A classic girls name that can be shortened

[ohfook]

Our daughter is called Penelope but now she's older prefers to be called Penny.

I'm pregnant with another girl and would like to do the same again. Give her a classic name with an option of shortening it if they'd prefer (pretty sure dd has shortened hers because it's less hassle to write on the back of worksheets in school.)

My favourite it Elizabeth/Lizzie but dh absolutely hates that name so it's off the table.

Does anyone have any ideas for other similar names?

I do also really like Esther but I'm not sure what that shortens to and also have a sneaking suspicion I might be pronouncing it wrong.

Winifred is the one that comes to mind. I don't like it but I love Winnie.

Elizabeth (Lizzie) was my no 1 girls name
The others I like are
Katherine
Jennifer
Eleanor
Felicity
Josephine

Charlotte / Lottie
Harriet / Hettie
Imogen / Immy
Vivienne / Viv
Camille / Millie
Beatrix / Trixie

Frances - shortened to Fran or Franny

Joanna - Jo

Annabel- Anna

Harriet - Hattie

Felicity - Fliss

I know an Esther who is shortened to Tessy.

@KaycePollard

Katherine is the obvious name if Margaret is out of the question.

Kate
Katy
Kitty

(you could also have Kathy or Kath, but they're horrible).

You may not like Kathy or Kath, but that doesn’t make them horrible names.

Elouise / Eleanor - Ellie
Helena - Lena
Beatrice - Bea

Clementine to Clemmie

Alexandra to Alex

Rosemary to Rose

Marguerite to Margie

Katherine = Kat
Felicity = Flick

Nicola
Lucinda
Margaret
Florence
Leonora
Judith

If you like Elizabeth, how about Libby?

Felicity
Philippa
Susannah
Josephine

I'm Penelope - Penny and my sister is Elizabeth - Beth. Penny and Beth work great together!

Penelope was top of our list for DC2 but he was a DS. The other name I liked was Edith (Edie).

@RickOShay

Constance. I think Penelope and Constance are lovely. Penny and Connie.

I was going to suggest this one, I know a lovely little girl called Constance who is known as Connie.

Other options are
Harriet - Hattie
Henrietta - Hettie
Veronica - Ronnie
Scarlet/Violet - Lettie

Some other nn for Elizabeth could be Elsa, Eliza, Liza, Betty, Betsy

Elizabeth / Effie, Eliza or Libby rather than Beth
Louisa / Lou or Lulu
Josephine /Jo
Emmeline / Emmie
Eloise / Elsie
Lilian / Lily
Anything ending in et (Bridget, Cosette, Loretta) can be Etta or Ettie

So sorry.. Im new at posting. Admin please would you move this? I didnt mean to hijack someone else's thread

@WeasilyPleased hijack away! Abe was actually on our boys list and Meredith is a beautiful girls name.

Cassandra shortened to Cassie.

Alexandra or Alexandrina shortened to Alex.

Josephine shortened to Jo or Josie.

Christina shortened to Chris or Tina.

I adore the name Elizabeth ( probably more spelt with an 'S' ) and the shortening to Beth.
Hate, hate, hate the name Liz though!

Jocasta- Jo or Cassie
Lucinda- Lucy
Millicent - Millie
Ophelia - Fifi
Caroline- Carrie or Coco
Matilda -Tilly
Jocelyn - Joss or Jo
Constance -Connie
Gabrielle- Gabby, Ella, Ellie, Lily
Rosamund - Rosie or Monday
Miriam - Mimi

@ohfook

Our daughter is called Penelope but now she's older prefers to be called Penny.

I'm pregnant with another girl and would like to do the same again. Give her a classic name with an option of shortening it if they'd prefer (pretty sure dd has shortened hers because it's less hassle to write on the back of worksheets in school.)

My favourite it Elizabeth/Lizzie but dh absolutely hates that name so it's off the table.

Does anyone have any ideas for other similar names?

I do also really like Esther but I'm not sure what that shortens to and also have a sneaking suspicion I might be pronouncing it wrong.

I would shorten it to Essie (not that that's really shorter! Same number of syllables!) We shorten our Esme to Essie is 'Ez'

Natalie
Charlotte
Jennifer
Deborah
Elizabeth
Susan