Nick name for Eleftheria

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This is a greek name I love but I am not keen on the nick names Ria, Ella, or Ellie. Can you think of any cute nick names?

All that comes to me when I see/read it is diphtheria 🙈🙉

Effy/Effi?

Ellie / Effie

Fred?

Elfie

Are you actually Greek?? Cos that’s a mouthful of a name

Definitely Elfie

I am 1/8th Greek, have a Greek name, and have lived in Greece for a while. I love the name Liberty but don't like the nickname Libby or Bertie so ruled it out. I love the meaning of the name freedom and I think Eleftheria is beautiful but if I can't find a nick name I like I think ill have a look at other Greek names.

Effie reminds me of Effie Trinket from the Hunger Games.

I quite like the name Thera or Theria - what are your thoughts on these?

Love Eleftheria! The brilliant Eleftherios Petrounias uses Lefteris as a nickname, and Google suggests that Lefteria is used for the female form.

I also quite like Elfie and Fred

If you lived in Greece fine.
In UK I would be expecting Nellie the elephant comments.

Sorry.

How about Thea? Simpler but pretty. And it means Goddess.

Elfie
Elfine
Thea

Theria is lovely

What’s 1/8th? Is that great grandparents? In which case I’m 1/8th several places.

Thea

Elf

Awful, just makes me think elephant. Imagine if the poor child was over weight, they'd go to town on her with that name.

Sorry, but is it not Eleutheria? Meaning liberty?

Do you have any English- or Spanish-speaking great grandparents who would justify just naming her Ria? That's a word that already exists in English, and a beautiful name that wouldn't cause her half as much annoyance as she goes through life.

That spelling is very close to Elephant, young children are likely to misread it and its possible that 'Elephant' will stick instead which wouldnt be good. The spelling Eleutheria would be better or what about Calliope which is a Greek name I love.

Whatever you decide her nickname will be, it’s likely that it will change when she gets to school.Neither of my children get called at school what they’re called at home.

My guess is she’ll become Elle or Ellie.

I know someone with this name!

She’s known as Tia. In fact, I didn’t even realise that was her full name until recently. She’s an incredible woman with a highly successful career. I do sometimes think, though, that when she signs off messages etc, her nickname could be confused with the abbreviation ‘TIA - thanks in advance’

Do still really like Tia as a nickname for it though.

Lefty