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Do you know any Felicitys? If so, what are they like and do they have a nn?

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cherrypez · 26/09/2015 16:18

I have a newborn DD named Felicity...she is registered, it's a done deal. DP and I bickered from 16 weeks onwards over what to call her. I wanted to call her Arabella, he like Georgia, so we compromised on Felicity as an 'it's ok' name for us both.
Now she's here it's just not right. It feels too formal for a tiny baby, and I know she will be an adult for a long time and a baby for the blink of an eye but I haven't actually used her name at all except when asked directly what it is. I call her Floss, which DP hates, but it suits my sweet smelling, scrumptious DD.
I guess I'm just wondering what connotations the name has for people, and what nicknames people have heard for it. I dislike Flick, before anyone suggests that one!

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Marcipex · 01/10/2015 17:05

I only know one, she is very clever, very beautiful, and known as Fifi.

Sophronia · 30/09/2015 16:41

I know two who go by Fliss and Lissa/Lissy

Wigeon · 27/09/2015 22:58

The one I know (aged 71) has been Liss, Lissy, Fliss and occasionally Fizz.

Jux · 27/09/2015 22:58

I was at school with a Felicity, known as Flick. She was very pretty, highly intelligent, and kind. Your baby is in good company.

froggyjump · 27/09/2015 22:56

I used to know one who was very young when I knew her, she was always called Fizzy and it really suited her!

Junosmum · 27/09/2015 15:59

It's a lovely name.

I know one, she's a dancer and very pretty. She's in her 20s now. Mainly called Felicity except by family who call her flick or fliss.

FlyDragonfly1 · 27/09/2015 13:28

I know two girls called Felicity, one 20 and one around 35. One goes by Fliss and the other goes by Flick Smile

WhiteHairReally · 26/09/2015 22:41

Fizzy
Itsy
Felice
And Licity

BlueChampagne · 26/09/2015 21:52

I know a 6 yo and an approx 40 yo Felicity, and they're both Fliss. One very gentle, the other a numbers geek (in a good way).

SpanielFace · 26/09/2015 20:35

My niece is a Felicity. She's usially Fliss, sometimes Fliss-Floss or Miss Fliss. She is two and gorgeous, charming and an absolute handful - under the cuteness hides a feisty little madam with an iron will! She is totally loveable though and one of these little girls who just charms everyone. It's a great name. Smile

museumum · 26/09/2015 20:35

I know one. She's definitely and always Fliss.

wigglybeezer · 26/09/2015 20:32

I know two, both late forties, one nn Fly, the other Flick.

howabout · 26/09/2015 20:14

Fantastic name choice. Would she suit Felix. My dd2 had her name all picked out and didn't suit it when she arrived. She got shortened to a unisex nn and is now the tree climbing go getter she was always going to be.

EBearhug · 26/09/2015 20:06

I've known a Felicity who's only ever been Felicity, and another one who was Liss/Lissa.

Doublebubblebubble · 26/09/2015 19:18

I know 3 adult Felicity's.

Fee, Flick and Flis. They are all lovely and They all go by their nn.

SmugairleRoin · 26/09/2015 19:10

I do know a Felicity - can't stand her, but not because of her name Grin Shes 25 or so I think and nicknamed Flicker or Liccie.

You can really end up with anything as a nickname. For Felicity I'd guess Flick, Fliss, Floss, Fee...or the two I mentioned above.

Luciferbox · 26/09/2015 19:06

My 32 y/o friend is known as Fee as a nn

AngelBlue12 · 26/09/2015 19:00

I have a Felicity - she is 8 and she gets called Lity - my older DD couldn't say her name when she was born!

Theimpossiblegirl · 26/09/2015 18:56

I used to know a Felicity shortened to Felly.

Iwasbornin1993 · 26/09/2015 18:55

My DSIL is called Felicity and gets called Fliss. It's a lovely name Smile. Congrats on the birth of your DD!

BackInTheRealWorld · 26/09/2015 18:40

Edwin Collins does a great song called Felicity!

BackInTheRealWorld · 26/09/2015 18:39

Oooo just remembered another one...but she is called TJ so I forget that she is a felicity!
Short for felicity Jane somehow!

Abraid2 · 26/09/2015 18:39

Or: Flicka.

ShutTheFuckUpBarbara · 26/09/2015 18:39

I know a Felicity who goes by Fizz. She is clever, stylish and very pretty. I have always loved her name Smile

Abraid2 · 26/09/2015 18:38

It is a gorgeous name, I meant to add.

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