Some questions...

[moosforyous.livejournal.com]

I have a quick question...or two I'm not sure if this has been posted about before, so I'm sorry if it has been. But what do you all think about giving a child a first name and a middle name, but preferring the child to be called by their middle name? I have met several people in the past few weeks, including a girl named "Tochi Crystal" who is called "Crystal," and "Salvatore Tad," who is referred to as "Tad". What do you think of this?

Also, what do you think about naming a child specifically so you can call them by a specific nickname? For example, my friend is one of three, and her parents picked out each child's nickname first, and then matched the nickname with a first name. For example, they decided on the nicknames "Mandy, Tori, and Erick" before they decided on the first names, and now they only want their kids to be called by their nicknames. Personally, I find this to be strange, if you want your child to be referred to by a specific name, why don't you make it their first name? But I wanted to see what you all think! Maybe you have done the same thing, and can give me some insight into this practice...

Thanks!

Comments

[child-of-eru.livejournal.com]

I can sort of understand using the middle name; it makes more sense to me than naming for the nickname, anyway. I think people ought to just name the child what they are going to call him/her. My name is Catherine and I've never gone by any nickname, except my friends occasionally calling me 'Cat.' I've always loved the name Will- which could be short for William. But if I have a boy and we decide on the name Will, that's going to be his name, not William. Also, I know a boy whose parents named him Andy, not Andrew, because they liked Andy better. Anyway, I definitely agree with you.