Help us name our dd2..wanting a pretty old fashioned unusual name that has a cute nn.

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Please help...I am nearing last weeks with no name picked out....
Lots of my name choices has not got hubbyss approval.
Not a fan of anything too popular generally.
Our daughter is Kathleen known as Kitty and is a famiky name have found nothing that I like anywhere near as much.
Names that have not had hubbys approval are Florence, Saskia (sassy) Ada,Aurora mm Rory. Beatrix...
Things we are considering..Bonnie (Bea) for short, Penelope (worried too popular?nn Penny), Truly nn Tru, Elizabeth n Liza, Martha (family name like mimi as nn but maybe too similar to Kitty/Kit) love Martha May but apparently that's the griches gf name!? What is your fave/ opinions...any other suggestions?
Tia

This completely outs me but I have a kitty and my other two are Lydia and Heidi. Other names we liked were Polly, Florence or Eliza.

There's tilda for Matilda, too, which is lovely.

Helena: Nell
Elizabeth: Bess or Betsy
Emmeline: Emmie
Evgenia: Evie or Nina

I have a Joseph ine who goes by P o s e y

It gets loads of compliments

Also on our shortlist were Constance, Felicity, Caitlyn, Adelaide, Philippa and Alexandra, all of which shorten nicely

I LOVE Saskia/ Sassy. Goes to dh to tell him Saskia's going to be our next dd.

Martha with nn 'Martie'?

Emily. Or Eleanor. Scottish Nn Emmie
Imelda. Nn immie

Ellen we were going to use its as a middle name if we had a girl. NN Ellie.

Helen. Shortened to Nell.

I met a baby Dot the other day, short for Dorothy and I thought it was just the cutest thing.

Constantina - Connie
Leonora - Nora
Helena - Nell/ Lena/ nelly
Theodora - Dora

Rosemary/Rosie

I like Penelope (Penny) and no I don't think it's "too popular". I haven't met any young people called Penny. It's a pretty name due a comeback.

I like Liza short for Elizabeth too.

Felicity - Fizz
Abigail - Abbey/Abbie /Gail
Lucia - Lucy
Christabel - Chrissie / Bella
Beatrice - Bea / Tricia
Caroline - Carrie / Lina

I had a friend called Leonara. She was known as Lena.

Victoria/Tori.

Esmerelda - Esme
Agatha - Aggie
Harriet - Hettie (or Hattie)
Elizabeth - Bunty, Betsy, Bettie
Margaret - Greta
Helen - Nellie
Wilhelmina - Minnie

Margaret nn Peggy?

Liselle
Veronica
Valerie
Trudy
Arabella
Adele
Philippa
Beatrice nn Bea
Eleanor nn Ellie
Audrey
Melissa

Effie can also be a nn for Elizabeth, Ophelia and Efstrathia

Maggie could be nn for Margot

Philippa - Pippa
Harriet - Hattie
Hester - Hettie
Theodora - Teddy or Dora
Allegra - Ally
Rosamund or Rosalind - Rosie or Rose

Sabella, nn. Belle/Bella

I love mentioned on this thread:

Helena - Nell
Agatha - Taggie
Martha - Mimi

Constance- connie

Lettuce. Nn Lettie