First, I love the name Sadie! I have teens and for the few Sadies we have known, it has been the given name. It is a way more interesting name than Sarah in my opinion.

Second, going by a nickname is a real pain for some people, like myself It is totally a personal preference thing and some people have no issue. My dad went back and forth all day long with his full name and nickname. I have always used the obvious nickname for my full name (think Debbie) and it's a giant pain for me because I do not like "Deborah", never introduce myself as Deborah and do not respond to it either. I just don't think of it as my name. I also hate to be called "Deb". As things became more electronic at work, it was less of an issue, but I remember early in my career, as soon as HR/payroll/IT would see my legal name, someone would start using it. Debbie is my name and personality and I wish my parents had just named me that. But, on the other hand, maybe they really liked Deborah and thought it could fit a grown woman better.

With a less obvious nn, I think it adds to the challenge. I think of Sadie/Sarah like Molly/Mary.

It was a big deal to me, so my kids have names with no natural nn.

Have girl girl twins. One has a nickname we have used from birth. The other does not. Grandma tried a nickname on the other twin, but it hasn't really stuck.

The thing is, lots of kids develop nicknames that have nothing to do with their given name, so there are plenty of chances to pick one up later in life.

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Anonymous wrote:Name her what you want to call her. There is nothing controversial about the name Sadie. I have one of these nicknames used as my name, and frankly I would rather my nickname have been my name. When you get older and have to use your real name professionally, you don’t know what to introduce yourself as. Or you just kind of lose one.

This.

I’m over 60, and still have to pause when greeting someone over the phone to think about whether they know me by my given name or my nickname.

I made sure to give my kid a name that is very, very hard to nickname.

I hate nicknames. Can you tell?

Name her Sadie.

Np. I never understood why people hate nicknames. As for the op there are some things you cant control. Caroline might come up with a nn of her own while sarah wants to go by sarah. I like sarah and caroline better though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Name her what you want to call her. There is nothing controversial about the name Sadie. I have one of these nicknames used as my name, and frankly I would rather my nickname have been my name. When you get older and have to use your real name professionally, you don’t know what to introduce yourself as. Or you just kind of lose one.

This.

I’m over 60, and still have to pause when greeting someone over the phone to think about whether they know me by my given name or my nickname.

I made sure to give my kid a name that is very, very hard to nickname. I hate nicknames. Can you tell? Name her Sadie.

And I feel the exact opposite. I was named Sharon, and obviously have no nickname. I hated my name, and hated not having the option of using a nickname. My kids have long names that can have variations to them.

This post is so bizarre to me. I have two friends named Sharon. One goes by Shari. The other is Sherry. You really went through life wanting a nickname for Sharon but not being able to figure one out?

Lovely names.

My twin sisters are Maggie (Margaret) and Rachel. Never been an issue.

Congrats on your twins!

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Anonymous wrote:Why does Sarah need a nickname? Especially one exactly the same length as the actual name? Sarah is prettier, just go with Sarah and call her Sarah. If you want to call her Sadie, name her Sadie.

Yep, this right here.

Sarah doesn’t *need* a nickname but I just love Sadie, always have and want to use it. And also love Sarah.

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Anonymous wrote:Sadie & Lena

But Lena is ugly.

Lena is great! But that wasn't the question.

+1 for Sarah (nn Sadie) and Caroline. Beautiful names. Congrats!

I think it’s fine! Nice names, they sound great together, and I think Sadie is a common enough nickname for Sarah that it will be a no brainer for most people. We were very close to naming a daughter Sarah nn Sadie. No twins, but I have 3 kids with names that sound nice together, but one kid goes by a middle name, the next by just the full regular name, and the third by a nickname. No one has ever asked why Timothy goes by Tim but Jason is just Jason.

If you’re feeling guilty that Sadie will have the option of choosing between Sadie or Sarah as adult, while Caroline is stuck with that, you could just be sure to give Caroline a nickname she could use as a first name if she would ever want to, instead of a last name or ugly family name middle name.

Overthinking it. My close friend’s twins are Edward and Connor but go by Teddy and Connor. I’ve never once thought “poor Connor doesn’t have a nickname.” And I have a 5 year old Caroline and she’s never had a real nickname from anyone as the stands by itself fine.

Anonymous wrote:Sadie & Lena

But Lena is ugly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does Sarah need a nickname? Especially one exactly the same length as the actual name? Sarah is prettier, just go with Sarah and call her Sarah. If you want to call her Sadie, name her Sadie.

Yep, this right here.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Name her what you want to call her. There is nothing controversial about the name Sadie. I have one of these nicknames used as my name, and frankly I would rather my nickname have been my name. When you get older and have to use your real name professionally, you don’t know what to introduce yourself as. Or you just kind of lose one.

This.

I’m over 60, and still have to pause when greeting someone over the phone to think about whether they know me by my given name or my nickname.

I made sure to give my kid a name that is very, very hard to nickname. I hate nicknames. Can you tell? Name her Sadie.

And I feel the exact opposite. I was named Sharon, and obviously have no nickname. I hated my name, and hated not having the option of using a nickname. My kids have long names that can have variations to them.

I have a friend who has boy twins with similar name styles. Both have formal names but one goes by nickname and other doesn’t. I do find it a little strange but I’m sure most people don’t think anything of it.

Sadie & Lena