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Longer unique girls names with nicknames please?

61 replies

starsshinebright · 23/10/2017 07:25

I like:
Madison nn. Maddie
Eloise nn. Ellie
Elodie nn. Ellie/ Edie
Harriet nn. Hattie
Amelie nn. ??

Any other suggestions? No set middle name and surname begins with 'H' and has 1 syllable.

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Threeandabit · 23/10/2017 16:29

Sorry, I thought Harriet was rarer than it is. It is ranked 49th most popular name, in England and Wales.

Threeandabit · 23/10/2017 16:15

Harriet

lotsoffreckles · 23/10/2017 15:34

I have an Emmeline nickname Emmie, obviously I think it’s lovely 🎀

Ponyboycurtis · 23/10/2017 15:29

Victoria - Tor, whilst not unique, I would say the short version is, I know of one (my sister).

SuzukiLi · 23/10/2017 15:29

My Amelie is a Mimi

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 23/10/2017 15:26

There's some beautiful names on this thread but I'm not keen on all the -ie ending nicknames .
Makes them sound like a litter of puppies

Protectingmydaughterfromfilth · 23/10/2017 15:13

Mackenzie - Kenzie (my daughter!)

Threeandabit · 23/10/2017 14:57

Donatella
Nicoletta
Daniella

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 23/10/2017 14:53

Vanessa (Nessie)
Alakina (Kiki)
Victoria (Tori. Torah. Ria.)
Madeline. (Maddie. Linnie. Della)
Evangelina. (Evie/a. Vannie. Lina.)
Martha. (Mattie)
Elenora (Nora. Leni. Nell)
Edwina. (Eddie. Winnie. Teddy)

numbmum83 · 23/10/2017 14:52

Francesca
Penelope
Cordelia
Emmanuelle
Antoinette
Anastasia
Genevieve
Jacqueline
Vivienne
Cassandra
Clementine
Pollyanna
Lillianna
Evangeline
Magdalena
Hermione
Constance
Esmeralda
Marianna
Annaliese
Adelaide

manicinsomniac · 23/10/2017 13:34

I don't know any children called Madison but do teach at least 1 (sometimes 2 or 3) Eloise, Elodie, Harriet and Amelie. I'm call them all solidly popular but not massively overused.

Unique is hard. I'm going as unusual as I can here:

Adrielle (Dri, Addy)
Anastasia (Stazi)
Adenike (Nikki)
Amabelle (Ama)
Aphrodite (Aphra)
Alexandria (Alex, Ali, Lexi)
Bernadette (Bernie)
Cressida (Cressie)
Calista (Callie)
Christabel (Chris, Bella)
Christiana (Christy, Ana)
Devora (Dora)
Dorothea (Dotty, Thea)
Dominique (Nikki)
Elisaveta (Veta)
Ekaterina (Kat)
Electra (Ella)
Febrianne (Rhiann, Ria)
Fenella (Nella)
Fabienne (Fabia, Enna)
Frederika (Freddie)
Georgiana (Georgie, Gigi)
Georgette (Georgie, Etta)
Giovanna (Vanna, Gia)
Henrietta (Hetty)
Hannalie (Hanna)
Iolathe (Thea)
Jocasta (Jo)
Jessamine (Jess)
Jacinta (Jacki)
Katerina (Kat)
Lavender (Ava?)
Lavinia (Vinnie)
Mirabelle (Belle, Bella)
Magdalena (Lena, Maggie)
Marguerite (Rita)
Marilla (Rilla)
Nerilly (Neri?)
Octavia (Tavia)
Persephone (Sephy)
Pandora (Dora)
Rhiannyd (Ria)
Richenda (Rikki)
Samara (Sam)
Veronique (Ronnie)
Wilhemina (Mina)
Xanthippe (Zanna, Pippa)

Coconutspongexo · 23/10/2017 11:36

They're not unusual either sorry

Coconutspongexo · 23/10/2017 11:36

The only 'unique' name you've suggested OP is Elodie the others are popular

QueenInTheNorth26 · 23/10/2017 11:35

Amelia-Milly
Evangeline-Annie

Trailedanderror · 23/10/2017 11:32

Cosima/ Amelia/ Miranda to Mimi
Alexandra to Sasha
Catherine/ Katherine to Kit

BernardBlacksHangover · 23/10/2017 11:23

OP doesn't mean unique she means unusual

Yes 'unique' would mean there is only one in the universe surely. Tricky to find a name that unusual unless you make something up!

Anyway, I don't think any of the names in the op are even unusual (sorry op). The only name I don't know any children with it Eloise, but i still wouldn't call it terribly unusual - not common either, but not very unusual.

How about:

Leonora (Leo / Nora / Nell for short)
Isadora (Izzy / Dora for short)
Genevieve (Jen / Vee for short)
Isolde (Izzy for short)
Elowen (Ellie / Lo for short)

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 23/10/2017 10:00

Evangeline - Eva
Stephanie - Stevie
Francesca - Frankie
Adeline - Addie
Penelope - Penny/Nell
Emmeline - Emmie

FresasAndFrambuesas · 23/10/2017 09:35

Constance
Vanessa
Veronica
Felicity
Tamsin
Tamara

Joinourclub · 23/10/2017 09:31

Camilla nn Millie
Tahlulah nn Lulu
Cassandra nn Cassie
Araminta nn Minty
Dorothy nn Dolly
Penelope nn Penny
Roberta nn Bobby
Jenifer nn Jenny
Josephine nn Josie
Phillipa nn Pippa
Susannah nn Suki
Gwendoline nn Gwen
Elizabeth nn Betty

Smoliver · 23/10/2017 09:26

Amelie - Millie/Mimi/Amy
Delilah - Lila
Matilda - Tilda/Tilly
Cassandra/Cassidy - Cassie
Roxanne - Roxie
Esther - Essie
Dorothy - Dottie/Dodie
Minerva - Minnie
Abigail - Abbie
Gabriella - Ella/Gabby
Emmeline - Emmi
Vanessa - Nessa
Elizabeth - Beth/Lizzie/Libby/Buffy/Eliza/Ellie
Katherine - Katie/Kate/Kath/Kitty
Josephine - Josie
Louise - Lulu

00100001 · 23/10/2017 09:18

OP doesn't mean unique, she means unusual.

GreenClayMask · 23/10/2017 09:17

Edith to Edie
Gabriella to Gabby or Ella
Cassandra to Sandy
Genevieve to Vivi
Cosima to Coco

Swearwolf · 23/10/2017 09:10

I'd say anything that shortens to Ellie is out, as there are tonnes of them, probably all short for different things but who knows? There are also a lot of amelies and amelias.

How about Cecilia? Similar vibe but more unusual, and cece/sissy is a cute shortening.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 23/10/2017 09:01

None of those are unique, in fact my name is one of them.

ChocolateCrunch · 23/10/2017 08:56

Jemima - Mimi
Tabitha - Tibby
Anoushka - Annie
Beatrice - Trixie

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