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HelpNames and nicknames
Have you ever loved a name but been dissatisfied with all of the nicknames, even after researching all the possible nicknames? I'll start. Here are the names I actually love love love yet I don't like the nicknames.
Adelaide
Audrey
Balthazar
Charlotte
Eloisa (but honestly, I can live with Ell as a nickname)
Efraim
Esther
Felicity
Florence (I hate the NNs, omg!)
Frances
Helen
Helena
Louisa
Sebastian (I can live with Bas, I guess, but just barely)
Adelaide
Audrey
Balthazar
Charlotte
Eloisa (but honestly, I can live with Ell as a nickname)
Efraim
Esther
Felicity
Florence (I hate the NNs, omg!)
Frances
Helen
Helena
Louisa
Sebastian (I can live with Bas, I guess, but just barely)
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Helena
Mary
Katherine
Frances (Francesa, Francoise, etc)
Rose
Olivia
Thomas
William
Apollo
Francesco
Frederick
Oliver
James
Connor
Mary
Katherine
Frances (Francesa, Francoise, etc)
Rose
Olivia
Thomas
William
Apollo
Francesco
Frederick
Oliver
James
Connor
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Cecilia (would be on my short list if not for Cece *shudders*)
Margaret (the ones I'm more okay with are less intuitive)
Nicholas (That said, DH likes Klaas, a Dutch short form that he got from family history. I'm fine with that and I don't usually like short forms as first names. I just really don't like Nick)
Margaret (the ones I'm more okay with are less intuitive)
Nicholas (That said, DH likes Klaas, a Dutch short form that he got from family history. I'm fine with that and I don't usually like short forms as first names. I just really don't like Nick)
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Adelaide - I agree, this one is really ruined by Addie.
Audrey - doesn't need a nickname, so not a problem! I've never encountered Audreys going by nicknames.
Balthazar - hm, I think that anyone who likes Balthazar would be open to various short forms. None of them would be too conventional or baggagey. ?
Charlotte - no need for a nickname!
Efraim - no need for a nickname
Esther - no need for a nickname
Felicity - ew. yeah.
Florence - yeah, I agree this is ruined
Frances - agree. I feel even more so about Francis (m).
Helen - no need for a nick.
Helena - yeah, I guess if you say it heh-LEN-a and don't like Lena.
Louisa - I'm no fan of Lou either
Sebastian - Bastian's really not that bad. I can't see anyone using anything else in real life. The Sebastians I've known go by Sebastian. It's not longer or more difficult than Adrian, which pretty much never gets nicknamed either.
Mine:
Conrad, Constance - I really don't like Connie.
Demetria - I like Deitra and Metra but nobody does that, they say Demmy / Demi, ugh.
Marcella
Priscilla
Woodrow
Francis
Victoria (I like Vicky but not Tori)
Audrey - doesn't need a nickname, so not a problem! I've never encountered Audreys going by nicknames.
Balthazar - hm, I think that anyone who likes Balthazar would be open to various short forms. None of them would be too conventional or baggagey. ?
Charlotte - no need for a nickname!
Efraim - no need for a nickname
Esther - no need for a nickname
Felicity - ew. yeah.
Florence - yeah, I agree this is ruined
Frances - agree. I feel even more so about Francis (m).
Helen - no need for a nick.
Helena - yeah, I guess if you say it heh-LEN-a and don't like Lena.
Louisa - I'm no fan of Lou either
Sebastian - Bastian's really not that bad. I can't see anyone using anything else in real life. The Sebastians I've known go by Sebastian. It's not longer or more difficult than Adrian, which pretty much never gets nicknamed either.
Mine:
Conrad, Constance - I really don't like Connie.
Demetria - I like Deitra and Metra but nobody does that, they say Demmy / Demi, ugh.
Marcella
Priscilla
Woodrow
Francis
Victoria (I like Vicky but not Tori)
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Conrad, Constance - agree. Con, Connie. Nope.
Demetria - Demi is bad, I agree.
Marcella - Marcy! YeAH, nope.
Priscilla - PRISSY! Definitely ruined. But I DO like Priscilla.
Woodrow - Woody. Any name that suggests a boner is ruined. It's a shame because Woodrow is quite nice.
Edward - Ned? Or he could just go by Edward.
Callista - I like Callista! But you're right, the nns ruin it.
Demetria - Demi is bad, I agree.
Marcella - Marcy! YeAH, nope.
Priscilla - PRISSY! Definitely ruined. But I DO like Priscilla.
Woodrow - Woody. Any name that suggests a boner is ruined. It's a shame because Woodrow is quite nice.
Edward - Ned? Or he could just go by Edward.
Callista - I like Callista! But you're right, the nns ruin it.
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I really like Rebecca, but really dislike the nns Becca and Becky. I'd also say I don't like Reba but you hardly ever hear that in real life so it's kind of a non-issue.
Also really like Candace/Dancie but the nn Candy is so dumb. I've met several Candices and one Candisha, and they all went by Candy, so I kind of wonder if any Candaces go by their full names.
However, I have met a lot more Rebeccas and only some of them go by nns, so I'm inclined to think that most nns are not inevitable.
Also really like Candace/Dancie but the nn Candy is so dumb. I've met several Candices and one Candisha, and they all went by Candy, so I kind of wonder if any Candaces go by their full names.
However, I have met a lot more Rebeccas and only some of them go by nns, so I'm inclined to think that most nns are not inevitable.
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I recall saying this before, but the only Candice I've ever known always went by her full name.
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Only one I can think of is Alexandra. I dislike all nicknames for it.
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