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HelpRe: Antonia doesn't have to be Toni (carry it on)
in reply to a message by Millie
Rebecca doesn't have to be Becky or Becca. When I was little most Rebeccas I knew, whatever their age, were called Becky, but as I've grown up it seems more popular and less unusual for them to just be Rebecca.
Kimberly doesn't have to be Kim. But most of them are. My brother-in-law's sister (does that make her my SIL? I don't think so but it feels like it should.) is Kimberly and her parents never called her Kim. Some of her friends do, but her family and most of her friends just say Kimberly.
Likewise, Anthony; most are Tony, but it's not unusual to see one just called Anthony. One of BIL's brothers is Anthony and he is never called Tony, so far as I know.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Kimberly doesn't have to be Kim. But most of them are. My brother-in-law's sister (does that make her my SIL? I don't think so but it feels like it should.) is Kimberly and her parents never called her Kim. Some of her friends do, but her family and most of her friends just say Kimberly.
Likewise, Anthony; most are Tony, but it's not unusual to see one just called Anthony. One of BIL's brothers is Anthony and he is never called Tony, so far as I know.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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My brother is an Anthony and I know all the adults dreaded the possibility of Tony, as that was the default for every Anthony they had grown up with. By the time he was born, Tony was kind of dated anyway. I started calling him Ant and that caught on but he's called Anthony somewhat regularly too and he introduces himself to people as Anthony (I think). Most of the Anthonys around his age group are "just Anthony" though...he has a couple of friends with the name and none are Tony.
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