Does anyone have any experience naming your child something even when you don’t like the nickname that generally goes with it?
I love the name [name]Gabriel[/name], but someone I knew named [name]Gabe[/name] kind of ruined the nickname for me. He wasn’t awful–just kinda creepy. [name]Gabriel[/name] is lovely, and it’s a family name, so it’s at the top of our list, but I don’t want to have to “correct” people when they call him [name]Gabe[/name]. I wonder if it will seem obnoxious and if people will just ignore it anyway.
Once I meet our [name]Gabriel[/name], will I get over the aversion? [name]Will[/name] he re-color the name for me in a positive light? Or should I move on?
On a more fun note, I want to pair his first name (which is my husband’s grandfather’s name) with a family name on my side. Some of the more interesting options I found were:
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Justus[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Matthias[/name] (pronounced Ma-thye-us here in the U.S. and Ma-tee-us in Europe)
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Evert[/name]
Between those what are your faves?
Thanks!
I have that problem with [name]Cassandra[/name]. I HATE [name]Cassie[/name]…but I love [name]Cassandra[/name] so I don’t care. I’ll call her by her full name or [name]Cassia[/name] and if she decides by the time she’s older that she wants to be [name]Cassie[/name]…who cares? By then, I’ll love my little [name]Cassandra[/name] so much [name]Cassie[/name] won’t bother me too much. I imagine that once you meet your little guy, by the time anyone starts calling him [name]Gabe[/name], it probably won’t bother you as much. Besides that, I work with 2 [name]Gabriel[/name]'s at my daycare. Everyone calls the 5 year old [name]Gabe[/name], but that’s because he wants them to, and the other is only called [name]Gabriel[/name]. His mother said specifically that she didn’t want him to be called [name]Gabe[/name], and no one does.
Of your choices, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Justus[/name]. That is so handsome! My number 2 would be [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Matthias[/name].
once you meet your son he will become the name and you will forget about others. My sons name is [name]Titus[/name] and that was the last name of a guy i dated in college (didn’t end well) needless to say i never remember that until i hear a story like yours. Also nicknames don’t always happen. we named [name]Titus[/name] planning on calling him ty have yet to do that. I’m [name]Natasha[/name] and have never been called tasha. [name]Just[/name] alway introduce him as gabriel not gabe and most people will call him that. hope this helps
People will call him what you introduce him as.
If you introduce him as [name]Gabriel[/name], that’s what people will call him. If they start using [name]Gabe[/name], then just politely and gently correct them. They’ll figure it out quickly. Plus, when you meet him all other thoughts of any other [name]Gabe[/name]'s and [name]Gabriel[/name]'s you’ve ever met will fly out the door- he’ll be yours and the only person you associate with that name. [name]Don[/name]'t over-think it. It’s a beautiful name, and one with sentimental value to you, so you shouldn’t be scared off from using it because of what “might” happen.