I wasn’t sure where to post this as it’s more of a general question (but it does apply specifically to me also) but here seemed the best place!
I’m not currently ttc but will hopefully be in the near future and I’m planning ahead! And I was wondering what you all think of putting nn’s or less common variations of a name on the birth certificate if that’s the name you plan on using 99% of the time? For example, if you always want to call your child [name]Katie[/name] or [name]Charlie[/name], should those names go on the birth certificate or is it better to use the formal [name]Katherine[/name] and [name]Charles[/name]?
My particular scenarino is that our favourite name for a long time for a girl has been [name]Claudie[/name]. My partners not keen on [name]Claudia[/name], and while I like it, I prefer [name]Claudie[/name]. Now [name]Claudie[/name] is a name in it’s own right, the French variation of [name]Claudia[/name] much as [name]Sophie[/name] is the French variation of [name]Sophia[/name], but it’s also considered a nn for [name]Claudia[/name] and as [name]Claudia[/name] is so much more common I know most people will assume her name is short for [name]Claudia[/name] anyway. So what would you do? Call her [name]Claudie[/name] all the time except maybe formal situations like Dr’s appointments etc but put [name]Claudia[/name] on the birth certificate? Or put [name]Claudie[/name] on the birth certificate? I like that [name]Claudie[/name]'s more unusual but I also think that [name]Claudia[/name] sounds better with our last name, [name]Morgan[/name].
There’s a British actress who works under the name [name]Claudie[/name] all the time but her birth name is [name]Claudia[/name]. And I have relatives in similar situations, like a [name]Maria[/name] who’s never gone by anything but [name]Mia[/name] even during her wedding when she insisted the registrar call her [name]Mia[/name] or she wouldn’t get married! Lol.
I live in the UK where nick name names are more common but I guess I still feel like I’d get funny looks for using [name]Claudie[/name] and that [name]Claudia[/name] would be more accepted. What would you do, and which name do you prefer? [name]Claudia[/name] is outside the top 200 names in the UK so I can live with it’s popularity though I do usual go for more unusual names ([name]Allegra[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Jessamine[/name] etc). Although I do also usually go for longer frillier names too which I guess [name]Claudia[/name] would match better. Would love any input on my particular scenario and the subject in general! I’m currently considering [name]Louisa[/name] as a middle although it’s not set in stone. But I am quite smitten with [name]Claudia[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]! Thanks