Girl name advice please!

[Whyareallthegoodnamesgone]

Hello! Need some help with names please! I really love vintage sounding nicknames, but feel that I should give something longer and more substantial on the birth certificate. My options are:

Kitty - Katherine on the birth certificate (spelled with a K as it's my grandmother's name)

Nell/Nellie - Eleanor or Leonora on the birth certificate.

(Thought these two were cute because she could be Kitty/Nelly as a baby, Kate/Nora/Nell when a bit older, or use the full name if she wanted).

Clara

Connie - I adore this but I can't stand Constance! Could it work as a stand alone name?

Flora

Elizabeth - I love all the nicknames but is it too popular?

Nancy

Scarlett - always thought I'd name a daughter this as I love Gone with the wind but it's so popular now and my friend said it's considered chavvy in the UK (I don't live there so wasn't aware)

Beatrix - Bea for short. I don't like Beatrice for some reason!

Let's see how we get on with these and then I'll do a boys names thread later - already feeling overwhelmed so want to narrow them down one at a time!

Love Kitty/Katherine the most. Kit is also a great NN for when she's a bit older and an obvious follow-on from Kitty.

Elizabeth is not too popular, it's a classic with no many nn possibilities.

Scarlett is my only definite no on your list. I'd say it IS too popular.

Clara and Connie are my favourite on your list. I think Connie is ok as a 'stand alone' name.
Francesca is also a lovely name which has various shortenings - Fran/Frankie/Ceska

I know 2 Connies, who are definitely Connie rather then Constance. I know a Kathleen, called Kitty. Also like Clara and Flora from your list.

Katherine and Nancy are my favourites, but I like Flora/Florrie too.

What a great list! Elizabeth and Scarlett are both in the top 50 in the UK and Australia (US as well?) so if popularity bothers you I'd cross those off. Elizabeth is a beautiful classic but has been in the most popular names forever.

I don't like Connie, and prefer Clara with the Clair-ah pronunciation - but that is generally in the US. Nancy is sweet and up-beat if you feel that suits your daughter. My favourites are (in no particular order because I can't choose between them) Katherine/Kitty, Eleanor/Nell, Flora, Beatrix/Bea.

Fantastic list not helpful but I genuinely love them all!

Flora is my fav in the list.

I dont think Nell/Nellie - Eleanor or Leonora on the birth certificate makes sense. Eleanor inevitably becomes Ellie, no one would default to Nell without being told, and Leonora would become Nora.

If you like Nell (which is also on my list!) you might consider Penelope (my absolute fave, but we have a P– surname so it's clunky) or Petronella (a bit more out there) instead. Nell is traditionally short of Eleanor though, and if you used it consistently I'm sure it would stick.

I like Katherine nn Kitty / Kit best

Katherine Scarlett would be lovely

Love Leonora and Nancy

I like them all & Connie is absolutely fine as a full name :)

I adore Elizabeth with Libby as the nickname, it’s my all time favourite

Also like Kitty for Katherine

Charlotte isn’t on your list but has a very similar feel, Lottie is gorgeous but she could also be Charlie

Love Kitty.
Others:
Elspeth - Nn Elsie
Isadora - Nn Dora
Jasmine- Nn Mini
Isabella - Nn Bella
Dorothy - Nn Dotty
Fredericka - Nn Freddie

I like all your names a lot, except Connie. It's fine if it was short for Constance, but you said you don't like that. Connie is far too much like cunny, so I'd really avoid it.

I would find it hard to pick a favourite between Katherine, Elizabeth, Flora, Beatrice and Eleanor. I love all of them. I like Nancy but as a short form for Anne. Like Scarlett too, but that's got a bit of a different feel to your other names.

The wonders of google - some great ones!

nameberry.com/blog/vintage-girls-names-and-nicknames

Love Nell and Nancy.

I think Nell is established enough to be on the birth certificate. I dislike Eleanor and if you put that or Leonora on the bc she’ll end up being called them a lot. Unless at school she’s officially Nell, in which case there’s no real point naming her something else.

I think they are all great. I had a similar list myself!

I discounted Flora because of the margarine, Nell and Nora because I love them but I find Eleanor fuddy. I don’t really like Elizabeth either- though again it has great nick names.

I don’t think Scarlett is ‘chavy’ , the only little ones I have met have posh and cool mums.