i like [name]Charlotte[/name] but not the nicknames. A lot of times on here when I see it as a choice it has intended nickname listed next to it. I am wondering if there is anyone out there that is considering [name]Charlotte[/name] for their daughter but not planning on using a nickname?
My best friend is, and they are only going to call her [name]Charlotte[/name]. I know two Charlottes who have never used nicknames.
The only [name]Charlotte[/name]'s I’ve ever known who used a nickname were older (50s and up). I’ve never known one my age (thirties) or younger who went by anything other than [name]Charlotte[/name].
Have a [name]Charlotte[/name] in my class this year and had a [name]Charlotte[/name] a few years ago - never heard either of them called anything but [name]Charlotte[/name]. And, that is here in [name]Oz[/name], a place renowned for shortening anything/everything possible! : )
My little cousin is a [name]Charlotte[/name]. She doesn’t go by a nickname. She’s not a [name]Charlie[/name] at all! On occasion she gets called [name]Char[/name] but it’s not an official nn or anything.
All the Charlottes I know go exclusively by [name]Charlotte[/name]. [name]Don[/name]'t stress 
Me :). I absolutely love the name [name]Charlotte[/name], so feminine & elegant, and don’t plan to ruin all its charm by calling my little one [name]Lottie[/name] or [name]Charlie[/name].
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I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Charlotte[/name] and am considering it very heavily. I hate the nn [name]Charlie[/name] as it sounds masculine to me. I don’t mind [name]Lottie[/name]- but have never known a [name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Lottie[/name]. I like the nn [name]Sharli[/name]. Truthfully I would only use [name]Charlotte[/name] when introducing her, and any nn would be a verbal family endearment- not the type written on her school work (Eg [name]Lucinda[/name] nn [name]Lucy[/name] but called [name]Lucy[/name] 90% of the time)- more like “Come on [name]Sharli[/name]”. Definately wouldn’t say [name]Char[/name] as a nn. The [name]Charlotte[/name] I know has only ever been [name]Charlotte[/name]- I think this is because [name]Charlotte[/name] (while looking like a long name) is actually only 2 syllables.
[name]Charlotte[/name] is wonderful with [name]Sofia[/name], especially [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Amelia[/name].
If I ever did use [name]Charlotte[/name], I probably wouldn’t use a nn. Maybe [name]Char[/name] occasionally (just like I get called [name]Jen[/name] sometimes, though I don’t go by it). If she chose to go by [name]Charlie[/name], that would be her choice, but it’s not my preference. It’s a two syllable name, so I don’t think it needs a nn!
The only [name]Charlotte[/name] I know though did go by [name]Charlie[/name]. Not sure if she still does, I haven’t seen her since high school. Her little sister was [name]Francesca[/name] and went by [name]Frankie[/name]. My mom asked if her brother then had a feminine nn, but no - his name is [name]Scott[/name], haha.
My 3-year old niece is [name]Charlotte[/name] and although we tried to nn her [name]Lottie[/name], I don’t think her parents (or the rest of us) were very consistent in using it. So now if we even try something like “hi [name]Lottie[/name] [name]Lou[/name]” she immediately says “no, I [name]Charlotte[/name]!”
As davisellu implied, parents are not always in control of nicknames; also the person defines the name and therefore may not suit the nn their parents have chosen. The nicknames I used for my oldest two daughters didn’t really suit them past preschool age and as they grew older, they or their friends chose nns I wouldn’t have used. Now that they are teenagers, I generally don’t call them by a nn.
I have met older ladies called [name]Lottie[/name] and found out later that it stands for [name]Charlotte[/name], and I think, “What a pity to not use such a beautiful name.”
So what I’m saying is, plan or don’t plan to use a nickname for [name]Charlotte[/name]; you may change your mind. Or not. Either way, I don’t think she has to be known to the world by anything other than her full first name.
Yes! While I think I’d occasionally use the nicknames [name]Charlie[/name]/[name]Lottie[/name]/[name]Charlie[/name] [name]Belle[/name] , those nicknames would just be for me or for close family and friends -she’d be exclusively [name]Charlotte[/name] to everyone else. I agree with what has been said-it’s such a beautiful name on its own and it doesn’t need a nickname!
If we have another girl, [name]Charlotte[/name] is on our short list. I will either call her [name]Charlotte[/name] or go with [name]Lola[/name] as a nickname. I don’t like [name]Char[/name], don’t really like [name]Charlie[/name], and [name]Lottie[/name] is just ok.
Yes, I plan on using [name]Charlotte[/name] with NO nickname. I know a [name]Charlotte[/name] who goes by [name]Charlotte[/name] very rarely does she go by nicknames.