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Looking for an unusual girls name that can be shortened

45 replies

Tigger14 · 07/07/2025 15:59

I have an unusual girls name that can be shortened and would like to name our girl a name thay people can pronounce but on the uniqueside. Eg cassandra- cas, cassie, Jessica -jess, jessie but im struggling with what else.

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GoodVibesHere · 07/07/2025 18:55

Janine (Nina / Janie/ Gina)

LucasBuck · 07/07/2025 18:53

How unusual do you want? Based on your “s” heavy examples you might like Isolde (Issy), Corisande (Cora), Jessamine (Jess), Nerissa (Neri), Marisa (May/Mara), Larissa (Lara), Christabel (Christy/Kit), Anastasia (Anya) or Cassia or Cassiopeia (Cassie).

Or personal favourites of mine are Juliet (Jet/Letty) and Antonia (Anya/Nina) but neither of those are that unusual although they aren’t very popular either.

YourWinter · 07/07/2025 18:08

Alicia (Lissy or Lilly)
Georgina (Georgie or Gina)
Josephine (Joey, Josie, Fifi)
Lucinda (Cindy)
Amelia (Milly)
Matilda (Tilly)
Katherine (Kitty)
Nicole (Nikki)
Deirdre (Dee)
Arabella (Belle)
Elizabeth (Beth, Betsy)

HugoYorway · 07/07/2025 17:59

Renata nn Ren

MirandaBlu · 07/07/2025 17:56

Ariadne - Ari, Aria
Caroline - Caro, Carrie, Callie, Carly
Cressida - Cress, Cressie
Ginevra - Ginny, Nev(e)
Liliana - Lil, Lili, Ana, Annie
Marina - Mari, Rina, Rini, Marnie
Miriam - Miri, Mimi, Mimsy
Serena - Rena, Reenie
Vanessa - Van, Ness, Nessa, Nessie
Veronica - Vero, Ronnie, Nica, Nicky
Victoria - Vic, Vickie, Tori

HugoYorway · 07/07/2025 17:52

Uniquita nn Una
Prue/Prudie short for Prudence
Connie short for Constance
Fen short for Fenella
Rita short for Margarita
Etta/Greta short for Margaretta
Lisa short for Lisabetta
Polly/Lia short for Leopoldina
Dina/Geri short for Geraldina
Tammy short for Thomasina
Corey/Cordy short for Cordelia
Perdie short for Perdita

UnfashionableArtex · 07/07/2025 17:27

Minerva - Min/Minnie

Mumofgirls2017 · 07/07/2025 17:26

penelope- Penny/ nellie
eleanor- Ellie, Nell, nora
dorothy- Dottie, dolly
theodora- Thea, dora
elodie- edie
henrietta- Etta, hetty
juniper- juni, juno
romilly- Romy, milly
cordelia- Cora, delia
juliet- Jules, etta
seraphina- sephy
rosalie- Rosa, rosie
beatrix- Trixie, bea
clementine- clemmie, Minnie
cecilia- Cece, celia
primrose- Posie, rose
marigold- goldie
tallulah- tali, Lula, lulu
florentina- florrie, flossie, nina

Aparecium · 07/07/2025 16:54

Have a read of any of the earlier school girl stories such as the Chalet School books, or anything by Angela Brazil. Plenty of unusual girls' names. If you don't want to read them, there's so much fandom that I'm sure googling will find you lists of characters.

allmycats · 07/07/2025 16:37

Fiorella - Ella/Elley/Fee

MissyB1 · 07/07/2025 16:27

Philomena - Phil
Loretta - Lottie or Lettie
Natalie - Nattie
Kathleen - Kath or Kit
Christobel - Chrissie or Bel
Jocelyn - Joss

ThisCatCanHop · 07/07/2025 16:20

Melissa (Mel, Lissa)
Gabriella (Gabby, Ella)
Susannah (Susie, Suze)
Rebecca (unusual for a little one these days! Reb, Becca, Becky, Bex)
Rosamund/Rosalind/Rosemary/Rosalie - any number of Roz or Rose linked short forms.
Georgina (George, Gina)

GoodVibesHere · 07/07/2025 16:17

Evangeline (Lina / Angel / Eva)
Georgina (Gina / Georgie)
Francesca (Fran / Cesca)
Penelope (Penny)
Constance (Connie)

craigth162 · 07/07/2025 16:16

Persephone - seph

Goandygo · 07/07/2025 16:16

Jemima - Mimi.

manicpixieschemegirl · 07/07/2025 16:14

Adelaide - Ada
Genevieve - Genie, Gigi
Matilda - Tilly
Evangeline - Evie
Marianna - Mari
Penelope - Penny
Annalise - Anna, Annie

itsgettingweird · 07/07/2025 16:13

Harriet - Harry
Matilda - Tilly or Mattie/Matty
Charlotte - Charlie/Charley

Corvidqueen · 07/07/2025 16:10

Florence - Flo or Freddie, Fred etc.

fairislecable · 07/07/2025 16:08

Merryn - Merry

Josephine - Jo or Joss

Felicity - Fliss or Flic

Jb2182 · 07/07/2025 16:05

Abigail- Abbey, Abi
Clementine- Clemmie
Jasmine- Jazz
Alexandra- Alex, 'Andra
Gabrielle- Gabby, Brie, Elle, Ellie.

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