Like [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], dislike [name_u]Rory[/name_u].
Like [name_f]Olive[/name_f], dislike [name_f]Liv[/name_f] and [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] (on a girl).
Like [name_f]Violet[/name_f], don’t care for [name_f]Lettie[/name_f].
Like [name_u]August[/name_u]/[name_m]Augustus[/name_m], dislike [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and Auggie.
Like [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], don’t care for [name_u]Dash[/name_u].
Like [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], dislike [name_m]Ozzie[/name_m].
Like [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], don’t care for [name_u]Finn[/name_u].
Like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], don’t care for [name_m]Seb[/name_m] and [name_m]Bas[/name_m].
Some if these have already been mentioned but:
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Pandora[/name_f], Endora, [name_f]Eudora[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], hate [name_f]Dora[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]August[/name_u], hate [name_u]Gus[/name_u] (but like Auggie(-ish))
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], hate [name_m]Ed[/name_m], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m] etc.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], hate [name_u]Cass[/name_u].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] and [name_f]Isobel[/name_f], hate [name_u]Izzy[/name_u].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Finn[/name_u], hate [name_u]Finn[/name_u]- anything, especially [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m].
Quite like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], hate [name_m]Seb[/name_m].
Quite like [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], hate [name_m]Nate[/name_m] (haha) and [name_m]Nathan[/name_m].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Benoit[/name_m], [name_m]Bennet[/name_m], and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], hate [name_m]Ben[/name_m].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], hate [name_u]Alex[/name_u] ([name_m]Xander[/name_m]'s okay)
Most of the time it’s the nicknames I don’t like. Loads of them are associated with other more popular names, and I don’t see the point of having a more unusual full name. Especially with nns like [name_u]Izzy[/name_u], most people would think [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] (or some variation), not [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]. ([name_f]Gish[/name_f] I can ramble :P)
I like [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] & [name_f]Rorie[/name_f].
I like [name_u]Dash[/name_u] & [name_f]Dasha[/name_f] but not Dashiel.
I like [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_m]Finnigan[/name_m] & [name_m]Phinneas[/name_m] (as well as [name_m]Vin[/name_m] & [name_u]Vinny[/name_u]) but not [name_u]Finn[/name_u].
I like Oli (on a girl) but hate [name_f]Olivia[/name_f].
I also like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] but hate [name_m]Seb[/name_m] & [name_m]Bas[/name_m]!
I like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but dislike the most common nicknames ([name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f]).
I like [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] and [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], but not [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].
Those are the strongest ones, but with most of the long names I like, there’s an unwanted nickname with the exception of two: I like [name_f]Maelie[/name_f] for [name_f]Maelys[/name_f], and [name_m]Will[/name_m] and [name_m]Liam[/name_m] for [name_m]William[/name_m].
If I had a daughter called [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] I’d hate her to be called [name_f]Maddie[/name_f]/ [name_f]Maddy[/name_f] I would prefer [name_f]Delle[/name_f] as a nickname.
I love [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] but dislike [name_u]Cass[/name_u] and [name_m]Cash[/name_m].
I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] but hate [name_f]Ellie[/name_f].
I love [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] but dislike [name_u]Sandy[/name_u].
I love [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] but dislike [name_f]Sera[/name_f].
I love [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] but dislike [name_m]Ed[/name_m] and [name_m]Ned[/name_m].
I love [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] but hate [name_u]Clem[/name_u].
I love [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] but dislike [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Meg[/name_f] but dislike [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Megan[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Kit[/name_u], hate [name_m]Christian[/name_m] and not big on [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], hate [name_u]Pat[/name_u]. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Percy[/name_u] for a girl and actually do like [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] but I know dogs by the name and couldn’t use it (plus fiance pronounced it like purse-a-phone when he saw it).
I am just not a nickname person.
[name_u]August[/name_u] has been my favourite boys name since ever but I can’t stand the nicknames [name_u]Gus[/name_u] or [name_m]Augie[/name_m]. It’s unfortunate because I’d love to one day use the name but those nicknames are just such a turn-off.
Like [name_u]Josie[/name_u], hate [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
Like [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], hate [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
Like [name_u]August[/name_u], hate [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
Like [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], hate [name_f]Maddie[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], but not [name_u]Ollie[/name_u].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Indie[/name_f], but not [name_f]India[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Sapphira[/name_f], but not Sapphy.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], but not [name_f]Sophia[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], but not [name_f]Roz[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Valencia[/name_f], but not [name_u]Val[/name_u].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Izzy[/name_u], but not [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Bella[/name_f], but not [name_f]Isabella[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], but not [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], but not [name_f]Rosie[/name_f].
Like [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], dislike [name_u]Rory[/name_u].
Like [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]/[name_f]Feodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Pandora[/name_f], etc, dislike [name_f]Dora[/name_f].
Like [name_f]Bea[/name_f], dislike [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f].
Like [name_f]Anna[/name_f], (kinda) dislike [name_f]Annie[/name_f].
Ha @Lesliemarion I love [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] but hate [name_u]Toby[/name_u]! Also i think [name_m]Walter[/name_m] is great and [name_m]Walt[/name_m] but you just know he would be [name_u]Wally[/name_u]!
I like [name_f]Florence[/name_f] but [name_f]Flo[/name_f] is just too ick