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Sister for Raffy and Dolly?

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AquaWriter · 26/04/2025 19:05

Hi all, me and my husband are expecting a little girl and have been going back and forth on baby names. We currently have a son named Rafferty who we call Raffy usually and a daughter named Delores who we tend to call Dolly. I would love a name that fits into the style of my previous two children that can be shortened to a nickname as well. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Springadorable · 26/04/2025 19:25

Cecilia?

babe4 · 26/04/2025 19:32

Tallulah (Lulu)

SkaneTos · 26/04/2025 19:32

Rafferty and Delores are lovely names! And the nicknames are great.

Ideas for the sister

Elizabeth, called Betsy
Evangeline, called Evy
Margaret/Marguerite, called Daisy
Beatrice, called Bea
Penelope, called Penny

MyTattooIsBetterThanYours · 26/04/2025 19:34

Balonza

GreyhoundGal1 · 26/04/2025 19:35

Millicent (Millie)
Geraldine (Geri)
Edith (Edie)
Judith (Judy)
Susannah (Susie)
Virginia/Ginevra (Ginny)
Theresa (Tess)
Antonia (Toni)
Rosaline (Rosie)
Constance (Connie)
Georgiana (Georgie)
Margaret (Peggy)

BottleBlondeMachiavelli · 26/04/2025 19:35

Maisy (from Mairéad, Margaret or Margot).
Peggy or Betty (from Elizabeth).

BottleBlondeMachiavelli · 26/04/2025 19:36

Sorry mashed that up.

Peggy or Maisie (from any of the Margaret names).
Betty from Elizabeth.

Energe · 26/04/2025 19:37

Tuppence nn penny

InMyOpenOnion · 26/04/2025 19:37

Molly
Amelia (Millie)
Matilda (Tilly)

BakewellGin1 · 26/04/2025 19:42

Millicent (MIllie)
Beatrice (Bea)
Tallullah (Luli)
Annabelle (Belle)
Emilia (MImi)

TomatoSandwiches · 26/04/2025 19:54

Cassandra/Cassie
Miriam/Mary/Ria
Bridget/Bridie
Shelia/Shelly/Lia
Carmella/Ella
Suella/Suki

FionnulaTheCooler · 26/04/2025 19:55

Lottie (Charlotte).

WingingIt101 · 26/04/2025 20:14

Cecily - cece
Henrietta - hetty
Matilda - tilly
persephone - Sephy

Jennifershuffles · 26/04/2025 20:16

Rosalind - Lindy, Rosey

MirandaBlu · 26/04/2025 20:22

Alexandra > Lexi(e)
Constance > Tansy
Georgia, Georgina > Gigi
Helena > Lenny
Isabeau > Bobo
Josephine, Josiane > Josie, Posie
Katherine > Kitty or Kiki
Marina > Marnie, Riri
Miriam > Mimi, Mimsy
Penelope > Poppy, Lolo, Nellie
Talitha > Tally, Leelee

Neurotoxic · 26/04/2025 20:23

Angelina - Nelly/Lina
Evelyn - Evie
Elora - Ellie
Isabella - Bella
Susannah - Suzie

Lascivious · 26/04/2025 20:24

Anything that doesn’t end in ‘y’.

myfitbitisfucked · 26/04/2025 20:27

Dorothy nn Dotty
Penelope nn Penny
Eliza nn Lizzy
Diana nn Dee Dee
Genevieve nn GiGi

TheCountessofLocksley · 26/04/2025 20:29

Cecily - Cece
Vivienne/Genevieve - Vivi
Imogen - Immi/Mimi
Harriet - Hettie/Hattie
Martha - Mattie
Leonora - Lennie/Nora
Lucinda/Tallulah - Lulu

MrsArcher23 · 26/04/2025 20:38

Natalie - Tally
Eleanora- Nonie

Tauranga · 26/04/2025 20:41

Jane or John

shoopshoopdedoo · 26/04/2025 20:42

Margaret - Peggy or Daisy
Helena or Eleanor - Nell or Lena/Leni
Elizabeth - Bess or Queenie
Josephine - Josie or Posy
Marigold - Goldie

Reetpetitenot · 26/04/2025 20:50

Vivienne - Vivvi
Miriam - Mimi
Elizabeth - so many great diminutives

merryhouse · 26/04/2025 20:57

Pipsy, short for Philippa

RogersOrganismicProcess · 26/04/2025 21:00

Vanessa nn: Nessa

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