I really have started to love the name [name]Sandrine[/name] (pronounced San-dreen). The problem is I hate the nn [name]Sandy[/name]. [name]Do[/name] you think this would be a big problem if we named our daughter [name]Sandrine[/name] or [name]Sandrina[/name]? I know a lot of people (my dad for instance) are big on nick names, especially for kids. [name]How[/name] would you even go about insisting people don’t use the nn [name]Sandy[/name]? Has anyone else had to deal with this?
you could call her [name]Rina[/name]. Or [name]Didi[/name], [name]Andi[/name], San, [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Sanna[/name]…
[name]Sadie[/name] would probably fall in good taste with your dad 
When you introduce her, say “This is [name]Sandrine[/name], but we like to call her _____.” more than likely, that’s what others will call her if you tell them that it’s what you prefer! And when she gets older, she can tell the other kids at school the same thing unless she wants to go by something different.
you could have a blip every now and then with people insisting on calling her [name]Sandy[/name], but if you introducie her as [name]Sandrine[/name], i think people will call her that.
I also have the problem with loving the name [name]Judith[/name], but not liking [name]Judy[/name] in the slightest!
If she introduces herself as [name]Sandrine[/name] then its fine. It only presents itself as a problem if she or you let people nickname her [name]Sandy[/name]
I love [name]Rina[/name]; it’s gorgeous and still has the nicknamey rhythm. [name]Sadie[/name] and [name]Sanna[/name] are also nice. 
I had this same issue…I loved the name [name]Naomi[/name], but knowing my family’s love of giving kids nn I just refused to use it b/c I KNOW my child would be called Nay-Nay…UGH.
I would just correct anyone who uses a nn you dont like. Nameberrys seem really concerned about nn’s which makes me wonder is this an actual problem? I would NEVER call someones child by a nn knowing they didnt use it, especially if they specifically stated they dont like it.
I have a friend named [name]Veronica[/name], that is the only name she answers too. She said when she was young her mother told her that was her name and if she had wanted it to be something else like [name]Ronnie[/name] she would have named her that. Her mother made it very clear to her teachers and anyone else who called her something else and she does the same. The direct approach always works best.
I’ve heard of [name]Sandrina[/name] as the actual nickname - in an old Italian movie I Vitelloni, there is a girl named [name]Alessandrina[/name], called [name]Sandrina[/name]. Might be a good alternative for you.
My son if [name]Josef[/name] and i HATE the nn [name]Joey[/name]… we were very clear with everyone that they could call him [name]Josef[/name] or [name]Joe[/name] but not [name]Joey[/name]… I was just blunt… we havent had any issues so far!
Once their in school its pretty much our of your hands… she might decide that she likes [name]Sandy[/name]… Or she will tell people not to call her [name]Sandy[/name]…
[name]Rina[/name] is ADORBS! [name]Love[/name] that…and my son is [name]Solomon[/name] and I was afraid people would call him [name]Saul[/name] (which I loathe) but my husband and I say “Solo” (like So-low) so much that people say the same thing…and every now and then my grandmother calls him [name]Solly[/name]- but that’s cute cus he’s 2…
so I say go with the name but just call her her nickname enough so people get the picture…