Nicknames
Mar 25, 2015 9:04:23 GMT -5
Post by sep509bride on Mar 25, 2015 9:04:23 GMT -5
Ok, this post is going to reveal just how much I over-think things, so I apologize for that!
I don't have any true nicknames, and neither does DD1. For both of us we just go by our given name and there's nothing to debate. For DD2, due this summer, we are planning to name her Alexandra, with the nickname Lexie. I'm happy with both the given name and the nickname, but can't stop thinking about how things work with a nickname, particularly one that starts with a different letter. (Think Elizabeth/Liz/Beth, Rebecca/Becky/Becca, or Amanda/Mandy.)
Just curious what others' experience has been, whether you go by a nickname yourself, or your LO does.
1. What initials do I use - AK or LK?
2. When people ask what my daughter's name is, do I say Alexandra or Lexie? (I'd like to still use her full name sometimes, but figure if I don't specify Lexie it will be assumed that she goes by Alex, Allie, or Lexi.)
3. DD1 is starting to recognize and spell her name now, but with DD2 will she recognize/spell Alexandra or Lexie?
4. Won't it be confusing to DD1 or to DD2 that DD2 has two names? At what point do kids understand nicknames?
I know I'm being really anal about this, and there are no "right" answers to these questions. I'm just curious to hear what others have done. We aren't sharing the name with anyone IRL, so I don't have anybody else but DH to bounce these things off of.
I don't have any true nicknames, and neither does DD1. For both of us we just go by our given name and there's nothing to debate. For DD2, due this summer, we are planning to name her Alexandra, with the nickname Lexie. I'm happy with both the given name and the nickname, but can't stop thinking about how things work with a nickname, particularly one that starts with a different letter. (Think Elizabeth/Liz/Beth, Rebecca/Becky/Becca, or Amanda/Mandy.)
Just curious what others' experience has been, whether you go by a nickname yourself, or your LO does.
1. What initials do I use - AK or LK?
2. When people ask what my daughter's name is, do I say Alexandra or Lexie? (I'd like to still use her full name sometimes, but figure if I don't specify Lexie it will be assumed that she goes by Alex, Allie, or Lexi.)
3. DD1 is starting to recognize and spell her name now, but with DD2 will she recognize/spell Alexandra or Lexie?
4. Won't it be confusing to DD1 or to DD2 that DD2 has two names? At what point do kids understand nicknames?
I know I'm being really anal about this, and there are no "right" answers to these questions. I'm just curious to hear what others have done. We aren't sharing the name with anyone IRL, so I don't have anybody else but DH to bounce these things off of.