NN as full names

Edie and Nell are both fine as full names.

It’s perfectly okay to call your kids Nell or Edie, and not bother with a longer name on the birth cert. It’s always been pretty common thing to do, despite some people thinking it’s a modern affectation.

If you did want longer names, for Nell you could go with Ellen/Cornelia/Penelope and Edie could be short for Edith/Edwina/Eden.

One of my DDs is registered as a shortened form of Jennifer.

Edie and Nell are lovely. No need for anything else.

Definitely, just Nell. Nell is simple and pretty but Nelly is clunky.

Nell and Romy sound lovely together.

Just Nell. If you want a longer name, you could use Eleanor or Helena, but just Nell is fine. Nelly and Nellie aren't all that nice.

My DD1 is Mimi. I didn’t realize until after she was named that it was often a NN.
Lulu, Tess, Betty, Ellie, Nina, Gia, Bette, Frankie

Both as fine as they are. And definitely just Nell.

I so wish my parents had thought to do this.

Nelly the elephant? Nell if you must, but absolutely not Nelly/Nellie.

Nell is fine I think (not Nelly!)

Edie is a but twee so would use Edith

Her full name is Mimi?!

Nell is ok, but could use Fenella, Penelope or Annelie as a full name

I don't mind shortened names as full names per se, but it's nice to have another option when older

it's nice to have another option when older

I never understand why people on MN always say this. When she’s older she can call herself whatever the heck she wants, it’s a free country - she doesn’t need to be stuck with a horrible name like Fenella.

@continentallentil Sure is. She is named after my grandmother too.

Fenella is nice, but it shortens to Fen not Nell.
I suppose you could use Prunella.

@KirstenBlest by your strange rules, Prunella will shorten to Prun.

Eleanor.

@PuppyMonkey , Not Prun, Prue.
Not my strange rules at all.

Why couldn’t someone shorten Fenella to Nell? That’s a very bizarre rule you’ve created.

Nell is much better than Nelly/Nellie. Makes me think of Nelly the Elephant.
My son has a one syllable name and his nicknames are all longer versions of his name. So you could use Nelly as a nickname but I think that Nell is best as the full name.

I know a Nell who's full name is Fenella, and I love both versions. She always goes by Nell though, but it's nice to have the formal version, as Fenella is such a pretty name.

@ReeseWitherfork , I haven't created a rule. It's just how names tend to be shortened.