Girls Name with Diminutive

[NoNeedforALlama]

I'm due with daughter number 2 soon and trying to find names that DH and I like, he is more relaxed about names than I am and pretty open to suggestions. I tend to like names that can be shortened to something with ie/y at the end such as Harriet to Hattie but not so much names with an L sound in the middle.

Here are some I like but either can't use it, DH isn't so keen on, I don't like either the long or shortened form, they don't have a common longer/shorter form or they're just not quite right.

Saffron/Saffy
Edith/Edie
Olive/Livvie
Isabella/Izzy
Roberta/Bobbie
Bridie
Heidi
Katie
Fern
Erin
Daisy

I came across Heather the other day and thought a diminutive might be Hettie but not sure if that's a usual shortening of it? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I love loads of the shorter names that have been suggested but not the longer versions as much. Maybe we should just go for a shorter version as the full name but I like the idea of them having options as they get older.

Polly or Molly (nn for Mary)

Juliana nn ana annie

I would use it too. We have a friend called Elizabeth and I call her Betty for short.

I've also known a Heather with Hetty as a diminutive, and know a Harriet that's a Hattie.

Salma / Sally / Sal

I've got it OP,
Felicity nn Lissy, Fliss

I ran Heather by DH but he doesn't like it unfortunately, for someone who says they don't mind he seems to dislike a lot of the names I love 🙄

I swing between loving Felicity and then finding it too frilly sounding, think it's the L sound in it, don't know why but names with L just sound too soft to me?

Jessica - to Jessie/Jess
Katherine - Kate/Katie/Kitty/Trinny
Charlotte - Lottie
Amelia - Millie
Eleanor - Ellie
Rosanna/Rosalie - Rosie
Danielle - Dani
Francesca - Frankie
Harriet - Hattie
Madeline - Maddie
Olivia - Liv
Philippa - Pippa
Siobhan - Shev
Victoria - Vicky

Ingrid- Indie
Imogen- ginny/immy
Rosalind - Ros
Florence - Flo
Bethany- beth/betty

Lucille - Lucie

You can use Elizabeth as the first name. I know people who have used a middle name for child number 2 , then used the same name as a first name for child number 3.

Antonia Annie or Toni would have been my daughters name.

Louisa - Louis

Victoria - Ticky

Margherita - Maggie

Agatha - Taggie

Meredith/merry/edie/edith/mer

Emmeline would be Emmy
Not Emily

I wouldn't discount names which don't have an obvious nn. NNs naturally evolve, even with short names you wouldn't imagine having a nn. So, I would say, first of all make a shortlist of the 'official' names you both like.

Camilla/Millie was a name I loved but couldn't get my partner on board with.

However, we named her Aurelia and told everyone that Rae would be her nickname and I hate people using the nickname!!!
I loved the idea of it, my little 'Rae' of sunshine but just hate hearing her called that and feel I can't be outwardly annoyed cause it was my idea 😂

So I would say pick a name you 100% love on its own and nicknames will evolve naturally

This was my list...

Rosanna/ Rosie
Savannah/ Annie
Primrose/ Posie
Genevieve/ Vivi
Theodora/ Thora
Kathleen/ Kitty
Juliette/ Ettie
Leonora/ Nori
Penelope/ Nell
Juniper/ Junie

Alexandra Lexi or Sandy
Penelope penny
Serendipity Reenie
Helena Leanie
Arianna Annie
Winifred Winnie
Bernadette Bernie
Veronica Ronnie
Ebony Bonnie
Genevieve Genie
Jennifer Jenny
Melinda Lindy
Amanda Mandy
Candice Candy
Donalda Donnie
Laura Laurie
Michaela Micky
Larissa Larry
Jean Jeanie
Jessica Jessie
Annette Netty
Margaret Peggy
Wilma Billie
Mackenzie Kenzie
Kennedy Kenny
Francine Franny
Euphemia Fanny
Minerva Minnie
Millicent/Amelia Millie
Aurora Rory
Jamesina Jamie
Thomasina Tommy
Theodora Teddy
Josephine Joey Josie Jody
Michelle Shelly
Anastasia Stacey
Dorothy Dottie
Florence Flossie
Kirsten Kirsty
Roxanne Roxy
Dolores Lola
Abigail Abbie
Henrietta Hettie
Patricia Patty
Samantha Sammy
Marcella Marcie
Gertrude Trudy Gertie
Olympia Ollie

Can see you've got lots of responses already so trying for some more unusual options here:

Araminta/Minty
Amberley/Amber
Bernadette/Etta/Bernie
Calliope/Callie
Calista/Callie
Cornelia/Cornie
Christabel/Chrissie/Bella
Dominique/Mika
Elisaveta/Veta/Ellie
Evadne/Evvie
Frederika/Freddie
Giovanna/Vanna/Gia
Genevieve/Ginny/Jenny/Gigi
Isadora/Issy/Dora
Jacinta/Jassie
Juniper/Juno
Lorelai/Laurie/Rory
Larissa/Issy/Rissa
Melisande/Mel/Lissa/Sandy
Miranda/Mimi
Meredith/Merry
Octavia/Tavvy
Phyllida/Filly
Persephone/Sephy/Percy
Rhiannon/Rhi/Anna
Romilly/Romy
Rebekah/Rivkah
Seraphina/Sephy
Samaris/Sammy
Tassita/Tassie
Talitha/Tallie
Vanessa/Nessie
Veronica/Ronnie
Xanthippe/Zanna
Ysanne/Izzy
Zipporah/Zippy

Ottilie - Otti or Lillie or Tillie

Gabriella Gabbi or Ella or Brie

Issadora - issy or Dora

I know a Fenella who goes by Nell

Thanks for all the new responses, will run some of these by DH. I'm still stuck on Heather/Hettie but he is adamant it's a no so I'll have to move on from that one, I think Harriet/Hattie might be the closest to that (I'm not keen on Henrietta as we had a chicken with that name 😆) but I'm not sold on it yet

Adeline / Addy?