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HelpWhat is your opinion about parents who choose a nice name and then shorten/change it to something else?
I have edited this post because I have realized that some people have been upset by the way I have expressed myself (totally my fault) and made comparisons between two cultures, so I am sincerely sorry if I have upset anyone. I really apologize.
I have noticed that people are very prone to shortening their children's names. It amazes me that parents desperately try to search for a nickname when deciding on a name. Sometimes they have that attitude of "Oh, what a cute name, but it doesn't have a nickname that I like, so no", as if the nickname was more important than the full name. Some parents even report this when they have a baby: "We named our son Michael, but we call him Mike." "We have a daughter named Angelina, but she is Lina to everyone." My reaction is: Why don't you just call her that, period? In the end many do not use their birth name.
Again, not a criticism. It just makes me a little sad. In general, I fall in love with long names and when I see a long name (sometimes not so long) being shortened by a simpler one, it makes me sad. Rosalind who ends up being Rosie, Anastasia who ends up being Stasia, Benjamin who ends up being Ben... They're not that pretty.
I have noticed that people are very prone to shortening their children's names. It amazes me that parents desperately try to search for a nickname when deciding on a name. Sometimes they have that attitude of "Oh, what a cute name, but it doesn't have a nickname that I like, so no", as if the nickname was more important than the full name. Some parents even report this when they have a baby: "We named our son Michael, but we call him Mike." "We have a daughter named Angelina, but she is Lina to everyone." My reaction is: Why don't you just call her that, period? In the end many do not use their birth name.
Again, not a criticism. It just makes me a little sad. In general, I fall in love with long names and when I see a long name (sometimes not so long) being shortened by a simpler one, it makes me sad. Rosalind who ends up being Rosie, Anastasia who ends up being Stasia, Benjamin who ends up being Ben... They're not that pretty.
This message was edited 3/6/2022, 12:03 PM
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