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[thephoeb.livejournal.com]

What do you think of using a name that is normally short for something else? Like Ron instead of Ronald, Mel instead of Melanie/Melody/Melissa, Dan instead of Daniel, anything like that.
My grandfather's given name is Billy. Once he reached adulthood it was shorted to Bill. I think it's cool, because he was never just another William.
I don't personally think it is necessary to name a kid John if you plan to call him Jack anyway. I kind of think it's best to name a child what you plan to call them, even if it isn't conventional.

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[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I don't get that either, especially the jack/john thing.
I don't think anyone should HAVE to name a kid Samuel when they prefer Sam just because it is the 'proper' name.
But as someone else mentioned...for formal purposes when they are older it might be better.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

Well yeah. I'm a Jennifer and you ALWAYS run into people asking me "Do you like to be called Jennifer, Jenn or Jenny?" Well, I spell it like Jenni, I prefer to be called Jenn... but actually I don't really care.

It gets confusing, usually I just say call me Jenn.

And when I was younger everyone called me Jenni, but as I've grown I prefer to be called Jenn or Jennifer, Jenni just seems juvenile to me.

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

Both my cousin and my brother's girlfriend are Jennifers. But my cousin goes by Jenn and my bro's gf prefers Jen. But they both hate being called Jenny/Jenni.