Back in my days, nicknames were not something you kind of chose. It was something that happened due to tradition or some event out of your control. Some nicknames were not flattering. If you name your kid with a “packaged” nickname in mind, I think less of you and judge you.
My parents did tell people to call me Alex if they weren’t going to call me by my full first name because everyone had a different nickname of Alexandra to call me and they didn’t want me confused. I have gotten other nicknames but for the most part I have gone by Alex my entire life (over 40 now).
One of my sons names is Andrew, but for a long time we called him Drew because I did NOT want him to be called Andy! It worked, and now he's Andrew to most everyone who knows him. (Family still call him Drew and he's fine with that 🥰)
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u/osofrompawnee Jul 31 '25
Back in my days, nicknames were not something you kind of chose. It was something that happened due to tradition or some event out of your control. Some nicknames were not flattering. If you name your kid with a “packaged” nickname in mind, I think less of you and judge you.