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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our child’s name is Ulysses (we call him Uly) and you would not believe how many people are totally flummoxed by the name. “You-ee? Julie?” It doesn’t faze me, but we warned that what you think may be a totally normal name might in fact be foreign to the average population.[/quote]

cmon, you must know that Ulysses is not a common name and the average non-college educated person would not be familiar with it.[/quote]

I think Ulysses is a pretty familiar name albeit uncommon in the modern era.  I’d have no problem with that.  Now being told the child’s name was Uly at a noisy playground without context, I’d have no idea what you were trying to say.  And I know someone called Yui, so I might guess that.[/quote]

Ulysses is a name most English-speakers know, but Uly is definitely not.  I can't imagine that it would occur to me that it was a nickname for Ulysses - I would be picturing Yuli and would think it was a foreign name I didn't know.[/quote]

Agreed, I think it's just that the nickname is short and vowel-heavy and not familiar.

If I were a parent to a Ulysses (which I think is a fantastic name) I'd just tell people "His name is Ulysses, Uly for short." Yes, it's a bit more to say, but not overly cumbersome and then people won't get confused. I too might think you’re saying Yuli or even Juli or Ooly. We live in a very international area and I hear names all the time that are new to me.[/quote]
You’re right, I will probably do that from now on. His teachers have always known immediately what Uly is short for and his friends never have trouble. He’s a little cutie pie and his little friends always say “bye Ulyyyyy” after school, so no harm. :)[/quote]

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