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Felicity with the nickname Tilly... Too much of a leap?

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Tobermory · 05/04/2010 13:46

Does it work do u think or are they too different?

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brightyoungthing · 07/04/2010 19:29

I knew a Felicity who for some reason called herself Fizz! I love the name Tilly and if you want it as a nn then go for it. It's not that much different and is really cute for a small child and when she's older and a successful lawyer or surgeon, Felicity fits the bill!

BendyBob · 07/04/2010 19:07

I think it's fine if you want to have two names in use.

But surely a nickname is something that evolves in time, if at all; not all sorted out from day one? Probably just me - I've tried hard to avoid nn's with dc.

I do like Tilly though .

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Tobermory · 07/04/2010 19:02

The more I think about it the more I'm loving Tilly as a daily name and Felicity as a formal one.

I'm normally easily swayed by the opinions of others, and the fact that I'm happily ignorning those with different opinions and liking it more regardless, speaks volumes!

So thankyou for all your alternative suggestions but we might have ourselves a v short, short list!!

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Fourleaf · 07/04/2010 18:43

Contender, I mean. Ahem.

Lancelottie · 07/04/2010 18:05

We know a Tilly-short-for-Elizabeth, so Felicity doesn't sound that far out to me.

Fourleaf · 07/04/2010 17:50

Would also love to know which is the contendor! Do tell

comtessa · 07/04/2010 17:32

I wouldn't worry too much. Look at the older names - Peggy is a common NN for Margaret, Nell for Helen etc. But I do also like the Tilda option! Sadly my DH won't hear of it for our little one. Sigh. There's also Talitha as a name for a NN of Tilly. Also, my brother is called Ab by everyone - including his wife. His real name? Andrew. Except I couldn't say that when I was little. Names can just work.

Divatheshopaholic · 06/04/2010 22:13

Tilly is nice but not Felicity

FloweryTwats · 06/04/2010 22:06

I have a Phoebe nn Bee so go for it, so long as you do like the 'long' name too. FWIW I love Tilda.

sloppyjoe · 06/04/2010 21:34

Oh, she also gets Tillie shortened to 'Till', or Tills.

sloppyjoe · 06/04/2010 21:33

Mine is Natalie, known to all as Tillie.
I also wanted a more 'grown-up' sounding name officially.

electra · 06/04/2010 10:14

I have an Isabella but her siblings call her Mimi and it seems to be sticking!

lowrib · 06/04/2010 10:10

Which one?! Do tell!!

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Tobermory · 06/04/2010 09:26

Think we possibly, maybe, might have a contender!

Ooooooh!

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Fourleaf · 06/04/2010 08:58

What about Milly? As a nn for Amelia... Although I think you can give whatever nickname you want. I also think that Tilda sounds like more of a proper name, nn Tilly, although I think this is also short for Mathilda.

jenduff · 06/04/2010 08:51

In our family a nickname is anything that you want it to be - go with what you like.

FWIW one of DDs many nicknames is Tilly when her real name is far removed from it - more so that Felicity - the name arose from when Dniece was learning to talk and Tilly was the closest she could manage and its stuck.

I also know of two children who use their middle names all the time - most people don't actually know their proper name.

Go with what you like.

nbee84 · 06/04/2010 08:43

Do you like Tallisa - that has a nn of Tilly.

coldtits · 06/04/2010 08:41

Natalie works

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Tobermory · 06/04/2010 08:39

Thanks all for your thoughts.

ecstatic congratulations on your new, and beautifully named, arrival!!

Bucharest I do mean exactly that! Whilst I love Tilly, Im a big fan of Sunday names and would prefer a more formal name to start with.

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4andnotout · 06/04/2010 07:47

My dd is called Tilly and people always assume it is short for Matilda and are surprised it is officially just Tilly, dp started telling people when asked that it was short for Atilla

Bucharest · 06/04/2010 07:26

Not too much of a leap, but I think you'll find it's invariably classmates or the child themselves who choose their nicknames, unless you don't really mean a nickname, but a sort of "we'll always call her Tilly even though it says Felicity on official docs" (in which case, erm, why not just name her Tilly to start with?

beanlet · 05/04/2010 19:53

I like Tilly, but the usual nns for Felicity are pretty harsh IMHO (Fliss, Flick - both ugh).

ecstaticmumofeightplusfour · 05/04/2010 17:30

agree a nn is what you agree to call someone as a pet familiar form . hada great aunt letitia always known as totty until she died aged 99 simply because it was the only sound her younger brothers could say.we have a newborn felicity dh favourite name not mine so at the moment we are toying with the nn tilly (great minds think alike) or bella as her 3rd name is arabella neither name related to felicity but may work as nns until shes old enough to make her own decision so if you want her nn to be tilly go for it

MrsvWoolf · 05/04/2010 17:06

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SqueezyB · 05/04/2010 16:43

well, I know a 2 year old called Jamie whose given name is actually Benjamin! As his parents always called him Jamie that's just what he is known as. So if you like it, go for it.