[Opinions] Tord as a nickname.
What do you think of using the name Tord as a nickname for or shorthand form of masculine names starting with “tor-,” such as Torbjørn, Torkel, or Torleif?
To clarify, the context is most likely using Tord as a nickname in a country like Norway, Sweden, or Denmark, where the name is already (relatively) known about and used, not a majority English-speaking country.
(Other “tor-” names: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/norwegian/start/tor)
…og en god dag til deg, fra niko.
To clarify, the context is most likely using Tord as a nickname in a country like Norway, Sweden, or Denmark, where the name is already (relatively) known about and used, not a majority English-speaking country.
(Other “tor-” names: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/norwegian/start/tor)
…og en god dag til deg, fra niko.
This message was edited 7/20/2023, 1:26 PM
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I prefer it on it’s own, but that’s also the only way I’ve heard it. Tord isn’t used as a nickname here in Sweden. So to me it would basically be like using any given name as a nickname.
Ah, alright! So it really would depend on the preferences of the person, then? Perhaps comparable to someone who has a name beginning with a certain few letters, but prefers a shorter name that, while not exactly a nickname, is similar enough for them.
This is a name of a cartoon character from a webseries that gets memed the fuck out of so no.
I don't know whether it'd be strange or not.
Maybe a little forced or artificial, at worst erroneous - since the D seems to come from the other name.
I think there are some users here who would have a better-informed opinion. Just gotta wait and see if they post.
In (my) English it would sound like the word "toward." Not a negative thing - I'm just commenting.
Maybe a little forced or artificial, at worst erroneous - since the D seems to come from the other name.
I think there are some users here who would have a better-informed opinion. Just gotta wait and see if they post.
In (my) English it would sound like the word "toward." Not a negative thing - I'm just commenting.
I guess it really depends on the person and their preferences. I just was on another thread where someone was considering Jess as a nickname for Jonas, and I’ve also met people who prefer nicknames that don’t sound anything like their actual name, just as I’ve met people who have a nickname that derives from their name, or simply prefer no nicknames at all!
very, very bad idea in English-speaking places ...
The similarity to turd and tard is far too strong.
The similarity to turd and tard is far too strong.
Perhaps it could work in Denmark, Norway, or Sweden? I should have specified I meant in a general sense, and it doesn’t have to be confined to just countries that speak a majority English. More in reference to Norway, since it’s a Norwegian name.
But I’ll agree, a lot of names are pretty bad in English, despite being perfectly fine in their original languages.
But I’ll agree, a lot of names are pretty bad in English, despite being perfectly fine in their original languages.
Don't like it at all