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Girl names with 4 letter nicknames ?

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Mamamamamaaas · 02/01/2023 15:11

So we are having DD in April! So excited

we have our son Jackson, who gets Jack a lot!

id ideally like a girl name where she has a 4 letter/name nickname but a longer name :)

any suggestions please xx

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KayEmAy · 08/07/2023 00:15

Gemma nn Emmy, Gigi

Demetra/Demetria nn Demi

Aurora/Loralai nn Rory

Alexandra nn Lexa, Andi, Alex, Lexi

Michaela/Makenna nn Mick, Mack

Holland nn Olly, Andi

Alina nn Lina

Nicolette nn Niki, Coco

Spencer/Aspen nn Penn

SallyWD · 07/07/2023 23:07

Erm the OP had her daughter in April so I assume they have a name now!

FayCarew · 07/07/2023 23:02

Jillette

Zola1 · 07/07/2023 23:01

Rosalie- Rosa or Rose

Zola1 · 07/07/2023 23:00

Gabriella/Gabrielle - Gabi

ThankYouStavros · 07/07/2023 22:43

Elena/Eleanor - Ellie, Lenny

BeethovenNinth · 07/07/2023 22:41

Rosemary. Rose
katherine. Kate
francesca. Fran
cecily. ceci
romily. Romi
jessica. Jess

Mumofgirls2017 · 07/07/2023 22:34

Delilah- lila
romilly- romy
theodora- thea
edith- edie
evelyn- evie
lillian- lily
Dorothea- dora
Penelope- Pearl, nell

SirKurtBored · 07/07/2023 22:12

Kate
Gabe
Beth

LadyMacbethWasMisunderstood · 07/07/2023 22:09

Fiona. Fifi

Leonora. Nora

Rosamunde. Rosa

Naomi. Mimi

Genevieve. Ginny (5 letters I know, but lovely).

user1492757084 · 03/01/2023 16:14

Louisa - Lulu
Lucy - Lucy
Annabel- Anna
Harriet - Hart
Georgina - Gigi
Gertrude - Gert
Susanna - Suze
Catherine - Cate
Felicity - Flic
Ellinor - Elli

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Mamamamamaaas · 03/01/2023 14:31

@eddiemairswife @Purplemagnolias quite simply because I want to?

If I don’t see any I like I’d leave it but I’ve already seen some :)

my question wasn’t ask me why it was name suggestions

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Purplemagnolias · 03/01/2023 10:48

Why does it have to match her brother's name?

Namaste6 · 02/01/2023 23:27

@Awwlookatmybabyspider Vivien - Vivi ❤️.

Adelais · 02/01/2023 22:42

Rosalie - Rose
Cordelia - Cora
Imogen - Immy
Emilia/ Emmeline - Emmy
Evelyn - Evie
Cecelia - Cece
Alexia - Ally / Lexi
Penelope - Nell
Lilliana - Lily

eddiemairswife · 02/01/2023 22:28

Why?

Theoldwoman · 02/01/2023 22:02

Francesca - Fran
Juliet - Julz
Annaliese - Anna
Lucille - Lucy
Caitlin - Caty
Rebecca- Beck
Millicent - Mily

GoodnightJude1 · 02/01/2023 22:00

Isabella - Then you get a Izzy and/or a Bella!

Mumofgirls2017 · 02/01/2023 21:55

Henrietta/ Harriet/ Scarlett/ Violet- etta
Theodora/ Athena- thea
delilah- lila
eleanor/ Penelope- nell
juniper- Joni/ Juno/ juni
elodie/ Edith/ Eden- edie
romilly/ Ramona/ rosemary- romy
aurora/ lorelei- rory
alexandra- lexi/ alex
tallulah- Lula/ lulu
cecily/ Cecilia- cece
eloise/ Elizabeth/ Eleanor- ella/ Elle
Rosalie/ Rosalind- Rosa
catherine- kate
liliana- lily
annabelle- anna
isabella- izzy
amelia- mila
emmeline/ Emilia- emmy
victoria- tori

Fivemoreminutes1 · 02/01/2023 19:55

Alexis - Lexi
Romily - Romy
Eleanor - Ella
Lilian - Lily
Rosamund - Rosa
Aurora- Rory

BabyFour2023 · 02/01/2023 19:18

My friends DD is Matilda, nn Tils.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/01/2023 19:17

Olivia Livi
Francesca Fran
Emilia Mimi

Theemptychair23 · 02/01/2023 19:13

I like Cecilia - Cece
Juliet - Etti
Edith - Edie
Penelope - Nell
Gabriella - Ella

tealandteal · 02/01/2023 16:44

Nicola/Nick
Dorathea/Thea (would have been my girl name)
Probably you want to avoid anything that shortens to Jill!
Eleanor/Ellison could be Ells/Elle for short.

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/01/2023 16:41

Caitlin - Cait
Joanna - Jojo
Emmeline - Emmy
Alexandra - Alix