyschaferkatyschafer member
    What about Cody? I know a Christopher that goes by Cody and I love it.
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  • EbiejayEbiejay member
    I quite like Kit as a nn. 

    My cousin Christopher ended up being called Krispy, at least as a kid, a little odd. 
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  • MrsB915MrsB915 member
    Maybe Chip? Or call him by his middle name?
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  • kmo8986kmo8986 member
    Emott13 said:

    At risk of exposing myself, my name is Erin and I've been called everything from Ren to Bobbi. My grandfather was always called James and we only found out when he died and we were managing his estate that on his birth certificate his given name is Harry. We have no idea where or why it changed. In my opinion, if you find a nickname you like and a full name you like, they don't have to be related at all. You can seriously do whatever with names these days. Obviously, it will be easier for people who read his name to figure out a nickname if they're related, but they don't have to be!

    My grandfather had a similar situation (though we know where it came from) he was Dominic, and had a brother less than 2 years older rhan him that called him "baby" when he was born but it totally turned into Bobby. He was my grandpa Bobby my whole life. Sometimes you can't control nicknames.

    When my son was born my husband and I loved the name Jackson, however my husband was not a fan of Jack as a nickname. I told him that it didn't really matter if we liked it or not eventually someone would call him that. I would be wary of naming your child something that you are very against the traditional nickname because it very well may happen naturally anyway.
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  • BabyBoyH2016BabyBoyH2016 member
    edited November 2015
    Unfortunately you won't have much say so what other people want to nickname your baby... I am naming my son Benjamin and about lost my mind when someone referred to him as "Benji"... My mom was quick to remind me that I should choose a name that doesn't have any nicknames attached to it that I have a serious issue with ;). A friend of mines name is Christopher... He somehow got nicknamed "Furry" and it stuck for many, many years! He wasn't a fan... I think it's cute :). Now that he is older everyone calls him Chris.
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