[Opinions] Depends on the nickname. Kitty versus Kate etc..
in reply to a message by Becca
Some work well and feel "mature" enough without need for a full name that may never get used in the person's lifetime and some are cloying and silly as first names. It's also a matter of familiarity too. Some have been very popular as full names for long periods.I think there are worse naming irks. Katie is always going to be better than MacSplaydyn or Kennahdee. Period.
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Nicknames as First names?  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 12:54 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  LuzDeTuVida  ·  5/29/2009, 10:19 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Phoenix_Rising  ·  5/29/2009, 9:05 AM
Lily isn't a nickname.  ·  Lovely  ·  5/28/2009, 8:34 PM
Thank you! (m)  ·  Zuchinni  ·  5/28/2009, 9:37 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  queenv  ·  5/28/2009, 7:39 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Joan-Ay  ·  5/28/2009, 4:31 PM
Generally not a fan  ·  Andromache  ·  5/28/2009, 3:46 PM
I don't like (m)  ·  Rachel Dianne  ·  5/28/2009, 3:44 PM
Depends on the nickname. Kitty versus Kate etc..  ·  Zuchinni  ·  5/28/2009, 2:57 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  KrisMichelle  ·  5/28/2009, 2:14 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Flute  ·  5/28/2009, 2:13 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Gen Eng Blu Ros  ·  5/28/2009, 2:00 PM
Being that I love Betty and NOT Elizabeth, go for it! nt  ·  I_Love_Jesus  ·  5/28/2009, 1:55 PM
I dislike it  ·  Llewella  ·  5/28/2009, 1:48 PM
Re: I dislike it  ·  CN  ·  5/28/2009, 2:01 PM
Re: I dislike it  ·  Gia  ·  5/29/2009, 5:49 AM
Re: I dislike it  ·  CN  ·  5/29/2009, 6:58 AM
Where are you from? nt  ·  queenv  ·  5/29/2009, 7:13 AM
Re: Where are you from? nt  ·  CN  ·  5/29/2009, 7:32 AM
Re: Where are you from?  ·  Gia  ·  5/29/2009, 9:20 AM
Re: Where are you from?  ·  Gracie  ·  5/29/2009, 12:54 PM
Re: Where are you from?  ·  CN  ·  5/29/2009, 10:56 AM
:) nt  ·  Gia  ·  5/29/2009, 1:06 PM
Re: I dislike it  ·  queenv  ·  5/28/2009, 7:46 PM
Maybe it's just me then :)  ·  Llewella  ·  5/28/2009, 4:59 PM
Re: Maybe it's just me then :)  ·  Murasaki  ·  5/29/2009, 7:18 AM
No I would assume it too (nt)  ·  Rachel Dianne  ·  5/28/2009, 6:03 PM
I don't think  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:57 PM
Re: I don't think  ·  Lovely  ·  5/28/2009, 8:36 PM
That's not quite what I was talking about  ·  Llewella  ·  5/28/2009, 4:56 PM
Re: I don't think  ·  Elena  ·  5/28/2009, 2:07 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Murasaki  ·  5/28/2009, 1:45 PM
Go for it  ·  Bellatrix  ·  5/28/2009, 1:41 PM
Re: Go for it  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:41 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Wolfie  ·  5/28/2009, 1:41 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:42 PM
I think its fine-  ·  Meralissa  ·  5/28/2009, 1:27 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Gracie  ·  5/28/2009, 1:21 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  CN  ·  5/28/2009, 1:44 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:23 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  BBH  ·  5/28/2009, 1:13 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:15 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Jade Diana  ·  5/28/2009, 1:10 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:11 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Sian  ·  5/28/2009, 1:05 PM
But Lily isn't just a nickname, surely? (m)  ·  Zuchinni  ·  5/28/2009, 3:49 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Lily8  ·  5/28/2009, 1:03 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  mafiosa  ·  5/28/2009, 1:01 PM
DO IT  ·  Schezar  ·  5/28/2009, 12:58 PM
But what about...  ·  Sian  ·  5/28/2009, 1:12 PM
Well then I guess UK girls are screwed then.  ·  Zuchinni  ·  5/28/2009, 3:58 PM
Exactly! (m)  ·  Rose-Berry  ·  5/28/2009, 11:14 PM
I've had this discussion so many times here already  ·  Schezar  ·  5/28/2009, 1:35 PM
I'm not trying to argue...  ·  Sian  ·  5/28/2009, 1:49 PM
Re: I've had this discussion so many times here already  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:36 PM
Maddie doesn't scream three-year-old (m)  ·  Gracie  ·  5/28/2009, 1:16 PM
Yes it does.  ·  Lovely  ·  5/28/2009, 8:18 PM
Re: Yes it does.  ·  Murasaki  ·  5/29/2009, 7:45 AM
Re: Yes it does.  ·  Rose-Berry  ·  5/29/2009, 8:27 AM
Re: Maddie doesn't scream three-year-old (m)  ·  queenv  ·  5/28/2009, 7:43 PM
Agree and  ·  causegirl  ·  5/28/2009, 8:41 PM
agree as well (m)  ·  Murasaki  ·  5/29/2009, 7:55 AM
I agree wholeheartedly. nt  ·  queenv  ·  5/28/2009, 7:41 PM
For me personally (m)  ·  Joan-Ay  ·  5/28/2009, 4:23 PM
I completely agree (nt)  ·  Rachel Dianne  ·  5/28/2009, 3:46 PM
Well, ....  ·  Sian  ·  5/28/2009, 1:47 PM
Agreed. Parents can maximize those options. (nt)  ·  Elena  ·  5/28/2009, 1:55 PM
=) Exactly, that's all I'm saying...nt  ·  Sian  ·  5/28/2009, 2:37 PM
Re: But what about...  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:14 PM
Re: But what about...  ·  Sian  ·  5/28/2009, 1:32 PM
Re: DO IT  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:00 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  TheDreadedSockMonkey  ·  5/28/2009, 12:58 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:00 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Kayla_christine  ·  5/28/2009, 12:57 PM
Re: Nicknames as First names?  ·  Becca  ·  5/28/2009, 1:01 PM