Can you suggest any girls names which in 'long form' are grown up and acceptable for an adult, but have a shortening which is 'cute' Like Loretta / Lottie ...

[Disenchanted]

Except can't use that as its SILs name ... but I do love it.

Amelia - Millie
Emilia - Millie, Emmy
Bethany - Betty
Alexandra - Alex, Lexie

Elizabeth (Lizzie, Betty etc)
Alexandra (Lexy)

Charlotte (Lottie)

Amelia (Millie)

Henrietta/Harriet (Hattie)

Elizabeth (Lizzie, Beth, Ellie)

Jessica (Jessie)

Caroline (Carrie)

Philippa (Pippa)

Oh i Lexie sooo much!

But me son is called Dexter and we call him Dexxy so thats out of the picture isn't it? Damn.

'me son'

sorry turned into a farmer there!

samantha - Sam, sammy

Isabella - Izzy
Elizabeth - Libby, Lizzy, etc
Louisa - Lulu
Amelia/Miranda - Mimi/Millie
Eleanor - Ellie/Nell
Florence - Flossie
Caroline - Carrie
Charlotte - Lottie

If you like shortenings, it would be hard to beat Elizabeth.

i had never thought of loretta as lottie.

love lottie. think loretta is bit odd but is my mums name and would (have) LOVED to use it. grr. worth having another girl for p'raps?

Kathryn (Katie)

Rebecca (Becky)

Isabella (Bella)

Annabelle (Belle)

I love Elizabeth (Betty), personally. Although I'm also keen on Caroline (Carrie).

Sukeys cute but our surname is a one sylable 's' name so would sound daft i think.

Catherine - Kate, Katie, Kitty, Cathy, Kat

we have

Isabella - Ella
alexandra - Lexie

what about

charlotte - Lottie/Charlie/Coco
Beatrice - Bea/Bebe
camille - millie/cam
Evangaline - Eve/Evie/Linnie
Alexandra - alex/Alexia/Alexa
Amelie/Amelia - Millie
Matilda - Tilly/Tilda
Isadora - Issy/Dora
Elizabeth - Lissie/Beth
Cassandra - Cassie
Lillith - Lily
Cecelia - Cece
Celeste - Cele

i trained with n italian lay called Clarissa we called her clarry or lissa

Olivia -Livi
Elinor - Nell/ Nellie
Megan - Meggie
Stinky Midget - Smidge

Madelaine - Maddie
Annabel/Isobel/Isobella/Arabella - Bella
Matilda - Tilly

Matilda is lovely

Eleanor - Ellie
Elizabeth - all other mentioned below and I like Libby
Charlotte - Lottie/Charlie
Natasha - Tasha/Nat/Nattie

It's quite a tough one.

Penelope - Penny or Nell
Katherine - Kitty/Katie
Suzannah - Suzie
Jemima - Jem
Annabel - Anna or Belle
Saskia - Sassy
Samantha - sammy or sam
Jessica - Jess