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Help! Uncommon girl names that can't be shortened needed.

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Cornishfaery · 03/04/2014 16:18

We're really struggling to name DD3. She's 15 days old today and still has no name as nothing really fits the bill. Sisters' names are Leah and Orla. Any suggestions?

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Headlikeafuckingorange · 03/04/2014 19:38

Astrid.

cowsarescary · 03/04/2014 19:38

Hope
Faith
Fern
May
Elle
Eve
Maude
Spring

oldbutnotpastit · 03/04/2014 20:01

greta

Theonlyoneiknow · 03/04/2014 23:49

Eden
Orlaith
Cerys/Carys
Eilidh (popular in Scotland though, not elsewhere)
Heather
Iris
Keiza
Rowan
Tess
Verity

Theonlyoneiknow · 03/04/2014 23:49

Zoe

ThatBloodyWoman · 03/04/2014 23:53

Biba
Mimi
Kit
Vera
Ellie
Lisa
Emma
Star

ThatBloodyWoman · 03/04/2014 23:54

Eartha
Gaia
Ava
Polly
Molly
Sally

BiscuitMillionaire · 03/04/2014 23:55

Imogen

ChickenMe · 04/04/2014 00:01

Rita
Julia
Nina

ChickenMe · 04/04/2014 00:02

April
May
June

BlueChampagne · 04/04/2014 13:25

Vashti
Morven

happylittlevegemites · 04/04/2014 13:27

Nina!

momb · 04/04/2014 13:30

Mary (unusual unless you are in NI or Eire) and goes well with Orla and Leah

Cereal0ffender · 04/04/2014 13:31

In scotland she would be called Mary Hen

ChaffinchOfDoom · 04/04/2014 13:31

Heidi
Hilde
Stella
Romilly

BonnetDeDouche · 04/04/2014 13:34

Isla

Bootoyou2 · 04/04/2014 13:36

Helen

hellsbells99 · 04/04/2014 14:15

You will find at school (particularly secondary school) just about every name manages to get shortened or altered!
e.g. Helen becomes Hel; Emma becomes Emz; Nina becomes Nee; Ava become Ave etc etc!

Theonlyoneiknow · 04/04/2014 17:31

Iona

Seminyak · 04/04/2014 19:58

I think anything can and will be shortened. They'll definitely have nicknames anyway. I don't think I know a agile person whose name has never been shortened or had a nickname. Eg Clare = Claz, Amy = Ames

Io
Jane
Jean
May
Jess
Avril
Clare
Farrah

Seminyak · 04/04/2014 19:59

Single, not agile!

BikeRunSki · 04/04/2014 20:02

Skye
Iona
Marla

Short names just get lengthened into nick names ime!

Seminyak · 04/04/2014 20:02

Heather doesn't have an obvious nickname/shortening, if that is kind of what you're after?

(Although the 2 I know get Hev or Het)

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 04/04/2014 20:13

Nia would be good.

InvaderZim · 04/04/2014 20:16

I know someone who had this requirement, she chose Miriam.