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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think is a wonderful idea for a name. It's a real enough name. I like it. But I like when parents give their child the name they want to call the child. [/quote]
+1 Especially giving your child the name you will call them. So odd when people pick a nn they want to use then add another name as the legal first name that is never used. Just name your child the nn.[/quote]

No its not strange to want to give the baby options when that child grows up![/quote]
Yes it is. It’s very strange to name your child one thing with the plan to call them something completely different from the start. NNs are things that evolve over time from your real name. They aren’t something that your parents plan out from the very start to call you all the while giving you another name.

If your child wants an option to be called something else then they can change their name. To give another name from the start as a fall back name means you know the nn you plan to use is dumb to begin with and not something a person would want to be called. [/quote]

Blah blah blah look it is strange FOR YOU but not for others.  Op could name her dd Dorothy and call her Dottie and then when 10 dd could say call me Dory?  
Changing your name is a pain and also then you have to narrow it down.  Look st how Bruce Jenner took his time thinking of a new name, for example

So repeat after me. My way is not the only way!   [/quote]
[b]Name your kid what you plan to call them[/b].[/quote]
Well, duh but, you have to think of your child as an independent person separate from you. I know this is difficult for some people but I have met many people with strange nn's as names and they are always embarrassed when they say it.  Your baby is a baby for only a short period.  Give your baby options so they don't have to officially change their names if they hate it[/quote]
Sounds like you pick terrible names. You shouldn’t be worried about aging out of a nn or having to fall back on a “real” name if you picked something decent from the start.[/quote]

NP. My kid has a longer formal name and a shorter nickname she's had since birth and uses both names regularly. She likes both names and likes that she can choose which to use in different settings. She actually also has a second nickname she uses sometimes, too, which is shorter than her full name but sounds more mature. Think Emily, nickname Emmy, sometimes goes by Em. Elizabeth, nickname Lizzy, sometimes goes by Liz. Rebecca, nn Becca, sometimes goes by Bex. And so on.

I personally would find it really limiting to be named something like Emmy or Lizzy or Dottie, but I think they can all be sweet nicknames to use with family, especially on little kids.[/quote]

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