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Elegant girls name with a short nickname?

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RavenclawWriter · 12/03/2017 14:58

I hope this is ok to ask here. This is for a novel I'm writing. I'm looking for a name for my character.

She is a lesbian who is artistic and quite punky. She comes from an upper middle class white background (goes to boarding school) and will have been given an elegant girly name, possibly something from a literary or artistic influence. But it needs to have a short, possibly unisex nickname that she will use with her friends. Born in about 2002 and is British.

Any suggestions?

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RavenclawWriter · 12/03/2017 17:09

I think I'm going to go with Allegra (she's not that similar to the character in The Jane Austen Bookclub).

Not sure how I should spell her nickname though.

Options are:

Al/Ali

Alle/Allie

Obviously the second one is more consistent with the spelling of the full name and more feminine but I don't want it to look 'made up' or like I've added extra letters.

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Calphurnia · 12/03/2017 17:06

Perdita. Not sure about NN, maybe Red?

crapfatbanana · 12/03/2017 17:01

Stephanie - Stevie

Matilda - Matt

Jocelyn - Joss

Winifred - Freddy

Alannah - Al

Christina - Chris/Kit

Olive - Olly

Benjamina or Benedicta - Ben

Reece

TheLastUNIC0RN · 12/03/2017 16:59

Katherine - Kit
Charlotte - Lottie
Harriet - Harry

JonSnowsWhore · 12/03/2017 16:58

Evangeline - Eva or Eve

Bohemond · 12/03/2017 16:56

Calliope - Poppy

crapfatbanana · 12/03/2017 16:53

Evangeline - Evan, Ange, Eva, Evie, Lina, Li/Lee

Leonora - Leo

Wilhelmina - Will

Carlotta - Carl

Madeleine - Lenny

Louisa - Lou

Alicia - Ali

Ashleigh - Ash

Vivian

Sylvia - Sylv(ain)

NuffSaidSam · 12/03/2017 16:40

There is a character in 'The Jane Austen Bookclub' who is very similar to your character (arty, punky, lesbian) and is called Allegra so I'd maybe avoid that.

NiceCuppaTeaAndASitDown · 12/03/2017 16:37

I know a girl just like you're describing, her name is Angharad and she goes by Harry

Ponyboycurtis · 12/03/2017 16:35

Desmerelda - Des

stoopido · 12/03/2017 16:33

Olivia - Liv
Amelia - Meels/Mills

TheCakes · 12/03/2017 16:29

Yeah 2002 I'd go with Jasmine/Jazz

nonameinspiration · 12/03/2017 16:28

Oh I love Cass for either gender.

My current favourite name is Frances - can be frank frankie fran

Or just Kim

Theyhaveallbeenused2 · 12/03/2017 16:25

Florence flo

PageNowFoundFileUnderSpartacus · 12/03/2017 16:23

If you like Florence, you could use the nn (W)Ren?

MerryMarigold · 12/03/2017 16:05

I love Cassandra/ Cass

Isabelle/ Iz

Geraldine/ Jez

Jemimah/ Mim

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RavenclawWriter · 12/03/2017 16:04

Ooh, I like Allegra too!

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Ihearthickson · 12/03/2017 16:04

Based on birth in 2002 I'd go for Jasmine for Alexandra

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/03/2017 16:04

Is jasmine upper middle class?

gonegrey56 · 12/03/2017 16:03

Artemis/Arti
Venetia/Ven
Claudia/Claude
Allegra/Al or Ali
Heloise/Si

All the names/nicknames of people I know .

UnbornMortificado · 12/03/2017 16:02

I like Cassandra there was a teenage character in Skins with the same name.

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RavenclawWriter · 12/03/2017 16:00

Ok, I think I've got it narrowed down to these names. Not sure which to pick!

Alexandra - Lex
Cassandra - Cass
Clementine -Clem
Henrietta –Henri
Jasmine -Jas
Jemima –Jem

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FlaviaAlbia · 12/03/2017 15:59

I know a few women whose names start with V and whose nickname is Vee...

thereareworsethingsicoulddo · 12/03/2017 15:57

Ren as a NN for Florence?

flumpybear · 12/03/2017 15:57

Araminta - minty
Tabitha - tabby or tabby cat