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I really like it. I grew up with a longer name that was always shortened and for my entire childhood I went only by a nn. This caused me to never identify with my full name and I actually hated it for a long time because I only heard it when I was in trouble and my mom yelled at me. Now I go by my full name in most situations because I think my nn is dumb and childish and I'm a little upset that my parents started using it in the first place when I have a perfectly good full name.

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I don't think parents should name their kid something if they then intend to only ever call them something else. I do like nns, but I like them used sparingly, when the full name is still used most of the time.

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With names such as Katherine, Elizabeth, and David, which usually get nns whether the parent likes it or not, I think using the full forms can give them an entirely different personality that can be refreshing rather than just falling back on an overused nn.

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