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Three syllable girls names.

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paperbackwriter27 · 04/02/2018 13:25

Hello!

I'm a writer after suggestions for a name for a character, rather than a real life baby (not quite at that stage of life yet!) so I hope it's still OK to post for advice here!

I'm after a pretty girls name with three syllables and a possible NN which you wouldn't necessarily associate with the full name. It can't be immediately clear that the two characters are the same person - so nothing obvious like Susannah and Suzie.

In return, all I can promise is the satisfaction of knowing it was your idea, if ever you read the finished book!
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YerAuntFanny · 04/02/2018 14:29

Caroline - Lina
Joselyn - Celine (I knew a Celine for 2 years before finding out her real name!)
Adrianne - Rina or Adi
Emily - Leigh

sodabreadjam · 04/02/2018 14:31

Rosalind, Rosalie, Rosamund - Rose, Rosie

FlipflopFifi · 04/02/2018 14:40

Katherine - Rin
Sophia - Fifi
Melanie - Lainey

SaturdaySauv · 04/02/2018 14:40

Jessica

Dancinggoat · 04/02/2018 14:56

Victoria - tora
Elizabeth - zab
Imogen - mog
Rhiannon - nonny
Josephine - sephy

BabloHoney · 04/02/2018 16:26

Katharine - Kitty or Cass.

Lucinda - CeCe.

Margaret - Daisy

Melissa - Lissy.

Theresa - Tess

Eleanor - Nellie

Belinda - Billie.

Amelia - Millie.

Stephanie - Stevie

Winifred - Wendy

Good luck with the book x

ScreamingValenta · 04/02/2018 16:30

Natalie, NN Lee or Lia

Cineraria · 04/02/2018 16:31

Belinda = Lynne
Gwendolyn = Dolly
Melissa = Lemmie (Melissa and lemon balm are the same herb)
Flora for any flower name, e.g. Violet, Marguerite
Luna for any off the many female names given to the moon's of various planets: Larissa, Juliet, Bianca, Miranda etc

ElChan03 · 04/02/2018 16:36

Margaret- Peggy and my nan had the nickname Tilly

ScreamingValenta · 04/02/2018 16:37

Marianne - NN Molly (family member had this)

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 04/02/2018 16:49

Abigail/Bee
Lucinda/Cindy
Ebony/Bo
Eleanor/Lena
Margaret/Meg
Alison/Sonny

ChipInTheSugar · 04/02/2018 16:52

Margaret: nn Daisy, Peggy, Queenie

TenThousandSpoons · 04/02/2018 16:56

Juliette - Ettie
Annabel - Bella
But any name could have a nickname that’s not obvious (things like “Boo” “Bear” or things derived from surname instead of first name.)

wilts09 · 04/02/2018 17:12

Imogen/ Immy

wilts09 · 04/02/2018 17:14

Melissa/Lissy

HouseworkIsASin10 · 04/02/2018 17:17

Christina / Nina

Biglittletown · 04/02/2018 17:17

Helena ....with the nickname Nell .

SwinginFromTheChandelier · 04/02/2018 17:31

Louisa/Lola

steppemum · 04/02/2018 17:37

There is a great kids book where the main protangonist is called Tyke all the way through and on the last page you find out it is a girl called Theresa, whereas the 'assumption' through the book is that it is a boy.

Going down the Russian route, the nn for Natasha is Natalia

Or a nn which is due to her character/physical not her name?
So, Bubbles, Ginger, Titch, Bean (beanpole),

Or linked to her surname?

Wenchelda · 04/02/2018 18:14

Julianne, nn Lia

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/02/2018 19:24

Demelza/Mel

Minestheoneinthegreen · 04/02/2018 21:03

Ramona - nn Ronnie, mo, mona, ray, ana

Farmerswife36 · 04/02/2018 21:07

Daisy is only two syllables??

LarkDescending · 04/02/2018 21:12

Saskia (Kiki)

LarkDescending · 04/02/2018 21:17

Lucinda (Indie)