Sibling to Buffy and Teddy...

[LilyRosePoppy]

Help! Do you have any ideas? :)

I'm so unsure! :( can't think of anything...

Why is Buffy any more ridiculous as a nn than say Pearl for Margaret? Just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist! My aunt is a Buffy/ Elizabeth. Her brother (my dad used) to say Elizabuff when little so actually it's quite logical.
How about Emmeline nn Emmie or Elijah nn Eli?

I honestly never knew that Buffy was short for Elizabeth. I've never heard of or met anyone who goes by it. I just thought it was a made up name for the TV show!

Wait... Pearl is a nickname for Margaret???

What is Bunty short for?

Some amazing suggestions!

Emilia NN Milly!!! That's lovely, that's up there with Eleanor (Nelly).

OP, I think Buffy is fine. But to clear something up, have you heard of the TV show? Can you see that is why people were being 'humorous'? Lots of people do name their kids after TV shows so I can see why people went there. Just ignore the suggestions you don't like!

Harriet/Hattie?

Manumission I think Bunty started as a term of endearment that became more of a 'name-y' nickname, rather than actually being short for a specific name.

Oh okay. I'd have put it in the same category as Buffy. NNs are a complicated business.

I've heard of Buffy the vampire, but I thought it was no different to Arthur (the cartoon), Sabrina, etc. Which I know a few of.

My Buffy is 15, she says that she never gets comments about it... Maybe it's just the generation. Teddy is 11 and also doesn't get comments about his name, that's why I was really quite hurt and I didn't find it funny, no... The 'awful name', etc. Comments were not funny in the slightest.

I think for people of around my age (late 30s), literally the only Buffy I'd ever heard of was the TV show. Plus not knowing it was a nickname of Elizabeth. So the assumption is that you were naming after the tv character, and might find the references to other characters from the show funny. I also think it's such an unusual name that people might have genuinely thought you were not being serious.

It's definitely a generational thing, I know a Sabrina, because we're late 20's we grew up with Sabrina the Teenage Witch so comments are made now, I doubt many 15 year olds will know about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Some of the comments posted here were horrid.

I really love Teddy (even just on it's own) and Buffy is a cute nn for Elizabeth - I never thought of it myself tbh.

I haven't read through the whole thread, so sorry for repeats!!

Dorothy nn Dolly/Dollie or Dottie
Charlotte nn Lottie
Martha nn Maisie
Matilda nn Tillie
Harriet nn Hattie
Edith nn Edie
Beatrice nn Betsy, Bea or Bess
Florence nn Florrie, Flossie or Loren? (my only selling point for s/o is that a Florence could use Loren when she grows up if she thinks her name is too old-fashioned )
Katherine/Catherine nn Kitty
Evelyn nn Evie
Lillian nn Lily/Lillie or Annie
Sybil nn Billie
Margaret nn Maisie, Maggie, or Greta
Rhiannon nn Annie
Daniella nn Ella, Ellie or Annie
Rosalie, Rosanna, Rosamund, Rosalind nn Rosie
Eleanor nn Nellie, Elsie, Ellie or Nora!
Tabitha nn Abbie/Abi

Alfred nn Alfie
Albert nn Albie or Bertie
James nn Jamie
Ernest nn Ernie
Henry nn Harry
Jacob nn Jake (biased bc s/o's name)
Wilfred/William nn Will/Billy

My favourites with Buffy and Teddy are Kitty, Lottie, Billie, Annie, Elsie, Betsy, Hattie and Dollie, and for boys, I love Ernie, Jamie and Jake.

hope this helped !

There is a spike (I believe it's his actual name and not a NN) in my sons class at school. At first I was but it's grown on me.

Spuke?

Buddy.

What is Bunty short for?
In the book "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" it's short for "Berenice."

I don't remember that at all

I obviously need to reread some Kate A

I only remember because I'm reading it at the moment (for about the fourth time since it came out.)

Lily/ Archie?

Evangeline (Evie)
Cordelia (Cordy)

I know an Elizabeth in her 30s who goes by Buffy

Some more with E names...

Emmanuel nn Manny
Ernest nn Erny
Esmond nn Ezzy
Evander nn Evvy
Ezra nn Ezzy
Everett nn Evvy

Ellen nn Lenny
Eloise nn Elly
Emily nn Emmy/Milly
Emmeline nn Emmy/Milly
Evangeline nn Evvy

Loving all the BTVS names

I know someone who has called their son Spike

Not a NN either