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Longer name for Lovey

232 replies

erint09 · 01/07/2024 15:08

We LOVE the name Lovey for a little girl, but obviously for more professional circumstances/later life it wouldn't be appropriate. Any ideas for what Lovey could be a nickname for?

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muddyford · 01/07/2024 17:02

Reminds me of Blackadder, where Captain Darling is always called Darling by senior officers.

muddyford · 01/07/2024 17:02

Reminds me of Blackadder, where Captain Darling is always called Darling by senior officers.

understatedeleganza · 01/07/2024 17:02

We call each other lovey in our house. I don't think it needs to be related to our actual names. It's like calling a child sweetheart or darling or dear or bubba

buttnut · 01/07/2024 16:59

What about a normal first name and Love as a middle name. I think it’s a cute middle name.

HeapsOfStuff · 01/07/2024 16:59

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GetThatBloodyFaceOff · 01/07/2024 16:53

UnbelievableLie · 01/07/2024 15:11

Lovey? Loveday?! Fucking hell, this is a person not a pet bird.

Correct

FeelingHotHotHotFeelingHotHotHot · 01/07/2024 16:53

carparker · 01/07/2024 16:52

Loveness.

I once worked with someone called this, I thought it was a beautiful name.

???

pontipinemum · 01/07/2024 16:53

My sons NN is nothing to do with his real name. It is just what I called him as newborn. Call her what ever you want then nn her Lovey yourself

carparker · 01/07/2024 16:52

Loveness.

I once worked with someone called this, I thought it was a beautiful name.

FeelingHotHotHotFeelingHotHotHot · 01/07/2024 16:51

TheRozzers · 01/07/2024 16:26

Clover is actually quite lovely.

Really?! 😆

Longer name for Lovey
Feelsodrained · 01/07/2024 16:49

Yikes - Lovey?? As others have said, do you hate your unborn child and want her to get teased?

3luckystars · 01/07/2024 16:49

Loveisblind

Autumn1990 · 01/07/2024 16:45

I call my dd honey often, the whole family refer to her as honey. When we are our old ladies strike up conversation with her after hearing her called honey and almost exactly two sentences in they ask her what her name is. She replies Maisie. I’m sure they just checking she’s got a proper name!

FlyingHorses · 01/07/2024 16:44

fancystrawberries · 01/07/2024 16:22

That’s a type of glove.

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Well it was also this girl’s first name.

Lucy is the name of a brand of bin…
Stella is a type of beer…
So what?

She asked for name suggestions not judgey comments. Have a great day.

ihatecoffee · 01/07/2024 16:42

erint09 · 01/07/2024 15:26

We currently have Lala (Larissa) if that helps

The short version of Larissa is Lara!
They are both beautiful names.

Lala sounds like a fucking Teletubby and Lovey is a sick joke

Buffypaws · 01/07/2024 16:42

the longer term for lovey is lovey dovey. Still, looking at the letters…

Viola
Violet

Evelyn
Levi /Levina /Levinia
Lavinia

modgepodge · 01/07/2024 16:41

There’s a character in the TV show You called Love. I thought it weird at first but I guess it’s no different to Faith, Hope, Peace, Patience type names?

fluffiphlox · 01/07/2024 16:40

UnbelievableLie · 01/07/2024 15:11

Lovey? Loveday?! Fucking hell, this is a person not a pet bird.

Loveday is a name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveday

oakleaffy · 01/07/2024 16:38

BluPeony · 01/07/2024 16:35

Are you from the Eastern bloc?

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Lala sounds like a euphemism for a ladygarden.

oakleaffy · 01/07/2024 16:35

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 01/07/2024 15:13

On Reddit, they call these types of name a tragedeigh.

Loveigh would definiteleigh be a tradgedeigh.

Jimberleigh would be preferable.

BluPeony · 01/07/2024 16:35

erint09 · 01/07/2024 15:26

We currently have Lala (Larissa) if that helps

Are you from the Eastern bloc?

Mouldiwarp1 · 01/07/2024 16:33

Loveday is a very old English name. I rather like it.

magentarain · 01/07/2024 16:31

Lowena

EarthlyNightshade · 01/07/2024 16:31

Lovejoy?

SlightlygrumpyBettyswaitress · 01/07/2024 16:30

Just pick a proper name that you like? Nicknames are exactly that.
It's like someone saying I want my child to be called Moo.