Very demanding wish list for girl name

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Does this even exist...

I am looking for a beautiful, strong and melodic sounding full name (around 3-4 syllables) that also has a nice shorter nickname.. perhaps something fresh/sassy/friendly/tom-boy/unusual sounding. I like old and new, from any origin. I am yet to fall in love with a name.

Names maybe in the following vein although not quite hitting the spot:

Madeleine (Maddy)
Vivienne (Vivi etc)
Penelope (Penny)
Elodie (Elle)
Adelaide (Ada)

I quite like fresh and approachable sounding short names like Tess, Bea, Pippa etc but also longer versions so Philippa (although I hate that name). The full name sometimes seems a bit too 'heavy' if you know what I mean?! Not explaining myself well here..

I know a Seraphina who is called Finn for short which I think is really nice on a girl.

Not the prettiest name (in my opinion) but Ursula means 'bear'!

I don't think a child introduced as Sukey would be called Susie, though - at least until adult enough to reject/butcher any name her parents chose

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I know Lorelei has been suggested, but could go to Lolly as nn, which fits your criteria. jealous that I didn't think of this when naming dd's

Well, I have a Vivi and her twin sister is Pip (Philippa). Any good? Felicity nn Flick could also work?

Gwendoline

Gabriella - gabby

Oops, sorry, just saw Philippa is too heavy for you! Understandable. :)

GEnevieve, nn Jenny

Delaney-Lanie
Cecilia-Ceci

Jessamine
Jemima
Tabitha
Alethea
Alexandra
Eugenia
Miranda
Miriam
Juliet
Natasha

I love any name that could be shortened to Frankie, Anastasia and Roxanne/a shortened to Roxy.
Tabitha is lovely as well, I'd never thought of that before but I love Tabby as a nn!

I'm in the same boat OP! I have a Samuel and a Margaret, called Sam and Maggie. I'm pregnant with DC3 right now and can't think of a girl's name with a nickname that I like for the life of me.

Phillipa/Pippa is one I love but it would be seen as very odd around here. :(

Lucy is also nice but I don't like Lucille or Lucinda.

I love your kids names Cheerful

Thanks Wowser :)

Not RTFT so not sure if these have been mentioned.
First thought was Madeleine - Maddy

But how about
Amelia - Milly
Katherine - Kitty

Natalia - Talia?

Antigone ....Tiggy

Celestia....Letty

I have dds nicknamed Boo and Lolly - both developed more organically, rather than being a diminutive of their given names iykwim?

Posting this just to say you can't always predict or control what nickname a child will end up with. That said, lots of lovely suggestions on here. Almost makes me want to have another one...

Lovely names on this thread! Ones I like that spring to mind (may be already mentioned)

Cordelia - Cora
Elizabeth - Eliza, Bess
Olivia - Liv, Livvie
Helena - Lena, Nel
Felicity - Lissie
Cassia - Cassie, Cass

Callista - Lissie, Callie

Camilla - Cece, Milla
Talia - Tally/Tali (Still wish I had used this)
Ottolie - Otty

Rosalind (Roz)
Felicity (Flick)
Jemima (Jem)
Miranda (loads)
Josephine (Josie)

Outdamnspot, I also have a Lolly ( and not an obvious diminutive from any of the L names). It came from her own mispronunciation of her name.

The lesson, OP, is that nicknames just happen unplanned!

Cassandra - Cass, Cassie, etc
Adia - Dee, Adi.
Adrianna, Ria, Ann, Anna, etc
Aislinn
Aria
Catriona

I think I have I think about names starting with a.

I know a Loretta NN Lolly