Elegant but unusual baby girl names

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Really struggling for our baby girl's names - feel like I've exhausted everything at this point!

We love elegant and pretty names that easily shorten to a nice nickname from the first syllable.

As we do want the easy nickname, we've ruled out some favourites:

Felicity
Matilda
Delilah
Daphne

Been through all the usual Ottilie, Gwendoline etc but just can't find something with a pretty nickname alongside the long name that fits our vibe.

Help!

We liked;
Felicity (Flick)
Roberta (Bobby)
Georgina (George or Georgia)
Andromeda (Andi)
Cecelia (Ci ci)
Geraldine (Geri)
Adrienne
Adelaide

Victoria
Adriana
Claudia
Caroline
Eleanor
Francesca

Dorothy or Dorathea (nn Dotty)

Isadora ( nn Isa …or Dora…if not from first part of the name)

In my family tree we have Theadora ( nn Thea or again, Dora)

All gorgeous but don't have the first syllable nickname! Think Daniel - Dan

Why does it need to be the first syllable?

isabelle/isabella - Izzy
annabelle/annabella - ana
Belinda - belle

Sophie - soph

Millicent - Milly

Eleanor - Ellie
Isabella - Izzy or Bella
Genevieve - Gen or Evie
Victoria - Vicky or Tori
Adelaide - Addie
Seraphina - Sera
Josephine - Josie
Caroline - Cara
Lillian - Lily
Cassandra - Cassie

Clementine- Clem?

Serena / Serenity
Carissa
Belinda
Verity
Philadelphia (was popular in past)
Virginia

Preference really, children almost always end up being nicknamed by their first syllable at school as it's the easiest thing to shout quickly across the playground. My mum hates several of the first syllable nicknames my siblings have ended up with!

virginia would be virgin 🤣

daniellle - Dani

Ex teacher and youll be surprised what they end up being called!

My favourites that DH has vetoed:

Clementine
Aurelia
Genevieve
Amelie
Rosalie
Daphne

So anything along those lines that I might not have thought of!

Thomasina (nn Tommy/Thomie)
Henrietta (nn Henri)
India/Indira (nn Indi)
Louisa (nn Lou)
Florence (nn Flo/Florrie)

Winifred - Win

@Newsenmum I teach primary, hence my wariness of nicknames 😂 will do what I can to control it!!

Anastasia

DD has a friend called Cat, short for Katerina.

valerie - val

Rosanna - Rose
Delilah - Dee
Emerald - Em / Emmie
Primrose - Prim
Violet - Vi
Diana - Di
Prudence - Pru
Samantha - Sam
Kaitlyn - Kate
Eleanor - Elle
Florence - Flo

Alexandra
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Beatrice
Margaret
Helena
Lilian
Penelope
Juliet

Seraphine
Lark
Azelie
Ramona
Leni
Iris
Voilet

There is an old Parisian ballet called Coppelia that I love. My husband veto’d Coppelia as a name but I think it’s very charming and I’m only sharing it now because I’ve had my last baby. 😂

Not sure that “Cop” makes the cut in terms of nickname though.

Jocelyn - Joss
Francesca - Fran
Rowena - Ro
Eleanora - Elle
Jocasta - Jo

All friends of mine and all called the above shortenings

Julia
Francesca
Susannah
Louisa
Josephine
Stephanie