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Re: Or your kid likes the nickname you hate!
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I am also in that camp. I would never use a full name I hate the nicknames for, for the reason you gave, here. I would have to love EVERYTHING about a name in order to use it in real life. Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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I'm even okay with not loving all of the nicknames but as long as I don't absolutely hate any of them. I think you need to be far more aware of this though if you plan to never use a nickname yourself, as my Aunt and Uncle did with Patrick. Pat and Paddy are both common nicknames. We already had a Paddy in our family given that my family had recently immigrated from Ireland, and even then Paddy was the less likely of the two options in Australia in the 80s and 90s. You're more likely to avoid an unwanted nickname if you get ahead if it by picking one yourself and I will likely do that with hypothetical kids because I'm a nickname kind of person. If you hate Allie or Alex for a girl and you choose Alexandra and then nickname her Lexi, I think you have a better chance of avoiding Allie and Alex than if you insist on her being always called Alexandra.I love Margaret and it's a family name and my favorite nickname is Greta. My great-grandma was Margaret "Madge" and I think Madge is revolting. But I'd be fine with Maggie or Meg, which are probably the most likely nicknames currently for Margaret. I don't love them but I'd get used to them. I also love the names Alexandra and Charlotte. For Alexandra, I'm lukewarm on Alex for a girl (I prefer it for a boy) and I hate Lexi, Lex, Allie etc.

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I'm the same with Charlotte. I love Charlotte and Lottie would be my go-to nickname, but Charlie for a girl makes me want to throw things, so I wouldn't risk it.
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