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Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like Americans seem to pick names in part based on what they might shorten the name as (like "I'm naming my daughter Elizabeth, Lizzie for short") and that just weirds me out a bit as I feel like nicknames are just something you get as you grow, not something decided from before you were born.

Can someone tell me why you place importance on what you might shorten your kid's name as? (Or tell me how I am completely wrong of course!)

Re: Nicknames

[dethtoll]

That's not actually true. We just like nicknames.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

I got no clue. I was given the nickname version of my name, as my official name. Few people believe it's not short for something. :(

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

my guess is that full names are too formal, so the names are picked to have informal nicknames built right in.

my dad decided that was not something that was necessary. me and my siblings nicknames are based on things we did.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

If you really want to talk about nicknames, ask an Australian

Re: Nicknames

[shortysc22]

Sometimes it might be because the child is named after someone. I have friends who were named after their parents/grandparents and then used a short form of their name or middle name.

It really depends on the family though. My siblings and cousins don't have any nicknames but our parents all do.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

We have a tendency to shorten names, and want to avoid full names that would end up being bad nicknames. Richard, for instance.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

Dick is a wonderful nickname and I regret not having any friends I can call Dick on a daily basis. But I guess people who don't like fun could alway use Rick or Richie.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

Huh, I've actually never heard of that. My childhood nickname has nothing to do with my name, but with the state of my hair. My friends and family have nicknames based on their appearances and/or personalities.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

That's not really common. Lots of kids get nicknames when they're young, but those usually occur naturally too.

Sometimes (this is the uncommon part) someone will like a nickname more than a full name and give their kid the full name with the intention of using the nickname, and that's because having only a nickname-sounding name on your birth certificate can sound unprofessional when you're older. It's a new practice, though, it used to be if someone liked a nickname -- for example, Lizzie -- they'd just name their kid "Lizzie."

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, I think it's the other way round--it's more common now than it used to be to give a "nickname" as someone's legal name.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

Uh... they're simply anticipating obvious future nicknames, I don't think that's particularly "American".

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

My parents have always called me by a nickname and said they put the more formal version on my birth certificate so I would have more name options. I do like my full name. It sounds pretty posh.

Re: Nicknames

[(Anonymous)]

In my experience, it's more an expectation that people will slap a nickname on your child whether you (and the kid) like it or not, so people want to avoid names that would likely be shortened in a way that will get their kid teased.