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Help naming baby girl

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placewhite · 22/05/2022 19:37

We're looking for a girls name, preferably 4 syllables, that shortens nicely to a nn, to match her brother, Sebastian (Seb). Open to ideas as we are stuck in a rut and baby is 2 weeks old! Middle name will be May. Thanks in advance 😊

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h0tXberns · 22/05/2022 22:22

Penelope

Vanessa

Parryon · 22/05/2022 22:19

isadora (nn Izzy or Dora)
iliana (nn Lana)
anastasia (nn Ana, Tass)

Tryagain2020 · 22/05/2022 21:29

timoteigirl · 22/05/2022 21:23

@Tryagain2020 sorry no idea what Sadler's Wells is.

There's a series of books about a ballet dancer called Veronica who marries Sebastian. They're the main characters.

MissBPotter · 22/05/2022 21:28

We have an Isabella and we love it.
Others I loved that might work were Penelope, Dorothy and Eloise.

SpaceJamtart · 22/05/2022 21:27

Alexandra is a lovely name, I've seen it shortened mostly to Ally, but also Lexi, Lexa, Andi, Sandy, Alex and Xan

BorderlineBob · 22/05/2022 21:23

Henrietta nn Etta
Alexandra nn Sasha
Congratulations on your new baby 💐

timoteigirl · 22/05/2022 21:23

@Tryagain2020 sorry no idea what Sadler's Wells is.

IStandWithMaya · 22/05/2022 21:13

Elisabeth - Lissie
Katharine - Kate
Penelope - Penny
Alexandra - Sasha
Isabella - Bella

Tryagain2020 · 22/05/2022 21:07

timoteigirl · 22/05/2022 20:08

Immediately thought of Veronica to go with Sebastian

Because of Sadlers Wells?!

OP, I thought of Virginia (Ginny), Vanessa (Ness) and Adelaide. Not four syllables though.

PoemBeatrice · 22/05/2022 20:15

Margaretta/Margareta - both international variants pronounced margaRET-a, with little bit drawn RET part
Cordelia
Veronica
Felicity nn Lissy or Fliss

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 22/05/2022 20:14

My favourite at the moment is Alessandra nickname Ally or Sasha.

Chooksnroses · 22/05/2022 20:14

Marianna? Seraphina?

BiscuitLover3678 · 22/05/2022 20:12

Why not Alexis?

timoteigirl · 22/05/2022 20:08

Immediately thought of Veronica to go with Sebastian

FawnDrench · 22/05/2022 20:06

Arabella
Magdalena
Mariella
Frederica
Boadicea
Calliope
Persephone
Henrietta
Scheherazade
Cleopatra

Twizbe · 22/05/2022 20:05

Elizabeth

Or I know 2 Sebastian and Elodie sibling sets

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 22/05/2022 20:03

Hermione (Mimi if you need a nickname)
Clementine (Clemmy)

Lilililili · 22/05/2022 20:03

Genevieve
Angelica
Juliana
Seraphina
Cecilia
Leonora

FinnRussell · 22/05/2022 20:01

Clementine

IggyAce · 22/05/2022 20:00

Evangeline
Seraphina

PaintingClocks · 22/05/2022 19:57

Amelia
Angelica
Ariadne
Antigone
Aurelia
Astoria
Calliope
Cecilia
Eliana
Elizabeth
Evelina
Eulalia
Isabella
Indiana
Liliana
Lavinia
Octavia
Penelope
Persephone
Tatiana

ofwarren · 22/05/2022 19:49

Victoria
Anastasia
Elizabeth
Penelope
Isabella
Felicity
Georgiana

hearmywomanlyroar · 22/05/2022 19:48

These were the first 4 syllable names that sprang to mind:
Isabella
Evangeline
Georgiana

JayAlfredPrufrock · 22/05/2022 19:47

Calypso

JayAlfredPrufrock · 22/05/2022 19:47

Persephone