I love the name Madelynn. I think it's wonderful---but I hate the name "Maddy". I'm afraid if I named my child Madelynn then people would nickname her "Maddy". How could I keep them from calling her that?
2006-09-14 10:20:52 · 22 answers · asked by Getoff_ofmycloud! 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Correct them if they call her that. People have tried to shorten my name all my life, and from a very young age I corrected them.
2006-09-14 10:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by Royalhinney 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When she is young you have the control over what she is called so you can tell people just to call her Madelynn or if somebody calls her Maddy you can jump in say her name is Madelynn not Maddy I would rather you don't call her that. You can do this for quiet a few years by that time her friends will know not to call her Maddy. But then there will come a time when she gets to choose that is the way it is. I don't like the nic name my daughters b/f calls her but as they have a family together there is nothing I can do about it as she is now well and truly her own person. As long as she does not expect me to call her that then all is fine.
2006-09-14 10:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs Magoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nicknames can be given to people at birth. But I think its more often the case that they are given/earned later in life. If you hate the name Maddy, maybe you should not name your child Madelynn because it may be the case, no matter how much you resist it, that she will be called Maddy. One suggestion might be to find a nickname that you do like. Because as a child, Madelynn is a fairly long name and often times young kids like to shorten long names (easier to say, remember and spell). If you run with a nickname for her that you like, that nickname may stick.
I knew someone who wanted to name their son Andrew with the nickname Drew. When someone suggested that he would be called Andy, the parents picked another name.
2006-09-14 10:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by brian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just flat out tell them that her name is not Maddy and that it is Madelynn and would respect it if they called her by her full name and not a nick name. But be advised that when she gets older that her friends will call her Maddy. Buy honestly if you are honest and open with others they should respect your wishes and what you want to call your daughter. My daughters name is Tabitha some call her Tabby I hate that, and I ask them or let then know and make sure they hear you that her name is Tabitha or you may call her Abi. She's your child and you named her for a reason and others will come to acknowledge that sooner or later, but just be frank with people. You won't be a bad person for it either.
2006-09-14 10:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by medevilqueen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. If you really don't want her ever called Maddy, then don't name her Madelynn. Some things are just too obvious.
Can you really imagine a boy named Nicholas not being called Nick? It is gonna' happen no matter how much you fight it.
It's good to be all idealistic and say they should respect your wishes, but I guarantee you can't stop it.
So, you gotta' decide if you hate Maddy more than you love Madelynn.
They call it common sense.
2006-09-14 10:35:28 · answer #5 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just don't call her Maddy. Always call her Madelynn and maybe people will see that her parents call her Madelynn and they should too. I love the name Madelynn :-) Good choice!
2006-09-14 10:22:21 · answer #6 · answered by BeeFree 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I have a similar problem, my husband wants to name our daughter Keiyanna, which I hate as I think it sounds like a ghetto hood rat name, but he loves it, and has had a dream about it etc. So how could I take that away from him?! But what I would find worse than Keiyanna would be someone calling her KeKe or Yanna, as I hate both of those even more, and there are people that I do not like with that name. If you figure out a way to stop people from shortening names, other than beating them and yelling at them let me know. My name is Christina and peoplle that don't even know me are always trying to abbreviate it, and I hate it! If you ask me my name and I say Christina, len don't turn around and call me Chris or Christy! You are not my friends and family, only they can call me Chrissy and not get pimp slapped!
Just an FYI my aunt feels the same way as you, she named her daughter Madison, and peope always call her Maddy! I don't care for it because everytime I hear it, it reminds me oif that movie Death Becomes Her, or What Lies Beneath ( the girl that dies was named Madeline and they called her Maddy!)
2006-09-14 10:35:47 · answer #7 · answered by pitbull lover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes you can't do anything to stop them. Try to call her Madelynn in from of them anytime they call her Maddy, maybe that will help.
2006-09-14 10:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by regie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they start, tell them, "Her given name is Madelynn, not Maddie." and smile (and try to make it look like a real smile, LOL)
I love the name too. Have you ever thought about the traditional French spelling of Madeleine? (It's pronounced MAD-a-lin, not madda-LINE, like the little girl in the books). :)
2006-09-14 18:10:38 · answer #9 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to always explain...so either don't call your daughter Madelynn or accept that you will have to constantly tell people not to call her Maddy.
2006-09-14 10:45:41 · answer #10 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
with both of our daughters, we told everyone the names, and what we were going to call them. What happens though if later on in life your child decides she likes the nick name Maddy, and choices to tell people to call her by that?
Bottom line, if you don't want people to call her Maddy, then tell them you would prefer for them not to call her that.
I think it is a beautiful name too!
2006-09-14 10:25:52 · answer #11 · answered by tnmomof2as 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋