Girls names

[mummaB89]

We can't agree on a name at all. I like names that can't be shortened.
I like
Isla
Rosie
Daisy
Husband likes VERY old fashioned names 🤦🏻‍♀️

Stella
Betsy
Elsie
Meg
Ada
Iris
Ivy
Edie
Thea
Enid
Ruby
Beth
Mabel
Pearl
Sylvie

Those are gorgeous names you have picked @mummaB89

Love Isla Daisy and Rosie. Does you other half like those names?

Suggestions: Emma, Emmy, Chloe, Ella

What about -

Alice
Betty
Cora
Effy
Ella
Freya
Gigi
Hallie
Ivy
Iris
Quinn
Ruby
Stella
Zara

What are some of the names DH likes? That would make it easier to suggest some that you both might like.

But all the names you like can be shortened.

Joy
Lorna
Zoe
Beth
Anna
Heidi
Lois
Nell

I don't like your names sorry, so maybe I'll like your husbands! What are his choices?

Nora
Wren

What are your husbands choices?

But two of your names are already short forms of other names.

Edith
Maud

The names you list are old names, that have become popular again.

Suggestions:
Fay/Faye
Merle
Doris
Joy
Dawn
Cora
Faith
Fleur
Mae

I have a dc with a one syllable name. His nickname is a lengthened version of his name. You can’t prevent nn occurring. Someone will come up with something if they want to.

Ie. Tim becomes Timmy

It's hard to find any names that truly have no shortening! I couldn't shorten all your choices! I love Rosie but not so keen on tbe others.

What does your husband like?

you might like names that can't be shortened but nicknames are social signifiers and important in terms of creating bonds and belonging in social settings - friends using nicknames to demonstrate closeness to non friends or family using nicknames as a symbol of love! So even if you pick a name hard to shorten, it will still be or some other avenue used to create a nickname if your child has friends! It's human nature to create bonds and demonstrate those by having 'in' and 'out' codes like nicknames. If they struggle shortening it, you just get crap nicknames or people use surnames or hobbies. I know someone called Rosie who we call RoRo and someone called Pearl who is called Sherry by her mum for some reason!

Don't even know if my post made sense but basically you don't choose if your child gets a nickname or their name shortened down the road - all you can do is give them a name with good nickname potentials so they don't get a shit one

My husband has suggested Mary and Maureen 🤦🏻‍♀️ I already have a Harry and a Grace. I like traditional names but nothing that sounds like an 80 year old lady

@mamamomoa haha I got what you meant. I understand I can't control nicknames and I wouldn't want to but names that people automatically shorten I would like to avoid, my niece is Poppy and everyone has always called her pops. When she went to nursery she wouldn't answer to poppy because she didn't know they was talking to her 😆