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Girls name that can't be obviously shortened

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NoNameIdeas · 31/07/2020 09:24

Due baby 2 in November and looking for girls names that can't be automatically shortened, although fully aware they'll still probably end up with a nickname! We have a little boy called Henry already.
So far we like Erin and Verity.

Thanks for any suggestions!

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RainbowRaine · 04/08/2020 16:16

My DD has a short name, it's been lengthened as her nickname by friends.

Crankley · 04/08/2020 16:11

My niece was named Eve as her mother rightly assumed it couldn't be shortened but the family lengthened it instead and either called her Evie or Eve+middle name. You can't win Grin

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 03/08/2020 21:15

Claire
Kate
Jane
Ruth
Leah
Lois
Niamh
Ada
Zara
Dinah

Krazynights34 · 03/08/2020 20:58

Luna
Anna
Julie
Joy
Nora
Mary
Mari
Maeve
Niamh
Thea
Bo
Honor
Honey
Beth
Emma
Leah
Lana
Lyra
Darryl

...obviously all names can be altered but some of those not do easily

iloveyoubutilovememore · 03/08/2020 13:15

Lotte (pronounced lott-a)

SheWranglesRugRats · 03/08/2020 12:45

Hope

Ruth

Thefaceofboe · 02/08/2020 21:32

Aria?

Okbutnotgreat · 02/08/2020 20:48

Anya, Martha, Jane, Lyla are a few that are hard to shorten.

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NoNameIdeas · 02/08/2020 20:28

Thanks again for all of the suggestions, it's really helping! And for those that feel the need to be rude about it...simply ignore the thread, nobody is forcing you to comment!

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IndiaMay · 02/08/2020 16:56

The Verity's I know are all called Vee.

My suggestions
Belle
Wren
Kate
Sarah
Polly
Kia

FawnDrench · 02/08/2020 13:10

Joan
June
Jade
Kay
May
Rae
Fay
Leah
Pearl
Heather
Paige
Fleur
Niamh
Dawn
Kim
Maud
Ria
Raine
Nell

bearfood · 02/08/2020 13:00

My friend Verity was Vez or Vezza at school

Zhampagne · 02/08/2020 12:44

So many of you would hate my extended family. They can make a nickname out of absolutely anything. If your name is too short they will make it longer or use your surname.

Amy can be Ames.
Nancy can be Nance or Cee.
Laura can be Lau (homophone of Law).

Sometimes the nn is no shorter than the original name - Henry as Henners, Helen as Helly etc.

It's all done with affection. Fair enough to have a preference once you are old enough to know how you want to be addressed but it is a bit of a weird thing to try and pre-emptively control for your child.

Ohwhatbliss · 02/08/2020 12:39

My mum named me Laura for this exact reason and I've never had it shortened, or been called anything other than Laura (until I moved to Aus and got Lolly!)

bertiebottseveryfalvourbeans · 02/08/2020 12:35

Ava, Kate, Dawn, Eve, Hazel, Sophie,

And I LOVE Iris

Ellmau · 02/08/2020 12:23

Fay
Niamh
Fern
Raine
Laura
Fleur
Nina
Carla
Ada

daisypond · 02/08/2020 10:47

Nancy is shortened to Nan traditionally. As Nancy is a form of Ann, it also can go back to its original, “long” name, even though it’s shorter, and be Ann again.

Goyle · 02/08/2020 10:45

Grace?

thismeansnothing · 02/08/2020 10:41

My eldest is called Nancy. No shortening that. Although there was a phase of nursery staff calling her 'Nance' I mean wtf is that? It's a 2 syllable name as it is.

Flymetothestars · 02/08/2020 10:34

Greta
Cleo
Nina

sweetnosugar · 02/08/2020 10:31

Thea

Boireannachlaidir · 02/08/2020 10:24

Ann

Iwalkinmyclothing · 02/08/2020 10:13

Names that can't be shortened seem to get lengthened IME!

Amzam · 02/08/2020 10:09

Name changed to say. . . Also an Amy! Once in a blue moon to people try shortening it. They get a 🤨 as it’s not exactly hard to say and quickly go back to the full name.

MiniDoofa · 02/08/2020 05:29

My parents chose my and my brothers names so that they couldn’t be shortened.
We both got called our surname at school!!!!

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