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!

Miriam.
Lucinda.
Alexandria.
Rosabelle
Marcella.
Henrietta.
Cynthia.
Virginia.
Daphne.
Natalia.
Bridget.
Valentina.
Clemency
Anastasia

Not unusual but uncommon...
Annalise
Cassandra
Dahlia
Elspeth
Francine
Geraldine
Henrietta
Harriet
Iris

Elizabeth : Bet
Theadora: Ted
Francesca or frances: Fran (k)
Phoebe: Fee
Penelope: Pen
Jimberleigh: Jim

Emmeline and Florence definitely not unsusal where I am. They're 10 a penny!

Mind you I didn't know of a soul with my sons name when I named him and now we know of 11 just in our town 😂 so what's unusual now might not be in just 5 short years!

If you like Felicity then Fizz or Fizzy might be a good nickname

I like Sidonie as it looks so elegant and Sid/Sids is a great nickname for a girl.

Eluned or Eiluned - can be Ellie or Lulu

Angharad - Angus

Evelina- Evie or Lina
Calista-Cal
Philippa-Pippa

Mirianthe = Miri
Kristiana = Kristy
Stephanie = Steffi
Rosamund = Rosa
Jeanne = Janny
Saffron = Saffi
Imogen = Immy
Carolyn = Carrie

Cadence/Cadenza (Cady)
Marsali (Marcy)

mummymummerson
What is the origin of Marsali, please? Not heard that name

Penelope
Cynthia
Dorothy
Esmerelda
Zinnia
Meredith
Jocelyn
Josephine
Henrietta
Harriet
Phoebe
Tamsin / tazmin
Toamasina

Its a Scottish gaelic name meaning Pearl. Also has Arabic roots. I've only known one person called Marsali but always loved it.

Caroline - Cara, Caro. Coco
Catherine - Kate
Beatrice - Bibi
Anya - Annie
Georgina - George
Iona - Io
Victoria - Ticky
Harriet - Hattie, Harry
India - Indie
Margherita - Margot
Leonora/Leonor - Leo
Louisa - Lulu
Maya - Mae

Natalia - Nat
Elodie/Eloise - El
Cassidy - Cass
Leonora - Leo

Catrina
Louisa
Camile
Elizabeth
Pearl
Abigail

Betty
Lizze

Charlie
Lottie

I love Della or Violet

Ophelia - Leah as a nickname

Seraphina sephy
persephone posy/ sephy
thaodora thea
tallulah tallie/ lula
henrietta hettie/ etta
juliet jules/ etta
vivienne vivi
francesca frankie
calliope callie
cassandra cassie
josephine josie
juniper Juno/ juni/ Joni
Penelope penny
luella/ Louisa lulu
beatrix Bea/ trixie
dorothy dolly/ dottie
romilly/ Ramona romy
minierva minnie
winifred winnie
Evelina/ Evangeline Eva/ evie
Emmeline emmie
marigold Margot/ mari/ goldie
delilah della/ lilah

Beatrix - Bea
Tamesin - Taz
Tabitha - Tabby
Rohais - Ro

Abigail - Abi
Jennifer - Jenny
dorothy - dotty
Phillippa - Pip (not 2 syllable but I love this!)
Clemency - Clemmy

I've got an Alma, DHs friend calls her Ali.

Samantha
Tabitha

Melanie
Melody

Caroline , Carrie, Caro.

Fenella - Fen
Finnuala - Finn
Vivienne/Viviane - Viv or Vi
Rosamund/Rosalind - Ros
Belinda - Belle/Bel
Beatrice - Bea (love this)
Katrina - Kat or Kate
Loretta/Lauretta - Lor/Laure
Elodie - Elle
Xanthe - Xan (pronounced Zan)