Names you wouldn’t shorten - girls

[JollyGiraffe12]

I have a name which is always open to various nicknames and I find it irritating. As such, I am after a name for my daughter where you wouldn’t typically feel the need to shorten it. Can anyone think of any?

She has more success with my sister.. Paula is never shortened. though my sister is very short

Rose
Eve
Kate
Sarah
Wren
Elle
Ali
Jay
Cleo

I'm an Anna and I never get it shortened.

Girls I teach who do not get it shortened: Kira/Keira, Chloe, Beth, Amy, Ava, Ruby, Erin, Brooke, May/Mae, Alana, Niamh, Emma, Grace.

My daughter is Esther, she is 13 and no one has ever shortened it!

I'm the kind of person who shortens names and I can find a short version of most of the names on here!

My DD has one of the names mentioned here and as others have said it gets lengthened. I think nicknames are a sign of affection though so I don't mind (not that it's up to me) and neither does she. When she was little (from about 4 until about7) she was inseparable from her best friend and they both got called a merged version of both new by some of their friends!

Ds1 has a name you wouldn't have thought you could shorten and for some largely inexplicable reason his friends merged it with DC2s name and call him this new merged name, which dc1 is perfectly happy with!

DC2s name does shorten and his friends call him either his full name or a fairly obvious shortening.

I deliberately chose short names for my children but tbh I'm the worst for lengthening and rhyming them to produce nicknames, I don't seem to be able to help it!

Ella

Claire. Without a doubt. It has no natural lengthenings or shortenings.

My daughter is Esther, she is 13 and no one has ever shortened it!

A close family member is Esther - or Est to the whole family!

The friends i had with short names ended up with friends lengthening them!!

Shinygoldbauble although I know the sounds aren't quite the same (Clara not Claire), I'm sure determined nickname givers would give Clarabelle and Clarissa a whirl as lenthenings - and if in doubt sometimes rhme names instead or as a lenthening... Claire-bear, Claire-the-hair (or hare - to Bunny )

Nicknames are sometimes quite distant from the original name.

Nicknames are sometimes quite distant from the original name.

This is so true. My nickname is Chew. My name is nothing close to Chew but has been shortened to that via a process of lengthening, rhyming and then shortening again.

Lois
Jane
Molly
Greta
Niamh
Beth
Dawn
Kate
Shona
Leah

My dds name has been mentioned 3 times on this thread. It gets lengthened, and shortened.

Leigh
Orla
Hope

Grace
Isla

Kate
Nina
Rae

I have a freya and it doesn't get shortened

Thanks everyone lots to think about

Nova.
Leigh.
Sarah.
Eilidh.
Demi.
Thea.
Wendy.
Holly.
Roma.

Just off the top of my head.
Most names can be shortened if you really try, but there are names that are less likely to be...if that makes sense.

Be mindful of the fact that she may not thank you for giving her a nAme that no other option for her. Also most names can be shortened no matter how short they are or even lengthened. I'm Clare which obviously can't be shortened.
e.g. Ruby seems short enough, but it can easily become Ru,
Lily. Lil.
Kate Kay.
Ivy Iv

N ame s that may work for you.
Iris.
Faye.
Sarah.
Isla,
Beth
Anne
Elle

You can shorten and/or lengthen literally any name. It's weirdly twee and controlling to try and police it. Let things be.

Clare
Niamh
Eve
Greta
Martha
Lara

Are all girls I know whose names don't get shortened

I have a name that can't be shortened (mentioned on here several times) for the same reason (my Mum didn't want it shortened) - I find it really dull! Or worse, people add a rhyme to it, which I hate.

Fortunately I have an interesting surname so people call me a version of that!

Lara
Cora
Keira
Erica
Cleo
Jade