I like names that can be shortened to cute nn's?

[AngryBeaver]

Like... Harriet to Hattie
Matilda to Tilly ( ur rent front runner but willing to change my mind!)

Husband is Irish and would prefer an Irish (girls) name, but is willing to let me go with whatever I really like within reason.

Phoebe to bee was a consideration, but I think I've gone off it.

6 weeks to go.
Any ideas?

Claudia nn Claude

Dorothy to Dolly is prettier than Dottie....

Not Minnie at all, ever, in many parts of the UK it's coy/kiddie slang for girlie bits!

Josephine - Josie
Rosemary - Rosie
Jessica - Jessie
Olivia - Livvy

Amelia - Mimi/ Mia ?

katharine to kitty (dd's name)

Irish suggestions:
Roisin/roisaine - Rosie (btw don't know how to do fadas on phone)
Deirdre - dee
Ciara - Kiki

Erm, can't think of any more!

Love Kitty India Irish accent- but I do see your point!

Bridget- nn Bridie or Birdie?
Eleanor- Nell

What?

"Kitty in an Irish accent" that should say!

I know a Beatrix who is Bixie.

Liberty- Libby?

My sister is Eilís nn Lish
Pronounced ay-lish, the first syllable ay as in "day", the second rhyming with "wish".

Her name is Eilis with fada over second I but phone doesn't like it!

Irish and some Scottish : Aideen = Ada, Aileen/Ailsa = Ailie, Aisling = Ash, Alanah/Alayne = Alla, Brianna = Bree, Catriona = Trina, Christina = Chrissie or Kirsty, Fidelma = Fi or Della, Fenella = Nell, Isolde = Izzy,

If you want something a bit fancy what about Greek names like:

Cassandra/Cassie
Antigone/Tiggy (I love this one personally but DH would never agree!)
Callista/Callie

I love Caoimhe but not really shortenable (is that a word?) and she would be forever correcting pronunciation...

Don't choose an Irish name and then give an unrelated anglicised nickname/short - there's something very queasy-inducing in the idea of calling a baby Roisin, known as Roxi.

Is your husband from Northern Ireland? It's the only set of accents I can imagine saying Horriet and Kaddy...

Susannah - Suki, Suzi, etc

Prudence - Pru

Elizabeth - Libby

Marguerite/Maime

Genevieve - Vivi

Alexandra to Ali

Burren, where in NI would they have those pronunciations - I'm from NI, and the only person I know who would say 'Horriet' is from Mayo.

Breege- Bree I believe it's an Irish version of Bridget
Jennifer- jenny
Henrietta- Etta
Geraldine- deenie
Felicity- flick/ fliss

josephine posy
cassandra cassie
merryn merry
cecilia cece
clarissa clarrie
tabitha tabby
winifred winnie freddie
georgina georgie
sabrina bree
theodora teddy
genevieve ginny

keziah kizzy
persephone sephy
clodagh chloe
lettice letty
felicity fi fi

Anastasia - Anna or Tasie or Stacey
Josephine - Jo, Jojo, Josie or Posie
Charlotte - Charlie or Lottie
Catherine
Elizabeth - loads of nicknames for both of these

Laoise
Niamh
Aoibhinn (Eveen or Aveen)
Sinead