I love the name Chris but don’t like Christopher or Christian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor growing up was just Matt. He occasionally had to correct people that he wasn’t a Matthew but it wasn’t a big thing.

(Granted I’m also pregnant with a boy and LOVE Ben but don’t particularly like Benjamin or Bennett and am torn as to whether to move on or not because I do really like the idea of a full name and a nickname—so I do get your dilemma.)

Ben Hur
Benihana
(see you came to the right place)

Benedict
Benson

Benton

[Anonymous]

Do people still do this? If someone tells me their name is Chris, I call them Chris. Unless it's a really unusual name, why would there even be a discussion about it? Anyway as a PP said, it's really easy to say "No, just Chris."

[Anonymous]

Chris is fine, just use Chris.

Or Ludacris.

[Anonymous]

I have both a girl and a boy that 100% go by their nicknames. Absolutely everyone reads my sons name and immediately uses a nickname. Alexander? It’s Alex right? Somehow even the doctors office changed his file. People just like to use nicknames for boys. I’ve never once corrected anyone. Pretty sure Chris would be like that too

My daughter has to fight to get her nickname used.

[Anonymous]

I think Chris is a nice name in and of itself.

However, your son might appreciate having the more formal name of Christopher to use as a backup.

[Anonymous]

How about Kris (as in Kristofferson, not Kringle)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crispin. Absolutely Dickensian.

Also in Shakespeare somewhere I think

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have both a girl and a boy that 100% go by their nicknames. Absolutely everyone reads my sons name and immediately uses a nickname. Alexander? It’s Alex right? Somehow even the doctors office changed his file. People just like to use nicknames for boys. I’ve never once corrected anyone. Pretty sure Chris would be like that too

My daughter has to fight to get her nickname used.

Dp. Funny as my dd always had to fight for people to use her whole name...they just start calling her maddie wven though she introduces herself as madeleine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor growing up was just Matt. He occasionally had to correct people that he wasn’t a Matthew but it wasn’t a big thing.

(Granted I’m also pregnant with a boy and LOVE Ben but don’t particularly like Benjamin or Bennett and am torn as to whether to move on or not because I do really like the idea of a full name and a nickname—so I do get your dilemma.)

Ben Hur
Benihana
(see you came to the right place)

Benedict

Nope:
Eggs Benedict
Benedict Arnold
Been Dicked

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should I just give up on the name? I don’t want him spending his life saying, “No, it’s just Chris”.

Spell it Kris. More unique and less likely people will assume it's a nickname. Be prepared for "Kris Kringle" jokes though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor growing up was just Matt. He occasionally had to correct people that he wasn’t a Matthew but it wasn’t a big thing.

(Granted I’m also pregnant with a boy and LOVE Ben but don’t particularly like Benjamin or Bennett and am torn as to whether to move on or not because I do really like the idea of a full name and a nickname—so I do get your dilemma.)

Ben Hur
Benihana
(see you came to the right place)

Benedict
Benson

Benton

Ruben
Ebenezer

[Anonymous]

Xris

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ludacris

hahahahhahaahaha

[Anonymous]

christiano