I'm liking the name Lori, but as someone who went through several variations of her name throughout my childhood/teenage years, I'd like to be able pick a name that gives my daughter the same flexibility. So I'm wondering for what names could Lori be a nickname for?
I've thought of a few, but they all seem to have some sort of problems. I'm interested to hear how worrying people think the problems might be, or not be, and whether there are any other possibilities I haven't thought of.
Here are my current ideas:
Lorelei - I quite like this one, but I hear that it is hard to pronounce/spell
Lorianne - but too easily seen as "Lorraine" instead?
Lorelyn - there appears to be a huge number of ways to spell this (e.g., Lorilen, Lorilynn, Lorelynne, Laurelin, and any other variation one could think of). I imagine my daughter could spend her life spelling her name with this one...
Hannelore - same problems as Lorelei, but probably worse
Hannelori - more likely to be pronounced correctly than Hannelore, but not the traditional spelling and would probably get attention/criticism for that.
And then, as I'm not originally British, how much should I worry about the sound similarity to the word "lorry"?