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Olivia- nickname

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Nicknameneeded · 20/11/2021 08:02

Due our DD next month. We have agreed on Olivia mainly because it’s the only girls name my husband likes at all! I like it but the popularity puts me off a bit. Can anyone think of a more unusual nickname than ‘Liv’ that might make me feel it has a bit more of a…shine? I was thinking maybe Oli but open to other ideas.

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Merinocool · 23/11/2021 14:15

I have an Olivia. There aren’t too many here at similar ages so we’ve never had to worry about shortening it. Her brother calls her Liv and a friend calls her Livvy. She prefers to be called Olivia by most people though.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 22/11/2021 21:32

Vee. Via.

IVflytrap · 22/11/2021 20:47

I know an Olivia in her 30s whose nickname is Lia (pronounced Leah).

PotteringAlong · 21/11/2021 19:15

I want a nickname as Olivia is ranked number 1 in the charts. Chances are there will be another in her nursery/school and therefore I want to give her a nickname alternative other than Liv. We have discussed it and we are going with Oli. Thanks all.

And how many boys in her class called Oliver but nicknamed Oli do you think there will be?!

Honestly, it’s 6 letters long. It doesn’t need shortening. Call her Olivia.

FawnFrenchieMum · 21/11/2021 19:13

I have never pre thought nick names, I always thought they were something that just happens naturally?!

MrsT84 · 21/11/2021 19:10

I teach primary and we have at least one, if not 2/ 3 Olivias in each year group. Most that use nicknames opt for Livvy. I have a friend who shortens her daughter's name to Oli, but to me that is a boys name - never heard a girl go by Oli before then.

toastofthetown · 21/11/2021 19:03

If the reason that you are giving her a nickname is to distinguish her from other children, then I wouldn't choose Oli. Oliver the most popular boys name and has been for years. A very good chunk of those will be Olly/Ollie and Ollie also features in the top hundred as a standalone name. Yours may well be the only girl Oli, but that won't help when it's being called across a playground. But I suppose you can cross that bridge when you get to it.

Internetio · 21/11/2021 19:01

I’ve gone through life at different points using different variations, my parents still call me Livvy, at work I’m Liv and throughout uni and early career I was Olly so that people assumed I was male (I worked in a male orientated field after a degree where I was the only female!)

I’m of the age that I was named after De Havilland rather than neutron bomb though so I’m one of the older wave of Olivia’s! There are surprisingly few in our primary school these days given it’s been one of the most popular names for donkeys!

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Nicknameneeded · 21/11/2021 18:56

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VanillaAndOrange · 20/11/2021 17:39

Most of the Olivias I've known have always been called Olivia. One was Livvy to her mum but couldn't get it to stick at school. I think Oli would be quite cool if you can get it to stick, but a lot of people will just use Olivia whatever you do.

ChristmasJumpers · 20/11/2021 16:00

So many people wondering why you would use nicknames. You obviously WANT to or you wouldn't be asking for inspiration, that's reason enough.
One of my first considerations when thinking of names I'd nickname potential, hardly anyone in our family goes by their proper name!

Babymamma192 · 20/11/2021 15:55

I used to get called livvy-liza (liza isn't my middle name) when I was little or lou but I didn't really like lou. My two dds have got random nicknames...they just come naturally I think it's best not to over think it.

MintyGreenDream · 20/11/2021 15:48

Livvy

merryhouse · 20/11/2021 15:47

Livsy-pops.

Just to pre-empt! My mother used to address one of her daughters as Julie-woo. Geoffrey was occasionally called Jiffers by his sister. One child had an exclusive pet-name Ozy.

Then there was my favourite uncle who addressed us indiscriminately as Fred

Notgotanyidea · 20/11/2021 15:39

Via

Blubells · 20/11/2021 13:32

Why shorten Olivia?

But if you must, then Ollie or Livvie are most natural

BingBongToTheMoon · 20/11/2021 13:29

Why does it need a nickname?
Why not just call your child the name you call them?
I’ve never understood this….sorry.

CrackerGal · 20/11/2021 13:01

I know an Olivia whose parents call her "Olli" it's cute & suits her!

fantasmasgoria1 · 20/11/2021 12:54

Livvy

PollyannaWhittier · 20/11/2021 12:49

All the Olivias I know are either Livvy/Livvi or don't shorten it at all.

Tal45 · 20/11/2021 12:43

Libby is quite a common one I think.

Elisemum · 20/11/2021 12:40

@Onandoff - agree. Olivia is Olivia and a lovely name too. Why come up with a weird nn at all? It’s a short enough name on its own

mamaduckbone · 20/11/2021 08:58

The Olivia in the book 'Wonder' is shortened to Via which is quite nice, although any I've taught have always been Liv. I wouldn't say it's overly popular now either - haven't had one in my school for ages. It's a pretty name.

Onandoff · 20/11/2021 08:56

All those suggestions are a bit naff or odd. What wrong with Liv? Or stick to Olivia. If you want to change the name beyond recognition you’d be better off calling her another name.

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Nicknameneeded · 20/11/2021 08:51

Of course ☺️ But I’m of the opinion that if someone is called a nickname from small it’s more likely to stick. Plus I don’t mind what her friends call her when she’s older I’m talking about what I/the family can call her as an alternative to Liv.

Like the opinion of ViVi or even just V.

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