I often like nickname names instead of their full names. I also think people with shorter names don’t need a longer name just for their birth certificate (example, if you want to call your baby [name_f]Katie[/name_f] and you know you’ll never call her [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], don’t name her Katherine) imo. What are your thoughts on this?
Here are my favorite nickname names:
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u] instead of [name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u] instead of [name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Clary[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Clarise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_m]Hal[/name_m] instead of [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Wes[/name_m] instead of [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] or [name_m]Westley[/name_m]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] instead of [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] instead of [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Lex[/name_u] instead of [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u] instead of [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Santi[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Santiago[/name_m]
[name_m]Art[/name_m] instead of [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u] instead of [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
So what do we think of the “birth certificate rule” and what are your favorite nickname names?
I totally agree! Why give your baby a name you don’t like only so you can call them by a nickname?
I love Polly but none of her long forms (other than Pollyanna, but I think that’s potentially too much name). I’d choose “just” Polly if I wanted to name my girl that! Generally, I happen to like long forms and their nicknames. But there are always exceptions!
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I’m generally on team ‘full name’ because I’d like to give the child the option of choosing the nickname they like best. However there are exceptions, and Tessa is one of them!
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I like a lot of nicknamey names and it’s fairly common to use them on the birth certificate in the UK 
Of your list, I really like [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Marcie[/name_f], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], and [name_m]Art[/name_m]!
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites as full names are:
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_u]Dessie[/name_u]
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_m]Raffy[/name_m]
[name_u]Nev[/name_u]
[name_u]Joni[/name_u]
[name_f]Jilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jae[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Kitty[/name_u]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
Saffy
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_u]Pip[/name_u]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
Fliss
Indie/Indy
[name_u]Jessie[/name_u]
[name_u]Ziggy[/name_u]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Isby[/name_f]
Nell/Nellie
[name_u]Dell[/name_u]
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I’ve always liked having a full name and a nickname and tend to gravitate towards longer names myself. I know several people with short names who wish they had a nickname but I’m sure there’s plenty of people with short names who like it. I don’t think all nicknames work as full names but some of them definitely do.
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenny[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Jim[/name_m]
[name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Zach[/name_m]
[name_u]Johnny[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Ken[/name_m]
[name_m]Josh[/name_m]
[name_m]Jake[/name_m]
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I generally like full names, but I do have many exceptions! Some are…
[name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Essie[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f], [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f], + [name_f]Jenny[/name_f]
[name_u]Johnny[/name_u], [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Jack[/name_u], [name_m]Huck[/name_m], + [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are the ones that are more common now to stand alone, like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] or [name_u]Jack[/name_u]!
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Lol don’t tell my mother that
I like Lucie but not Lucia
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Hmm some of my favorites are;
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dot[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nelle[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Posie[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_f]Leni[/name_f]
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I just remembered my biggest exception: Ruthie! I don’t care for Ruth much, but I love Ruthie!
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Echoing @Greyblue and @persephonescrown, I agree with this, here in England and Wales Teddy and Rosie are viewed as full names in themselves, like any other variant of Theodore or Rose would be. On the other hand, I also like the appeal of children having accessible name options as they develop their own preferences and identities . Katherine is a great example of a name that gives a more gender neutral option in Kit etc, as well as a range of well known nns. When I named my son I gave him two middle names so that he’d have more options if his first name caused him trouble (his name is Beck, very obscure here in the early 00’s and it got some strong reactions from others).
I like Poppy and Penelope equally!
Remy not Remington.
Polly 
Hattie not Harriet
Evie more than Eve, Eva or Evelyn
There are so many!
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