Ophelia nn Hallie?

[user772263]

Hi! Do you think Hallie could be a suitable nickname for Ophelia? I think Hellie would work as 'hel' features in Ophelia, but would Hallie work?

No. If you like Hallie call your DD that but don't try to engineer it from Ophelia.

Hellie wouldn't work either. The middle sound is 'f' not 'h'.

You really don't get to chose nicknames for your children. They go to school and they and their friends do that for them. Hallie works well as aname in its own right. Easier to spell than Ophelia too.

I've found that I like names like Kit (short for Christopher), Peggy (short for Margaret), Hallie (short for Harriet) etc but we already have a Harriet in the family so was trying to see what else it could be short for! It doesn't seem like quite enough to be the full name on the birth certificate somehow, but maybe I'm wrong!

I wouldn't necessarily agree with that! I don't know anyone who has a nickname that they were called at school that they weren't first called at home. Perhaps nicknames that derive from surnames, yes, but I don't think children are going to school and coming home with entirely new names...

How about Henrietta nn Hallie? After all, young Henry V was Prince Hal.

I had the name Ophelia on my list if I ever had a dd. (Not going to happen now). To be honest not sure what you could shorten it to...Lia? I dont think Hallie is really a nickname of it though. As a PP said, its a name in its own right.

Ophelia is so beautiful :)

I'd say Philly is the natural shortening

Ophelia is beautiful. Why would you ruin it by calling her Hallie?

fwiw a friend is Ophelia and gets called Philly by some.

I mean anything could be a nick name but I’m not sure that Hallie is a natural diminutive of Ophelia - how are you pronouncing Ophelia?

This is what happened to me. I was given a nickname by my best friend in year 2. I've used it almost exclusively since. My parents still use my given name, they're the only ones who do.

Hallie does not relate to Ophelia in any way, nor does Hellie. It’s pronounced Off-ee-lee-uh not Op-hell-ee-uh.

If you want to call your daughter Hallie call her Hallie.

Outside of the box but have you considered Calista nickname Callie? It’s a bit nearer.

I can't see how you're getting Hallie from Ophelia, sorry.

Hallie is fine in its own right.

Otherwise:

Henrietta
Helena
Nathalie

I dont think Hallie comes of Ophelia. Hallie is ok on its own imo.

I know 3 children/adults who got nn at school/uni that were not first used at home. In the case of 2 of them who are now adults even their parents use the nm now.

Mines called Ophelia

Absolutely doesnt work

Ophelia would get Offie, or Philly or Phil, you can't just wangle a nickname out of another unrelated name. It won't stick.

You can’t get Hallie from Ophelia. To be honest I prefer Hallie as a name.

I don't like Hallie or Ophelia.

Ridiculous and completely contrived. If you like Hallie, call her Hallie.

@user772263 well you’ve just admitted yourself it’s a completely different name. I would think it ridiculous if someone introduced their child as Ophelia and followed with; but we call her Hallie.

just call her Hallie?

It’s not impossible or a definite nope. I don’t feel it myself, OP, but then again, I know a Daisy whose actual name is Celia and I would never link those two names. You can make Hallie work and it’ll be fine. I’d go with Faye or Fifi or Fe. Fifi is, admittedly, a bit 🙄.