Like this name, but not any nicknames...

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Like this name, but not any nicknames...
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Wed, 12-29-2004 - 11:01am
I have a name dilema....I really like the name Andrew, but I DO NOT like any nickname for Andrew, like Andy or Drew. So I guess my question is if I names my son Andrew is he destined to become Andy or Drew? This a the main reason I've been staying away from that name, but it seems to be winning in my poll down under the boys section. What do you all think? Can an Andrew remain Andrew?

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Thu, 12-30-2004 - 1:37pm

I so agree with this post! My ds is Christopher and that is what we fully intended on calling him. However, Christopher himself had other ideas! He likes to be called Chris, that is what everyone but myself calls him now.

I also have a co worker who has a 17 dd Elizabeth. He swore when she was born that it would never be shortened. Well, Liz has a mind of her own and hasn't been called Elizabeth in about 10 years.

So you can control what people call your children to some extent but then they have their own opinions and they may be different from yours.

Good luck, Andrew is a GREAT name!

Mary

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Registered: 10-31-2004
Thu, 12-30-2004 - 2:04pm

**Can an Andrew remain Andrew?

I don't see why not. OTOH, your little boy might grow up to love the nicknames Andy and/or Drew, and would prefer to be called Andy or Drew when he gets older.

If you like the name Andrew go ahead and use it, but remember it's always a possiblity that your Andrew prefer to go by Andy or Drew when he is older.

diane

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Registered: 05-23-2004
Thu, 12-30-2004 - 6:58pm

You have to keep a good sense of humor about it. No matter how much you like Andrew, your son may grow up and just want to be Andy.

My sister's name is Melinda, and when she was younger she decided she wanted to be Mindi, even though no one ever called her by Mindi before. To this day, everyone in the family calls my sister Melinda, while everyone else calls her Mindi.

While you may name your son, it his name and his identity. He'll always be your Andrew, but he may be someone else's Andy---and that's okay!

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Registered: 04-02-2004
Thu, 12-30-2004 - 7:46pm

I went throught the same thing. My first born is James Thomas, however, I hated the name Jim, and Jimmy, AND JT.

I brainwashed my child, somehow convincing him that James, is better than Jim or Jimmy or JT or Jimbob. He bought into it, and any time someone tries to call him anything other than James, the nickname will not stick.

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