Message: "Constance" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Constance

by Ismene (Madyson)

7/16/2017, 9:17 AM

Will a Constance inevitably end up as Connie?

Never really given it much thought but upon hearing it on a young woman yesterday it's seeming more chic and understated. It was my SO grandmothers name (a veritable matriarch with nearly 100 grand and great grandchildren) so it would be a nice way to honor, I just really don't like Connie.

#Constance

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- peonini

7/17/2017, 12:06 PM

I don't think a Constance would automatically be a Connie. Connie is a dated nickname and I don't think it really appeals to today's youth. If you don't call her Connie as a child I don't think she'd go by Connie as a teen or young adult. Constance is beautiful!

- queenv

7/17/2017, 8:40 AM

As I stated recently, I've known a few people who always insist on shortening a name / using a nickname, so I wouldn't say that Connie is completely, totally avoidable. I knew a Cynthia in high school who wanted to be called Cynthia and not Cindy, but she had to do a lot of correcting a lot of the time.

I have no personal experience. I've never known a Constance, and the Connie I did know had Connie on her birth certificate.

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- Feorsteorra

7/17/2017, 2:20 AM

I mean, technically Constance could go by Stacy if she wanted...

- Tisiphone

7/17/2017, 1:45 AM

My great aunt Constance was known to the family by a nickname, but never had her actual name shortened.

- LV51sfan91

7/16/2017, 12:42 PM

I don't think so. I work with a Constance and have never heard her referred to as Connie.

- Myosotis +1

7/16/2017, 12:03 PM

I'm not the biggest fan of Connie either, although I like it better than I once did. I don't really see why Connie should come up, although it isn't 100% unavoidable of course. They're both 2 syllables. I really like Constance!

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- Lucipur

7/16/2017, 12:21 PM

Constance doesn't need any nn. I don't think most people will call her Connie which sounds very intimate if she doesn't ask.

(Mean to respond the first post...)

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This message was edited 7/16/2017, 12:23 PM

- Perrine (Destry)

7/16/2017, 10:51 AM

No, I think a Constance could also easily go by her full name. I don't mind Connie but there is something strong about Constance that appeals to me even though I wouldn't use it myself.

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