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I can respect the decision if parents liked a certain name with a nickname and instead of actually giving the child that nickname as their first legal name. For example, You like Ben so much? You give him Benjamin as a first name, go by Ben, or if he doesn't like the nickname he can just use Benjamin. Or the wonderful Elizabeth with many nicknames. Nothing wrong with the long name and giving it a nickname. it actually sounds like something I would do myself since I don't tend to like diminutives as first names by themselves.

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Personally, I like a lot of names that are generally long. Isadora, Anastasia, Beatrix, or Katerina. But I'm not going to shorten it, to something like Dora, Ana, Bea, Trixie, or Kat. (Especially not Dora) I chose the long name for a reason! So I can't say that I mind that some people use nicknames, but I can't do it myself.

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What really bugs me even if it has nothing to concern with me is when people try and search for nicknames for something that really doesn't need one. Like no, Olivia does not need a nickname, just call her Olivia if you like the name so much. Neither does Emily, Scarlett, Aurora, Gabriella, Veronica, none of them. Especially if the name is one syllable, come on now.

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"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." - William Shakespeare