Suggestions for shortening ‘Electra’

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We love the name Electra. But would rather not use Elle/Ellie-type shortened versions ourselves due to other family member’s names.

Any suggestions for shortening this?

Is she going to be a superhero?

Leccy is a nickname but honestly, you should reconsider doing this to your child.

But the Electra complex is such ugly weird battshittery I just can't imagine dumping it on your daughter.

I think it's a beautiful name but better in its full version rather than shortened.

A friend of mine called Alexa always gets called Lecky, which I think could happen here.

Names don't need to be shortened! My dd has a 3 syllable name that never gets shortened. We al love the full version!

Electra is beautiful and is easy to say. No need to shorten it imo.

yeah, google ‘Electra Complex’ before making any final decisions. also lol at ‘Leccy’ as a short version.

Sorry but Electra sounds v stripper-ish

Imagine if "lecci" got together with Bill

haha @ leccy bill

Electra is a super hero name its like calling your child thor but each to their own

i guess the short version ele

A nn doesn't have to be a shortening of her name. You can call her anything.
Boo
Tiger
etc

😮 Electra? How cruel.

Electra is a fab name. You could have Lettie, Ettie or Etta as nickname.

Round here it would definitely get shortened to leccy .

Ekkie

Yeah, Electra complex just can’t move beyond that. What about Allegra instead?

Why do you need to shorten it?

^^I agree that Allegra would be a great alternative. Very classy.

Reminds me of one of the trains in that rather dull musical. Starlight Express!

Going from the -tra, maybe could swing Tara? It would be a push though. Honestly, I would just use Electra until she chose her own or something fell into place naturally

Lexie - but it's quite a tragic name isn't it? You could say 'shocking' boom! boom! 🦊

Sorry, I used to work with aircraft. The Lockheed Electra specifically, so I can't get past that.
Also please don't shorten it to Leccy/Leccie either because the leccy man comes to read the electricity meter.

Electra is great.

Lettie for a nn? Elka, Elkie.

Why shorten it if you like it?

I wouldn’t punish a child with this name. Too much teasing potential.

I like it, a good classical name

There are a lot of good classical names, but I don't think this is one of them - the connotations are horrible ... I think I would feel pretty weird if my parents named me something with a background like that.

Tara