Sydnee gets called Syd sometimes, but I really don't like it as it sounds so masculine to me, and Sydnee is anything but! I've never shortened Bennett's name to Ben or Benny, just because it does not fit him at all. His vet surgeon in MO tried to call him Benny, and I finally just couldn't stand it and said "oh please, I'm sorry, but I just can't stand to hear you call him Benny any longer!" ...