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!

Rosemary (Rosie)
Annabelle (Anne/Annie)
Dorothy (Dot/Doll)
Florence (Flo/Flos)
Morwenna (Mo)
Kathryn (Katie/Kat)

It’s quite hard actually! I love Elizabeth and Charlotte but not sure what the nn would be!

I love the name Eleanor (Elle/Ellie) also how about Rosemary (Rose/Rosie).

I've never understood the desire to pick a lovely name, but then use a nickname! Any reason you can't have a name which can't be shortened?

Bella/Belle
Skye/Skylar
Rose/Rosa/Rosalie

It's oddly specific what you want. Maybe
Cleopatra
Delphine
Christina
Georgette

What about a name that can't be shortened, rather than focussing on a potential shortening of the first part of names,
Claire
Frieda
Zoe
Rose
Joan
Amber
Ruth
Sadie
Pia
Leah

Princess-Jimberly

Why can't Matilda and Delilah be Mattie and Dee?

I have a Serafina with a totally unrelated nickname though, so maybe not the best person to ask...

Jennifer (Jen)
Danielle (Dan)
Jocelyn (Jos)

Araminta

Minty as a nn

I've always loved Euphemia (Effy)

Cassandra - Cass

Francesca- Fran
Natalie
Jemima
Henrietta
Penelope
Josephine
Tabitha
Meredith
Imogen- Imme
Harriet
Millicent
Rosanna
Joanna
Helena
Juliet - Jules
Emily - Emme
Isabella
Beatrice
Elodie

Belinda - Bel(le)

Felicity- Fliss
Violet- Vi
Louise/Louisa- Lou

Dorelia - Dory (love this 💕)
Adeline - Addy
Penelope - Penny
Annabelle - Annie
Marceline - Marcie
Ramona - Romy
Anastasia - Ana
Anneliese - Annie
Juniper - Junie
Amara - Amie
Caroline - Carrie
Calliope - Callie
Evangeline - Evie

Marina - Marnie is my current fave

Ooh - I also think Sylvia / Sylvie is overdue a comeback

Every Felicity I've know has been shortened to Fliss so that could work.

Loads of gorgeous ones on here that I've already found and loved but can't align on with DH!

Also, two syllables are nice too - I guess actually I like 'formal' names with a complete nickname that derives from the first part, eg. Alexandra - Alex, so not totally wedded to the one syllables. But pretty nicknames, eg. Daphne = gorgeous, Daffy, less so!

Lydia ?

Vivienne = Vivi or Viv.

Please don't worry about nicknames.
Mine is a magnificent four syllable affair, and I have never been called anything else ( ok at work but a quick correction sorts that out.)

Vivienne
Elizabeth
Alexandra
Francesca
Catherine

Lydia too, yes :)

Delphine
Audrey
Antonia

I think I love my son's nickname and trying to replicate it with a girls name which is proving harder, Rafael- Raf. My criteria is - could you sign off an email to a company with it - if too 'nicknamey' it's out 😂