I don't think there is anything wrong with calling your baby the shortened version. That way your little one gets called the name that you picked out .. not the long version .. you wish people would shorten!
Last edited by Bella's Lullaby; July 28th, 2009 at 08:06 PM.
I like Lottie but I really like having options so personally I would try to think of another name that it's the shortened version of - if not Violet, what about Violetta?
After much head-scratching, I called DD Katrina. Initially, we called her Kittykat, after a few months she graduated to Kitty and now at nearly two, we're thinking about using her full name. But when she's older, she can choose to use Kitty, Kat, Katie, Trina or Katrina or maybe even Rina. But that's just me, I'm a bit addicted to having options!
I'd go with Lottie. I know Dr Katie who never uses Kathryn an Dr Mandy who is NOT Amanda really. People either like their name or they don't and giving a child a name but never using it seems a bit of a waste of time to me. I use DS's full name - all six syllables (yes, those include his middle names) a lot, and not when I'm cross with him either! I love DH's name, but everyone else (including DH when not at work) uses a nickname. Not always DH's chosen one either (my grandad comes up with some corkers for him!). If you want the short name, use it.
Like the name Ellie. We liked that name. But DH wanted a "for long" name. He hated all the "for long" names I could find. Ellie was no longer girl's name #1 on the list. OK so Ellie Zaidie would have sounded a bit daft, one reason I wanted a "for long" too, but DH hated them all even if he was never going to say the name himself!
I'd call my child the name I liked. I probably would consider if there were any other 'full versions' that I liked, as in - if I wanted to call my child Jo but didn't want them to be Joanne/Joanna I'd look around to see if there were any other 'Jo' names I liked, like Jolie, Josie, Joelle. But if there was nothing, then I'd use the nickname, as opposed to a name I didn't like.
i think that you should call your child the name that you want them to be called. i wouldn't bother with longer names- particularly if it's one you don't really like. it just causes confusion.
Lottie is a great name- if it what you really want, then just go for it!
our ds2 is named Jimmy- not James, just Jimmy...and we love it. it suits him perfectly. he's not a James and it would've annoyed me if people called him James, so i'm glad we stuck to our guns with the name 'we' wanted him to be called.
DH and I love nicknames, we have one for everyone we know! We actually picked most of the baby names on our shortlist from the nicknames but we are definitely going with the longer names. I would much prefer our children have a 'proper' more formal name to use when they are adults and it also gives them the choice of picking which name they'd prefer to be called - their full name or their nickname.
Many of the nicknames are awfully cute for little kids but not so cute for a 28 year old lawyer, IYKWIM. Oliver is on our list for a boy as we love Ollie but I personally don't think Ollie is that appropriate as the 'full name' for an adult.
In saying that, there are some names that sound fine when shortened but I still think giving a child a 'full' name gives them the option to choose which name they prefer when they're older.
Totally a personal preference I think.
If you really like the short version, and will not like the sound of the long version when it's written on all the official paperwork, then just go with the short!
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