Three syllabel Girls Names - with nice shortening

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I'm not bothered by popularity. I have a popular name and I like it.

I love the names Isabel, Olivia, Amelia, but would not use as I'd run the risk of Izzy, Livvie or Milly. I don't like the ie or y ending.

I like a classic strong name.

I have a lot of name associations, so although nice names, I would not use Annabel, Verity, Catherine, Christina, Susannah or Violet. I just can't get past the people I know with these names. Silly I know.

Certain names that trend on here, such as Allegra, I consider too posh, and it doesn't fit with common DH and I.

Hope I have not offended everyone.

So far we have one name:

Helena

Any other suggestions?

Fiona - Fee
Natasha - Tash
Jemima - Immy
Georgina -George
Harriet - Harry
Rosemary - Rosie

Natasha - I like this name, will run it passed DH. I'm not sure if Tash goes with our surname

Katriona - can't use this name, associations again, but I do like it.

Katarina - don't like this name, I love Karina though, but DH said no.

what does your dh like?

MadreInglese - thanks for the link, not sure I can face 1,483 names, especially if a lot of them are American surname/ cactus type names (page one had Addison and Acacia)

fiona

Emily

Nikita - nice name, but not us.

alison - nice, but not a classic, too 1960s, sorry
angela - nice, but not a classic, too 1950s, associate it with mum's friends.

I saw Jennifer - nn Jen further up this thread and forgot how much I love that name. Not very popular now either.

I have a Claudia and love the name still, claudie for short.
She was nearly Geraldine or Josephine, josie nn.

Sorry - anyone mentioned Eloise yet?

A father's bias playing into account here...

Fiona - I like this name, hadn't considered it before, not sure if it's a bit 1980s, but will consider further

selina

Never thought of it as classic !

I never normally mention my DCs names, I was sitting here twitching !

Louisa
Anne-Marie
Charlotte

Melissa
Millicent

Christine/Christina

Anne-Marie - don't like double-barrelled names
Charlotte - LOVE this name. It's my sister's name. Mum picked us all nice, classic names.

Eloise - has been mentioned, but DH didn't like, but might run it passed him again, just in case he changes his mind.

Melissa - no, don't like nn Mel
Millicent - it would be Millie, I think, but thanks for suggestion

seems to me you mainly like names with an 'L' sound in them,

can you compromise on something else eg, my niece is isabel, nn bella - has never been called izzy

rachel

Annabel
Lucia - Lucy
Samara - Sam
Julia
Alethea

Blimey, I thought I was fussy!

Clementine (pronounced the French way, so rhymes with mean)

Nn Clem, clemmie, tiny, minty

Right then, I've got to go, but will check in again tomorrow, these are the names to show DH.

Helena
Alicia
Celia
Samantha
Jennifer
Selina

There were some that were on the list, and now off it again, as they just didn't 'fit'.

DH likes names that are not too frilly. His suggestions are Amy, Holly, Zoe. I like 3 syllable names, and not keen on ie y ending.

I suspect he'll like Jennifer, as he can use Jenny as nn.