5 names, which 1 would you go for?

[QueenMoon]

Bonnie
Dottie
Mattie
Harrie
Maddie

These will be the names on the BC.

We have a Hollie.

Thanks!

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Bonnie

[daisypond]

I agree with the majority here - I don't see most of those as names for a grown-up, so I wouldn't want them on a BC. As nicknames they're nice, but the longer versions are all nice, too. Bonnie is the only one that isn't a short form. I actually quite like it. It's the same meaning as Bella as a name, so I think it's just as acceptable as a name.
Natalie, Sophie?
Or if you want a pair to Hollie, how about Ivy?

[Peach04]

Maddie

[NotYoda]

I agree with others - some of these are great for a baby, but not an adult

What about:


Connie
Sylvie
Marnie

[NotYoda]

Bonnie




Not Dottie or Harrie

[1horatio]

I lile Dottie and Bonny.

What about Katey? Or Madeleine on the bc and Maddie for a nn?

(btw, I didn't read the whole thread). So, if you're talking about nns? Bonnie or Dottie

[JustSpeakSense]

Maddie

[JasmineS88]

Maddie

I love Hollie and Maddie!

[ShmooBooMoo]

If you want a name ending in ie, what about Dulcie?
Dulcie - pronounced Dul-see - means sweetness in Latin.

[TenThousandSpoons]

How about Nancie?

[Didula13]

I also think Hattie would be best....Hattie and Hollie :)

[rainbow99]

Exactly what Eliza said

[PotatoBread]

Dottie if I had to pick but I really would put Dorothy or Dorothea on BC.

[Cataronga]

None I'm afraid, at a push Maddie, but even that sounds like a nickname and not a 'proper' BC name.

[Barefootcontessa84]

Don't particularly like it, but Bonnie is the only 'proper' name on your list.

[ample]

Bonnie because it is the only one that won't have the kid explaining for the rest of her life that no it isn't short for anything!

^^ This.

(If you're not living in Scotland).

[INeedNewShoes]

It bothers me that my parents gave me a shortened name as my birth certificate name. It gives me nowhere to go with my name because my parents made the choice that they only wanted the short version.

It also gets really boring every time you're giving an official your details when they say 'oh, your real name must be Rebecca though?' (not my actual name but a good similar example. Imagine being named Becky instead of Rebecca). A teacher at school actually entered me for an exam using what would be the full version of my name.

[17caterpillars1mouse]

Bonnie - not a fan
Dottie - lovely and could probably stand alone though I love Dorothy and Dorothea
Mattie - I like as a nickname for Matilda or Mathilde but I don't think it works as a stand alone name
Harrie - like Matilda I like as a nickname for Harriette or Harriet though prefer Hattie or Hattie but fint see it as a stand alone name for a girl
Maddie - works best as a stand alone name but I think i prefer Dottie

So my choice is Dottie though I actually prefer Dotty

[Purplebluebird]

I don't like any of them as birth certificate names. I think Maddie and Bonnie are nice, but as nick names not as proper names.

[Oysterbabe]

WSS^
Bonnie because it's an actual name on its own.

[GinIsIn]

Well, I suppose Bonnie as it's the only one that's a real name, but it is more like the name for a golden retriever than a child, to me. As PPs have said, Marnie is nice.

[ElizaDontlittle]

Maddie is ok, if those are your ultimate top 5 and you love them, we are all different. People will be positive irl - but on this thread you have heard their real thoughts.

I'd honestly think of names that are real names in their own right though, there are plenty with the 'ie' ending, including Sophie, Katie, Annie, etc.

[CPtart]

They sound like what a child would name her doll. Sorry don't like any spelt like that, very childish.
Harriet or Madeleine on the BC would be OK.

[llangennith]

They're all ok as shortened versions of a longer name ie Maddie for Madeleine but all a bit twee for BC names.

[Coey2016]

Bonnie.

I do like Maddie as a short form of Madeleine or Madison but personally wouldn't just use Maddie.