3 weeks to go and NO clue!!

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So we (or rather I) have practically crossed off every name on our v limited list.

We've gone from unusual (but not out there), nothing in top 50/100, not a name of a child I've ever taught (being a teacher REALLY puts you off names) and back around to fairly traditional but with a lovely shortened version... But that's it, we can't agree now and I'm out of ideas!!

Been through a million books, websites, watching credits of programmes and even the names of Coast dresses

We need boy and girl options.
Agggghhh- so stressful!!

What was on the list but has been culled?

So you want traditional longish names that have a nice short version?

Elizabeth =
Betty, Lizzie, Eliza,Beth, Lillibet, Lilly...
Alexander=
Al, Alex, Xander..

Sebastian - Seb, Baz
Joseph - Jo, Joey
Christopher - Chris, Kit
Theodore - Teddy, Theo

Theodora - Teddy, Thea, Dora
Susannah - Susie, Susan, Sue
Eleanora - Ellie, Ella, Nora
Lenora - Nora, Lenny
Henrietta - Hatty, Hetty, Henry, Etta

Rosalie/Rosie
Cameron/Cammie
Josephine/Josie

Geraldine - Gerry, Dina, Gina.

Kathryn- Kate, Kitty,Kathy, Katia, Katie, Kit

Estella - Stella, Ella

Rosalind
Rebecca
Annabel
Isabel
Winifred
Claudia
Caroline

Richard
Andrew
Michael
Christopher
Alistair
William

Sebastian
Josephine

Daniel/Danny
Marcus/Mac
Jonathan/Jon/Jonny

Elena (Ellie, Lennie)
Harriet (Hattie Ettie)
Felicity (Lissie)
Miriam (Mimi)
Miranda (Mindy, Rani)
Katherine (Kitty Kate Katie)
Penelope (Penny Nelly)
Charlotte (Lottie)
Bridget (Bridy)
Cecelia (Cece)
Linnet (Linnie)
Alexandra (Allie Alex Alexa Lexi Andi Zandi Zandra Zannie)
Violet (Lettie)
Elizabeth (Ellie Libby Liza Eliza Betty Betsy Bessie Zabbie Libbit)
Teresa (Teri Resa Tessa
Victoria (Tori Torah Ria Vicky)

Edward (Eddie Ned Ted)
Thomas (Tom)
Benedict ( Ben Ned)
Gabriel (Gabe)
Andrew (Andy Drew)

Louisa (Louie, Lulu, Lula)
Miriam (Miri, Mira, Mim, Mimi)
Susanna(h) (Susie, Annie, Sunny)
Caroline (Callie)
Annabel (Anna, Annie)
Beatrice (Bea)
Catherine/Katherine (Kate, Kit, Kitty)
Dorothy/Dorothea (Dolly, Dot, Dottie, Doro, Thea)
Emmeline (Emme, Emmy)
Georgina (Georgie, Gigi)
Isadora (Isa, Izzy, Dora)
Alexandra (Alex, Allie, Xan, Andie)
Esther (Essie, Esti)
Felicity (Fliss, Flick, Lissie)
Elspeth (Elsie, Effie)
Harriet/Henrietta (Hattie, Hettie, Ettie, Etta)
Juliet (Jules, Jet)
Josephine (Josie, Sephie, Posy, Fifi)
Kezia(h) (Kizzy)
Marianne (Mari, Annie)
Margaret (Maggie, Greta, Daisy)
Cecilia/Cecily (Cece, Celia)
Saskia (Sassy, Saski)
Jemima (Jem, Mima, Mimi)
Philippa (Pip, Pippa)
Rosemary (Romy, Rosie)
Rosalind (Rosa, Rosie)
Tabitha (Tabby)
Talitha (Tally/Tallie)
Vivienne (Vivi)
Genevieve (Vivi, Evie, Genny)

Christopher (Kit)
Alistair (Ali)
Ferdinand (Ferdie)
Albert (Albie, Bertie)
Clement (Clem)
Abraham (Bram)
Benedict (Ben, Ned)
Conrad (Rad)
Dominic (Dom, Nic, Nico, Nicky)
Francis (Frank, Frankie, Fran)
Gregory (Greg, Rory)
Everett (Ever, Rhett)
Fabian (Fab)
Isidore (Izzy, Sid)
Jonathan (Jonny, Nat, Nate, Jon)
Josiah (Joe, Joss, Siah)
Patrick (Pat, Paddy)
Philip (Pip)
Sidney (Sid)
Laurence (Laurie, Ren, Larry)
Marcus (Marc)
Nicholas (Nick, Nicky, Cole)
Nathaniel (Nat, Nate)
Solomon (Sol, Solly)
Thaddeus (Thad, Tad)
Vincent (Vinnie, Vince)