Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?

Thoughts?

We have a name we really like but it starts with Al- so it seems Al would be a pretty natural/common nickname.

I'm having an inner struggle.

I really loathe Al especially bc it is someone I've HATED at work for the last 15 years, lol.

I need to decide what to do b/c I'm at a complete halt on the name thing bc of this.

Re: Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?

Personally I wouldn't let the fear of a nickname stop me....although I remember when I was younger I had a friend named Lilliana and everyone called her Lilly and her Mom would get LIVID over it and it was just silly. So, I guess if it's really going to bother you that much, then pick a different name. Good luck!

Re: Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?

DH ruled out any name that could be shortened/turned into a knickname, right off the bat. I kinda agree. We liked the name Andrew, we feared Andy but liked Drew, so said that we would just use Drew if we had a boy. My cousin has a son Mathew. She hated Matt and had the kid for years telling people to please call him Mathew. Once he went to school, slowly but surely, he became Matt. Now he is 20 and even THEY call him Matt

Re: Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?

Kind of.

We liked the name Trace, but it would be shortened to Trey and we call my (female) friend Tre, so that was too close. Also, all DH's family, including our son are Ray's. So, the shortened Trey was too close to Ray also.

Re: Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?

I think no matter what the name, people will develop nicknames. If you stay consistant with what you call DC it should be ok. If you really love the name I would go for it. As your DC gets older s/he will correct people.

We named DS Thomas James. We do TJ sometimes but we HATE Tom or Tommy. My dad on occassion has said Tommy and others here and there say Tom but I'm not worried about it since we always call him Thomas. Ive mentioned it to my dad once and he hasnt said it since, he said he didnt even realize he said Tommy.

DH is James and people (not friends or close family) will sometimes call him Jimmy and he hates it, but its not often at all. Everyone knows him as James so that is what they call him.

Re: Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?

This wasn't an issue for me, although DH dislikes the most obvious nickname for DD's name. My mom calls her it from time to time but she's too little to know if it will "stick" or not. I don't mine the nn so it won't bother me much if it does stick.

I know of instances where this went both ways. My Aunt named my cousin Kaitlyn but said she never wanted anyone to call her Kait. Well, she's now 26 and more often than not, she's Kait. My Aunt even wound up calling her Kait after a while.

I also have a friend Jessica who is ONLY Jessica. She'll get the occasional "Jess" but usually tells people to only call her Jessica and it works.

Re: Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?

I would not pick a name I loved if I hated one of the common nicknames. Because maybe you have control over it when they are small - not calling them the nickname, correcting people - "His name is Michael, not Mike", etc. - but in the end, if he wants to be called Mike when he's older, it would be his choice. You have to make peace with that early on, especially if you are questioning it before the child is named.

Re: Did you avoid giving your dc a name you loved bc of a possible nickname?