See the results of this poll: how likely for Charlotte to get nicknamed?
Respondents: 69 (This poll is closed)
- very likely : 24 (35%)
- hard to predict : 24 (35%)
- not very likely if you never use it as the parents: 21 (30%)
I’ve never known a [name]Charlotte[/name] who introduced herself as [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name]. All the Charlottes I’ve known have been called [name]Char[/name] or [name]Charlotte[/name] in informal situations and go by [name]Charlotte[/name] in public.
[name]Charlotte[/name] itself is only two syllables, and I think inevitable/unwanted nicknames are more of a problem for names with three or more syllables. Friends and family do like to shorten even two-syllable names for very informal situations, which I don’t mind either, but I doubt friends or people at school or work would randomly take it upon themselves to call a [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name].
I really think the parents dictate whether or not the full name is used. It’s also the parents’ job to ensure that other people say the name properly. So if you want her to be called [name]Charlotte[/name], then you have to be diligent about making sure people don’t shorten the name to [name]Char[/name], [name]Charlie[/name], etc.
I voted for the option “hard to predict”. Yes, the parents can “dictate” if a nn is used or not but when a child enters the world (eg. kindergarten), it’s difficult to say what will happen. Perhaps they’ll be a couple of Charlottes in her class and instead of using [name]Charlotte[/name] Surname, they’ll be given different nn’s like [name]Lottie[/name], [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Char[/name]. Personally, [name]Charlotte[/name] is so classic that I think it’s a risk worth taking.
i am thinking of something like gabriella which i would never choose bc i am not crazy about the nickname gabby and i feel like that is an automatic nickname. then there are other names that don’t really have nickname potential. i am also wondering if as charlotte becomes more popular it will become more likely to have a nickname bc the nicknames are more known and available for the choosing by friends or her. like madeline, i feel as it grew more and more popular maddie/maddy became more likely/automatic. do you agree?
Likely shell get one, but not likely shell use it all the time, esp if you always use full name at home.
Good shot she’d get [name]Char[/name], [name]Charlie[/name], [name]Lottie[/name]–something at some point in time. Or a nn totally unrelated, like a play on her last name, but if she’s [name]Charlotte[/name] to you. Id say she’ll be [name]Charlotte[/name] most of the time.
I agree that a nickname is not inevitable, and that you, as parents, can have a big influence on whether or not she ends up with a nickname. My daughter, [name]Rebecca[/name], does not go by any nickname at all. In casual moments at home, I used to occasionally say ‘[name]Becca[/name]’ or ‘[name]Becca[/name] [name]Jane[/name],’ but she insists that everyone call her only [name]Rebecca[/name]. To my knowledge, ALL her teachers and friends call her [name]Rebecca[/name], and I’ve never heard anyone outside our immediate family call her anything else. [name]Rebecca[/name] is three syllables, while [name]Charlotte[/name] is two. I can’t imagine that anyone will feel any need to use a nickname for [name]Charlotte[/name]. If your daughter is shy, you can role play with her on how to politely correct people if they slip up.
It really depends. You may be able to avoid a nickname, but remember, she’ll go to school, and her friends might give her a nickname, you have to be prepared to accept that she’d rather be called [name]Lottie[/name] or [name]Charlie[/name] later on in her teen years… I know my sister went from [name]Melissa[/name] to [name]Mel[/name] as soon as she started high school.
It seems like the general idea is that it is pretty likely fro a name like [name]Charlotte[/name] to be nicknamed. If we want to just use [name]Charlotte[/name] and no nickname, would it be better to move away from this name?
I’m not sure, I think it could go either direction, but the one [name]Charlotte[/name] I know, her mother insisted she was [name]JUST[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] every time someone tried to call her [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name], and to this day she’s just [name]Charlotte[/name] and that’s all she wants to be. So I definitely think it can be done. If you’re not opposed to nns, though, I think [name]Ari[/name] or [name]Lola[/name] would be adorable nns for [name]Charlotte[/name].
I’ve met two [name]Charlotte[/name]'s who were my peers and neither went by a nickname, just the full name.
It’s really just going to depend on her personality. If she’s anything like me as a child, she will insist on one. There are way more nicknames than just [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name], though - [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Lola[/name], [name]Ari[/name], [name]Carly[/name]…
i am just not a nickname person - fine for a shortened pet name but not a true nickname name that you might introduce yourself as - as in charlie or lottie or carly…
I am SO with you on that. I am fine with what I call ‘verbal’ nns. [name]Just[/name] not interested in a ‘written’ nn (the ones they write on their school work and introduce themselves by). Hate the thought that a nn then takes the place of the actual name I spent so long choosing. Especially when the nn becomes so frequently used that people don’t even know the child’s actual full name.
That said, [name]Charlotte[/name] is on my list. It is 2 syllable, so the temptation is lessened. I am happy to nn a [name]Charlotte[/name] ‘[name]Sharli[/name]’ or even ‘[name]Lottie[/name]’ verbally as a pet name but not in place of her actual name. I know an 8yo [name]Charlotte[/name] who is always [name]Charlotte[/name].
As an interesting point: [name]One[/name] of my daughters has a 2 syllable name which I had thought people would shorten and they never did- not even verbally.
I only know a [name]Charlotte[/name]'s nickname as [name]Lottie[/name].
I know a few Charlottes and at one time or another I’m sure most of them have gone by a nickname, (I know a [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Char[/name], [name]Charley[/name] [pronounced [name]Shar[/name]-lee], [name]Charlie[/name] and a little 2 year old who calls herself [name]Char[/name]-[name]Char[/name]) all various ages.
It depends on the person, personally I think in the childhood/teenagers years with peers especially they will probably chose to go by or be given a nickname but if you always call them [name]Charlotte[/name] then they’ll always be [name]Charlotte[/name] to you
Well, I know two girls named [name]Charlotte[/name], and I have never heard either of them called by a nn, except for the occasional [name]Char[/name] when getting their attention or what-have-you. [name]Lottie[/name] isn’t one of those nn’s that comes naturally to people the way [name]Sam[/name] from [name]Samantha[/name] or [name]Cathy[/name] from [name]Catherine[/name] does, and to some extent [name]Charlie[/name] isn’t either, thanks to the hard ch, therefore unless she’s introduced as [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name] I doubt she’d end up being called that.
[name]Charlotte[/name] doesn’t strike me as one of those names with an “established” nickname. I’m a [name]Rebecca[/name] and I prefer to go by my full name, but I wouldn’t think twice if someone introduced themselves as [name]Becky[/name]. If they formally introduced themselves as Bex though, I would be a little surprised. I feel the same way about [name]Charlotte[/name]. All the nicknames seem like “Bex”-type nicknames that will only arise after a certain degree of familiarity.
I think you are relatively safe that [name]Charlotte[/name] will remain a full name most of the time, but nicknames will occur among her friends I would think. It is very hard to predict though!
I agree with this. Call her [name]Charlotte[/name] and if she later wants a nickname, let her decide this. [name]Remember[/name] she’ll be an individual with her own identity, and you’ll love her just the same.
[name]Just[/name] wanted to offer that I grew up with a [name]Charlotte[/name] and she was mostly called [name]Charlotte[/name], sometimes “[name]Char[/name]” by her close friends. I always called her [name]Charlotte[/name]…
I know three Charlottes. Two of them go by [name]Charlotte[/name] and the other one goes by both [name]Char[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name].