Nicknaming into a corner

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! My favourite names for both genders are all quite different - most are longer names, but with very different sounds. However, I’ve noticed a very definite trend in nicknames (which will happen in my culture)… all my favourite nicknames for girls end in -ie (or -y), and all my favourite nicknames for boys are very short, 3-letter, 1-syllable nicknames. Is this a problem? Not having any children yet, could it be weird if I have all girls & one boy, or vice versa?

To give you an idea, some of the nicknames are:
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_u]Vinny[/name_u]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]

[name_u]Jet[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_m]Jed[/name_m]
[name_f]Cae[/name_f]
[name_m]Bob[/name_m]
[name_m]Joe[/name_m]
[name_m]Moe[/name_m]

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[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t read into this so much. It’s fine. Call your kids what you want.

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I don’t think it’s a problem. Most people have slightly different taste in boy and girl names.
[name_m]Say[/name_m], a sibset like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and [name_u]Max[/name_u] wouldn’t sound weird to me, unless [name_u]Max[/name_u] was short for a girl’s name like [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]. (In which case [name_u]Max[/name_u] could feel left out as the only one with a more masculine nn). But if it’s 4 girls and 1 boy, I don’t see a problem at all.

[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t overthink it :slight_smile: Your nicknames sound just fine.