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I wouldn't prevent it! I was careful about nicknames and choosing our name... wouldn't have picked up a name that had a nickname I disliked that much!

We've also been very conscious of thinking about possible nicknames while choosing a name. For example. we liked the name Patrick but we knew it was inevitable that people would shorten it to Pat or Rick and we didn't really like either of those variations. So Patrick was off the list.

If the child wants to use a certain nickname I think it's up to them! I can see preventing it when they're younger but once they can make the choice themselves I don't think a parent can really dictate that.

I'd be pretty unhappy if DD went with the nn penny and both DH & I are pretty quick to correct anyone that calls her that. We thought through a lot of names & most we had to nix bc DH has a huge freaking family and many names we considered were already taken by close relatives. Blegh. We do like the nn Nella but DH has a niece with that name. Boo.

I guess if she wanted to be penny that's her prerogative but she wouldn't be called that by us so hopefully as she became an adult she'd go back to Penelope since it sounds more adult.

Everyone ALWAYS tried to shorten my name but I always corrected them, hopefully she'll be the same. Lol