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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2 of the 3 Annies I knew ditched it before going to college. It is almost just like Bobby. There will be a few (RFK and athletes in particular) but most decide to ditch it for Rob, Robert, or Bob once they hit adulthood.[/quote]

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[b]My SIL moved away from Annie prior to med school basically because she wanted to come across as more professional.[/b] Only her mom calls her Annie 10 years later. Asking her about it, she liked Annie growing up but the switch was a pain with multiple friend groups.

I also had a college roommate who went by Bobby until college! It is similar. Certain names sound like kids names to me (some -ie and -y names stand out) . I think little orphan Annie doesn't help with this particular name either.[/quote]

To me this is a feature, not a bug.  I have a longer given name and a shorter nickname that some (but not all) people view as unprofessional.  Every time I meet someone with my nickname as a given name, I feel like their parents unfairly limited their options.  And I still go by my nickname in almost all settings!  But on court filings, job applications, demand letters - I'm glad I don't have to write "Jenny" instead of "Jennifer", using an alias example.[/quote]

Weird - I actually am a Jenny and I use that professionally and never thought anything of it. My male boss goes by a shorter name (think Chris instead of  Christopher) and I'm quite certain no one has ever questioned him being unprofessional for choosing a shorter version. I also named my DS what can be short for a longer name, and it's just not a problem.

For the OP, I know successful, professional (and non-professional) Annies. I think it's fine to name her just that if you want. Out of the longer names, I like Julianne the best.[/quote]

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