[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think if you had a boy named [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] you would call him that or is it a bit too long and ‘grand’ to go without a nickname?
I wouldn’t really care if other people called him [name_f]Benni[/name_f] (the standard short version here) and I suppose I wouldn’t really mind using it myself if that’s what he wanted but it’s not my favourite and I much prefer the full version. But maybe three syllables is a bit much for everyday use.
I’m getting to the ultra-picky stage of trying to really narrow down what I would want if this baby is a boy. Strangely I don’t have the same concerns with Matthías, another strong contender. I guess to me it just doesn’t sound as ‘posh’ and also I definitely prefer [name_u]Matti[/name_u] to [name_f]Benni[/name_f].
So maybe I answered my own question, haha, but I do love [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] by itself and think it would work really well in a lot of other ways, especially being very very easy to pronounce and an excellent cross-cultural name for Iceland and [name_f]England[/name_f]. Any thoughts?
It’s too long for my taste (I prefer shorter names), but I don’t think its too long to use on its own. you don’t always need to have nn’s and you can decide not to use one.
It’s a little too much for a baby boy though it would probably age fine
I love the nickname [name_m]Ned[/name_m]/[name_m]Neddie[/name_m] for [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m]!
I also like [name_m]Ed[/name_m]/[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]
I don’t really think [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] is too long to be used all the time, even for a baby, as it’s only 3 syllables out loud. I definitely prefer it in full to any nicknames, although [name_f]Benni[/name_f] is cute.
I don’t think 3 syllables is too long at all. [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] isn’t any longer than something like [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] or [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], and I personally wouldn’t replace either of those with a nickname for every day use. So if you don’t want to shorten it I don’t think you should feel like you have to come up with a nickname.
My daughter has a 3 syllable name, and I often call her by a non–related shorter nickname. But I also sometimes call her by a diminutive of her name which is 4 syllables long! Depends on situation and mood I guess.
[name_m]Long[/name_m] story short : [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] is fine on its own
I love [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] and have it on my own list so i think that [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] is perfect as it is, although I do love the nickname [name_m]Ned[/name_m] too!
I don’t think it’s too long. I know a [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] and most people call him by the full name, though I have heard him being referred to as [name_m]Ben[/name_m] by his closest friends.
I don’t think it is too long at all! [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] is on our list…DH had me regulate it to the mn spot, but I had intended to use it in the full form, although I wouldn’t have been surprised if people had shortened it to [name_m]Ben[/name_m] or [name_m]Benny[/name_m]. I’m sure others would follow your example, if you chose to use the full form!
I think [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] is a great name for you guys! It seems to fit your style and preferences well! Plus, Freyja and [name_m]Benedikt[/name_m] make a great sibset!
Thanks everyone, I think I was just a bit hung up because to my (English) ears it sounds like such an upper-class name, so I was worrying the full form was a bit pretentious. It’s true I don’t feel the same about other three syllable names so I think it was more of a British class anxiety thing. For context, when I was a kid one of the worst things you could be was posh, and I was myself teased for my posh accent, so I am probably bringing some baggage to the table that is completely unnecessary and wouldn’t apply to my kid.
