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what do you think about naming your child something that is commonly known/accepted/used as a nickname?

for example, names such as:
Sam
Tom
Rick/Ricky
Elle
Emmy
Alex

any others...

i went to school with a Rickey, that was his full name. his siblings were: Rachael, Rhianna, Raymond & Robert (lol one of those families with their alliteration). which i just found funny that they would name their other sons with names like Robert & Raymond, but he was just Rickey.

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ehh... I believe firmly in giving a kid a full name so if they don't like the nickname I give them they can opt out of that. Example, I'm having a kid named Aleksei.. and I will call him Lexi... But if he wasn't to go by Lx or Aleksei.. he's free to.

Plus Dr. Aleksei sounds better than Dr. Lexi on a boy.. so why not give him a full name then call him a nick... That's how I feel about it.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Yep. What she said. Also, I don't ever want a potential employer to wonder if my child was too ignorant to put their full name on a resume.

Some nicknames can legitimately stand on their own but I'd still always give the full version.

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haha, I am the only communty dude on here! haha. But it's all good!

Exactly, Id' rather my kid's future bosses not think them ignorant about such things... plus what middle name goes with Rickey?

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, there's a dude in here? Sorry!

Rickey is just bad any way you slice it. What on earth is wrong with Richard?

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I'm resigned to being the only dude and often called a chick in this place, lol.

True.. but any of those.. Sam, Rickey, Tom.. I mean, they just dont' sound complete.