I love the name [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] but despise the most common nickname for it, [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]. Is there anyway to avoid that nickname all together or is it inevitable that people will call her [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]?
Either pick another nickname, or be very, very adamant when you introduce her to others that she goes by [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]. When people see that you mean it, they’ll respect that, even if you have to remind them a few times at first.
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is one of my FAVORITE names, and my go-to nickname is “[name_f]Nola[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Nolie[/name_f]”
Good luck!
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People who automatically nickname might call her [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]. I think you can avoid that with people you know and are close to by always asserting she’s [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] or another nickname
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Like @flamingo said you can call her [name_f]Nola[/name_f] instead so that she already has a nn to go by for those who are likely to give her one. You may not be able to avoid [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] her whole life though unless she hates it too. Otherwise, she may choose it for herself at some point. [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is a beautiful name and honestly doesn’t really need a nickname anymore than [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] does.
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[name_f]My[/name_f] sister named her cat [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], and her nickname is [name_m]Nollie[/name_m].
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There are people in the world who are just nicknamers who might automatically want to call a [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] by [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], but I don’t think most people would automatically do so. I do think that the best way to avoid that is just by always introducing her as [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], referring to her as that, and correcting people if needed. People will follow your lead!
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[name_m]Just[/name_m] echoing what others have said about introducing her as [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], but wanted to mention [name_f]Lia[/name_f] could be another nickname if you’re just trying to avoid [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
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I’m also echoing all the PP’s. I have a long (and very unusual) name that people have always tried to nickname, but my parents were adamant that my name was my name and I was to have no nicknames, so if you’re willing to do that it does work.
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I think you can control what people call your children when they’re younger, and within your extended family, but you can’t control what nicknames they might as they grow older and have friends and workmates. She might get [name_f]Mags[/name_f] and [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] in the future, but if you’re happy to have a [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] when she’s younger and within the family then I think that’s completely your choice!
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I have a fairly long four syllable name with a very automatic nickname, which unfortunately I don’t like at all. As a child I did have an alternative nickname (like [name_u]Noli[/name_u] instead of [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]) and was generally introduced by that nickname and people respected it.
However, as an adult I use my full name. I always introduce myself as my full name (“[name_m]Hi[/name_m], my name is [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]”), sign all my emails with my full name, ect., and I still very frequently have people say “[name_m]Hi[/name_m] [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]!”. I sometimes correct them back to my full name, and if I ask I always say I go by my full name, but especially for those I am not particularly close to it is more trouble than it is worth.
I guess what I am saying is I think you will mostly get people to avoid [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] if you are insistent about using her full name or an alternate nickname, but it will probably not be a complete victory. However, I would also consider if you would be okay with calling your daughter [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], because although YOU don’t like [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], she may actually prefer it.
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I really like [name_u]Noli[/name_u] as a nickname! I had a similar worry with my daughter but I figured if you call them a nickname from birth that’s usually what sticks to everyone around them! [name_u]Love[/name_u] magnolia!
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I think that while she’s young you could politely insist that she not be called [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] but once she gets to school it’s going to be a free for all unless she also doesn’t like that nickname. I think that [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] is very sweet though. Then again my name is [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] and my parents always introduced me with my full name. I had the nickname Cec (sess) with close friends and family but teachers always called me [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]. It felt weird to me to have nicknames from teachers or other people I wasn’t super close to in a personal sense.
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I love [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]!
I think that you can definitely avoid people calling her [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] when she’s little, but as previous posters said she might choose to be called that later. I think the best ways to avoid [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] would be to have a different nickname or always introduce her as [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and correct people that call her [name_f]Maggie[/name_f].
Other nicknames could be [name_f]Nola[/name_f], [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_u]Noli[/name_u], or [name_f]Lia[/name_f].
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