| Parents usually invest time and effort in finding the | | | | Robert and RJ for Ronald Allen. |
| perfect name for their babies. It is common that once | | | | Coming up with a nice nickname to call your baby |
| a name is given to a baby, an appropriate nickname | | | | sometimes require a little creativity and a lot of |
| also follows. While there are a lot of uncommon and | | | | affection for the baby. Some nicknames just come |
| unique names for babies, the idea of combining two | | | | spontaneously like calling a baby girl Little Missy or a |
| names for a baby is also common. Sometimes, one of | | | | baby boy Little Mister for that sense. Some parents or |
| these two names or the initials of the two names | | | | even relatives and friends come up with their own |
| become the nickname. | | | | nicknames for the baby thus creating a wide variety |
| Nicknames are given to shorten a name or a manner | | | | of nicknames. It is even surprising to know sometimes |
| used to eliminate the formality in addressing a person. | | | | that a baby is called differently by different people |
| Babies are given nicknames to call them in an | | | | despite of having a given name by his parents. This is |
| affectionate or more personal manner. Babies tend to | | | | how nicknames are, they are informal, spontaneous |
| have cute and fun nicknames. Depending on what is | | | | and more often than not, just elements of fun and |
| their real name, parents can always come up with | | | | affection. They are different adaptations of a person's |
| something cute and affectionate to call their babies | | | | real name. |
| aside from their given names. | | | | Giving your baby an appropriate nickname lessens the |
| Some common baby nicknames that parents use to | | | | chances of people naming your baby any other way. |
| call their baby girls include Lily for Lilibeth, Jessie for | | | | Nicknames are sometimes used to make fun of a |
| Jessica, Annie for Annette, Lizzie for Elizabeth and Ella | | | | certain name or person. Parents should be careful in |
| for Michaella and for baby boys, Bernie for Bernard, | | | | giving their babies nicknames as this may connote |
| Mickey for Michael and Willy for William. Some parents | | | | something else to other people. In creating baby |
| with babies that have name combinations use the | | | | nicknames, the integrity of the baby's real name should |
| initials to come up with a nickname for their babies. | | | | be preserved. |
| Examples of these are; MJ for Mary Jane, JR for John | | | | |