Nicknames....

I am not a huge fan of nicknames despite the fact that I go by a shortened version of my own name.  My name is Rebecca almost everybody calls me Becky.  Basically my mom, my sister and a few aunts, uncles + some cousins call me Rebecca and that is it.  Growing up, I hated Rebecca and preferred Becky but now I don't really care either way.

I never call Greg Gregory unless he is annoying me or in very rare circumstances.  Finley even calls him Greg and sometimes daddy.  The only people who call him Gregory are his dad, stepmom and Grandma Janet.  Most everybody else calls him Greg. He refers to himself as Greg and me as Becky never Rebecca.

Finley is Finley.  I hate all nicknames related to her name.  Occasionally I will call her Finnigan but more often than not it is Finley or Peanut.  She is called Finn, Finnigan, Finner, Finster and I can't say I like any of them.  Finley is such a simple, pretty name that is easy to say and I don't think a nickname or shortened version is even needed.

Penelope, on the other hand, needs a nickname.  It is most definitely a mouthful to pronounce.  I like Penelope but I have a feeling she will not like it as she gets older.  Despite being a very old name, it is unique.  Nicknames that have been discussed have been Lady Penelope (not pronounced correctly), Penn, Penny, Pineapple (not me), Lopa (variation of the Russian pronunciation) , and Lo.  They all were decent enough but I just couldn't do it.  However, we were at a Valentine's Day party last week and when I said her name, someone mentioned Poppy as a good nickname for her.

I was hooked.  Poppy was on my list of baby girl names for her.  Greg hated it.  Hated it.  I loved it  but eventually relented knowing that he would never give in to it.   Greg still doesn't like it but Finley also calls her Poppy or P or Puppy so he has given in a bit.  That being said, I don't believe he will EVER refer to her as Poppy but only time will tell.

Despite my love for Poppy, I still find it hard to refer to her by a name other than Penelope.  I don't know why that is.  So I am about 50/50 Penelope and Poppy + on occasion Sweet Pea.  Greg is Penn, Lady Penalope and Penelope.

No matter what Greg and I decide on a nickname for both girls - it is not going to stay the same forever.  I have been called Becky, Bec, Speck, Beckles, Rebecca, Reb, Backseat Becky (from Cheers not reputation) over the years and it never bothered me.  The only thing I won't allow is Becca and I am sure Finley and Penelope will have a preference as they get older and that it will most likely change on more then one occasion.

So all this being said, call them what you want.  If you like Fin, Finner, or Penn or Poppy then do it.  Call them that.  Sooner or later, we will all be corrected


Happy Wednesday
Becky, Rebecca, Bec, Speck, Beckles, Reb,