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which nickname sounds best? (piefed.social)

submitted 6 days ago by therealverobiscuit@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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so ive seen several nicknames for my name, veronika. ive seen vero, vera, ronnie, and even nika. however, i live in the united states so im scared that if i have teachers call me nika, kids will "think" im calling myself a racial slur (the n-word) even tho i went to middle school with a nika/nikka (i forgot how to spell her name). i'm nonbinary, so ronnie could work for being short for ron, maybe aaron or veronika/veronica, but i dont really like masculine terms even tho there are plenty of girls named ronnie.

i already go by vero at school sometimes, especially since in my spanish class, vero was listed as a nickname for my spanish name, which is just verónica. i am also russian-american and vera is a name there in russia. ive heard of some russian girls and characters with the name.

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[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

How about sticking to Veronika? I still feel bad that People always and only use my nickname. Veronica has a lot of meaning: “Veronica is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the ancient Macedonian name Berenice (Βερενίκη), which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Attic Greek Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and νίκη, níkê, "victory", i.e. "she who brings victory".”

[–] kaulquappus@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago

Whoah! There is a star constellation Berenice's Hair*, and suddenly it's connected to a name I know!

*just a line with an angle