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Elegant but unusual baby girl names

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sunshinelollipopz · 15/07/2024 18:11

Really struggling for our baby girl's names - feel like I've exhausted everything at this point!

We love elegant and pretty names that easily shorten to a nice nickname from the first syllable.

As we do want the easy nickname, we've ruled out some favourites:

Felicity
Matilda
Delilah
Daphne

Been through all the usual Ottilie, Gwendoline etc but just can't find something with a pretty nickname alongside the long name that fits our vibe.

Help!

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Tunder · 15/07/2024 22:43

Ruth - Rue

Magicmagician · 15/07/2024 22:44

Josephine - Jo
Caitlyn - Cate

Okeydokedeva · 15/07/2024 22:45

Vivienne
Esther
Clementine

Lampzade · 15/07/2024 22:45

Sephora

Mandarinaduck · 15/07/2024 23:06

Sigrid - Siggy
Josephine - Josie
Anastasia - Ana
Constance - Connie
Lenora - Lenny
Ariadne - Ari
Veronica - Vero
Victoria - Vivi, Vita
Meredith - Merry
Gabrielle - Gabi

CoffeeBeansGalore · 15/07/2024 23:11

Catriona - Cat
Leonie - Lee or Leo
Piper - Pip
Phoebe - pheebs
Gabriella - Gabby
Suzette - Suzi
Antonia - Annie
Tatiana - Tati/Tia
Georgette - Georgie
Lucia - Lulu

urbanbuddha · 15/07/2024 23:13

Josephine - Jo

and not the first syllable but single syllable
Margaret - Meg
Helen - Nell

HedgehogB · 15/07/2024 23:14

Josie234 · 15/07/2024 18:29

Thomasina (nn Tommy/Thomie)
Henrietta (nn Henri)
India/Indira (nn Indi)
Louisa (nn Lou)
Florence (nn Flo/Florrie)

My sister’s friend Thomasina gets called Tam or Tammy

sunshineday223 · 15/07/2024 23:19

Jolie

Rockmehardplace · 15/07/2024 23:24

Susannah
Emmeline
Louisa
Lorelei

Neighbours87 · 15/07/2024 23:27

Delphine

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 15/07/2024 23:33

My favourite first/second syllable nn from a longer, elegant name is Annie/Anya from Antonia. but I also quite like Elle from Eleanor and Gwen from Gwyneira.

ButtonMoonBlanketSky · 15/07/2024 23:41

Madeleine
Nerissa
Julianna
Louisa
Penelope
Francesca
Jessica

louderthan · 16/07/2024 00:30

Pearl
Camille
Claudine
Celeste
Iris
Rose
May
April
Ida
Alexia/Alexis

RivkaTheBold · 16/07/2024 07:46

Evangeline - Eva

Lilysienna1 · 18/07/2024 12:01

Jessamine - Jess
Mabel - May
Louisa - Lou
Alexandra - Alex
Verity - V(ee)
Calliope - Calli
Josephine - Jo
Araminta - Ari
Tessa - Tess
Alyssa - Aly
Frederica - Freddi
Rosabella - Rose / Rosie

MonsterSister · 18/07/2024 13:21

Jessamine is a great shout. So is Josephine.

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