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

[theswordmother.livejournal.com]

I don't really get the calling your kids by their middle name thing. It doesn't really make a lot of sense. If there's a family name or something that you want to pass down, make it their middle name instead.

The nickname thing is an interesting thing. I do get what people are saying about naming you child the name you're going to use, but I would prefer to give them the full name. My mother's name is Jill. Just Jill. She always says that she wishes her parents had called her Jillian, because she thinks it's more appropriate in the professional setting where she works. She would prefer to be able to introduce herself as Jillian, but tell people to call her Jill. It is definitely a preference thing though.

Our family has always had the idea that before anyone names their children, imagine them grown up and in an office environment. While a name might be cute, would it be appropriate in a business setting if that is where they might end up working?