Can I name DS Nathaniel with nickname Neil?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think Neil is becoming popular with girls. I think it's just a few families. I think it's like Evan, or James, or Wesley or August. A solidly male name that a few people, for whatever reason, give to their daughters.

I think Neil is OK, and Nathaniel is fantastic, so i'd never use Neil as a nickname for Nathaniel, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't. However, I don't really follow your reasoning for not just naming him Neil.

np. This is the name I disagree with as being solely male. I think August is a name that could be boy or girl. While traditionally June has been a month for girls I don't see why boys could be named June, although in our culture it is only seen acceptable to name girls that were boy's names rather than the other way around. Mark Zuckerberg named his daughter August!

What makes "August" more masculine that James?

Given that I included it on a list of names that also included James, I'm not sure why you think I think it's "more masculine" than James.

I know that people have recently named their daughters all of the names on the list. I still don't consider them unisex names.

[Anonymous]

Neil is not a nickname for Nathaniel! It sounds stupid.

[Anonymous]

Makes as much sense as naming a child Charles and nickning him Andy.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

I'd do it but maybe spell the nn Niel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Makes as much sense as naming a child Charles and nickning him Andy.

People do that, and why not? There's no nickname police.