Olive, Zara, Milla, Theodora, Letty or India

Not RTFT

Olive - not keen, OK as a middle name
Zara - o but it's a shopp
Milla (Millicent, Amelia or Camilla full name) - No, to close to milia
Theodora (Thea or Teddy for short) - No
Letty (Violet or Charlotte full name) Doesn't work with Charlitte. Letitia might be an option
India (I guess Indy for short) - No to both

Lettie isn't really a nn of Charlotte. That would be Lottie surely. Letitia maybe?

Thea or lettie

If you're open to other names what about ottilie? Ottie for short!

@Luredbyapomegranate you said Indiya was a unique dopey spelling and you stated if you not from an Asian origin India as a name should not be used. .

India or Millicent

Olive - not keen (on the fruit and name)
Zara - ok, not many around at the moment.
Milla (Millicent, Amelia or Camilla full name) - really dislike this nn. Amelia is overused. Milly and Camilla are fine.
Theodora (Thea or Teddy for short) - not keen. Also Teddy is a boy’s nn.
Letty (Violet or Charlotte full name) - her friends will come up with a different nn. Letty isn’t the first nn I’d think of.
India (I guess Indy for short) - not keen

Olive zara or Zara olive, I love India but if you are sticking with the middle name Olive then it doesn't go at all!

[quote KELLOGSspeck]@Luredbyapomegranate but Theordore is old fashioned[/quote]
@KELLOGSspeck

Eh? I didn’t say anything was old fashioned

But anyway it isn’t - it’s hugely popular -

@GigglingPinkGiraffe
I have a Zara. She is 9. Nobody really comments about the shop. We live rurally but when we go to a city occasionally that has the shop she loves that it has her name!

I love Olive. A beautiful name and I love the peace connection.

Zara is nice. Just dislike the clothing store connection.

Milla is lovely by itself. I'm not a fan of the longer names but if I had to choose, I'd pick Camilla.

I really dislike Theodora, Thea and Teddy. Just doesn't sound nice IMO.

Not a fan of Letty or Charlotte. Violet looks and sounds like Violent so a definite no for me.

I love Indie but don't really like India.

Olive - I prefer Olivia.
Zara - quite sharp and harsh
Milla (Millicent, Amelia or Camilla full name) - I like the long names but find Milla very chavvy
Theodora (Thea or Teddy for short) - I like this, Thea nicer than Teddy for short. Teddy is too try hard.
Letty (Violet or Charlotte full name) - I don't really see this as a natural short for either. Maybe for Lettice or Letitia.
India (I guess Indy for short) - cheap.

Olive or Theodora

Zara is lovely.

@Grumpasaurusrex I agree. The other poster is being stereotypical assuming just because you are Indian you must have that type of name rather than Camilla or Kate. Times have moved along... many people are called India but are white/black.

Priya is also a lovely name again Asian sounding but I think it's lovely.

My husband is Indian and he thinks people refusing the use the name India based on some weird faux-concern/guilt over colonialism is ridiculous and best and insulting at worst. The country is literally still called India??! They have an identity outside of colonialism for goodness sake. India is a nice name. If you like it, use it.

How is Olive so bad but Olivia the most popular girls name. Names are so bizarre really. Most are so lovely just don't name them anything that is an obvious target for bullying

@Luredbyapomegranate but Theordore is old fashioned

Olive only in a salad

Theodora is lovely. Dorey might be a more unusual / alternative nn. If you are worried about the th/f thing then Leonora might be an alternative

Zara is ok

Letty is ok. Not sure she’ll use it though

Milla is meh, I like Camilla though. The world does not need another Amelia

Zara is my favourite, and I like Olive too.

Oh and I LOVE India. Love it. But I am not sure about using it.

Theodora is my favourite, and is on our list, although we are considering just Thea by itself, rather than a NN.

I like Zara. Olive is one I’ve never been able to warm to. Letty as a NN for Charlotte is a big stretch IMO. Love Charlotte though!

Milla are you pronouncing it Mee-luh or
mill-uh? I like the first way, but would then spell it Mila which I love. Amelia is my favourite of the longer names, but it’s hugely popular (which doesn’t bother me at all, but it’s an issue for some!)

So, I think I’d either go for Theodora NN Thea, or just Thea, Zara or Charlotte.

Much prefer Olivia to Olive, who is stolid and practical and very early 1950s.

I'm leaning to Dorothy more than Theodora (maybe I just don't like a long O?). Wouldn't use Teddy, it's a baby boy or a soft toy.

Zara's okay... I remember when I was little thinking that Princess Anne just wanted to be A Bit More Special than calling her daughter Sarah

Milla is a bit nothingy. Millicent is a totally different feel. Prefer Amelia to Camilla but would use either of them in preference to Milla.

Are you white British? India is a bit dodgy for a white British person.

If I were told that Letty is short for Violet or Charlotte I'd think it was a bit contrived because you thought Laetitia sounded too posh.

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Olive - really like
Zara - OK
Milla (Millicent, Amelia or Camilla full name) - don't like Amelia, Camilla is meh, Millicent is OK
Theodora (Thea or Teddy for short) - OK
Letty (Violet or Charlotte full name) - like Letty but not Violet or Charlotte and they don't work with the nickname very naturally. I like Lettice and Letitia,
India (I guess Indy for short) - really dislike, dated and wasn't that nice the first time round