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Help naming baby girl

58 replies

placewhite · 22/05/2022 19:37

We're looking for a girls name, preferably 4 syllables, that shortens nicely to a nn, to match her brother, Sebastian (Seb). Open to ideas as we are stuck in a rut and baby is 2 weeks old! Middle name will be May. Thanks in advance 😊

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placewhite · 22/05/2022 19:39

I really like Alexandra but I'm not keen on Alex for a nn, would love Alexa but.. you know

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DuchesOfSausage · 22/05/2022 19:39

Margarita nn Rita, Meg or Maggie
Elizabeth nn Liz, Bess

DuchesOfSausage · 22/05/2022 19:40

Alexandra nn Sasha

Aquamarine1029 · 22/05/2022 19:42

Evangeline
Octavia
Lillian

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 22/05/2022 19:43

Francesca
Annabel
Rosanna
Josephine
Genevieve

ijustcouldntthinkofausername · 22/05/2022 19:43

Olivia nn Liv
Ophelia nn Phi
Amelia nn Mil ?
Emelia nn Em

Can only think of 4, Ive gone blank

RoseMartha · 22/05/2022 19:45

Catherine
Susannah
Josephine

JayAlfredPrufrock · 22/05/2022 19:47

Cordelia

JayAlfredPrufrock · 22/05/2022 19:47

Persephone

JayAlfredPrufrock · 22/05/2022 19:47

Calypso

hearmywomanlyroar · 22/05/2022 19:48

These were the first 4 syllable names that sprang to mind:
Isabella
Evangeline
Georgiana

ofwarren · 22/05/2022 19:49

Victoria
Anastasia
Elizabeth
Penelope
Isabella
Felicity
Georgiana

PaintingClocks · 22/05/2022 19:57

Amelia
Angelica
Ariadne
Antigone
Aurelia
Astoria
Calliope
Cecilia
Eliana
Elizabeth
Evelina
Eulalia
Isabella
Indiana
Liliana
Lavinia
Octavia
Penelope
Persephone
Tatiana

IggyAce · 22/05/2022 20:00

Evangeline
Seraphina

FinnRussell · 22/05/2022 20:01

Clementine

Lilililili · 22/05/2022 20:03

Genevieve
Angelica
Juliana
Seraphina
Cecilia
Leonora

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 22/05/2022 20:03

Hermione (Mimi if you need a nickname)
Clementine (Clemmy)

Twizbe · 22/05/2022 20:05

Elizabeth

Or I know 2 Sebastian and Elodie sibling sets

FawnDrench · 22/05/2022 20:06

Arabella
Magdalena
Mariella
Frederica
Boadicea
Calliope
Persephone
Henrietta
Scheherazade
Cleopatra

timoteigirl · 22/05/2022 20:08

Immediately thought of Veronica to go with Sebastian

BiscuitLover3678 · 22/05/2022 20:12

Why not Alexis?

Chooksnroses · 22/05/2022 20:14

Marianna? Seraphina?

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 22/05/2022 20:14

My favourite at the moment is Alessandra nickname Ally or Sasha.

PoemBeatrice · 22/05/2022 20:15

Margaretta/Margareta - both international variants pronounced margaRET-a, with little bit drawn RET part
Cordelia
Veronica
Felicity nn Lissy or Fliss

Tryagain2020 · 22/05/2022 21:07

timoteigirl · 22/05/2022 20:08

Immediately thought of Veronica to go with Sebastian

Because of Sadlers Wells?!

OP, I thought of Virginia (Ginny), Vanessa (Ness) and Adelaide. Not four syllables though.