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What can Carrie be short for?

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AlexandraOrlov · 30/11/2015 18:27

I'm not wild about Caroline and can't think of any others.

Or what do we think of Carrie as a standalone name, is it too nicknames/babyish?

Thanks!

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thunderbird69 · 30/11/2015 18:29

Carys
Carmel

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MilkTwoSugarsThanks · 30/11/2015 18:29

Catherine?

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dementedpixie · 30/11/2015 18:30

Carrie is fine as a name. A bit pointless to find a name you like then try to make it longer.

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00100001 · 30/11/2015 18:31

Carolyn
Carol
Cary
Caren

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00100001 · 30/11/2015 18:31

Just call her Carrie

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LilyKing0909 · 30/11/2015 18:40

Carrie is fine on its own :)

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IoraRua · 30/11/2015 18:43

Carmen
Cara
Corina
Carla
Carlotta
Charlotte

Some of those are a bit of a reach, but there you go!

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IoraRua · 30/11/2015 18:44

Tbh though I like Carrie on its own.

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ShmooBooMoo · 30/11/2015 18:46

Carys

Caroline

Carina

Carmen

Carmel

Karen

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RabbitSaysWoof · 30/11/2015 18:46

What pixie said.

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RiaOverTheRainbow · 30/11/2015 18:48

Carys
Karen
Carter

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ShmooBooMoo · 30/11/2015 18:48

Carrie does make me think of an unpopular, bullied girl getting a bucket of pigs' blood chucked over her at prom... Sorry.

Had you considered Carey (as in Carey Mulligan, similar but more modern and without the above connotations)?

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juneau · 30/11/2015 18:52

I know a Carrie who is just ... Carrie! Its a lovely name. If that's what you like, go for it.

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Sophronia · 30/11/2015 18:55

Caramia
Carissa
Carola
Carolina
Carreen
Carlita

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AlexandraOrlov · 30/11/2015 19:07

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, you've also reassured that it's an acceptable name by itself (pigs blood aside!)

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ShmooBooMoo · 01/12/2015 00:37

I'm old...most people have probably forgotten that film anyway Grin

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DramaAlpaca · 01/12/2015 00:52

Carenza

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ijustwannadance · 01/12/2015 01:00

Carrianne

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Clawdy · 01/12/2015 10:32

Carrie Ann by the Hollies....it's a lovely name in its own right.

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Stepawayfromthezebras · 01/12/2015 10:35

Cariad, is one of my favourite names but DP doesn't like it so I can't have it for my little one due in Feb Sad

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