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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 ...

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Disenchanted · 28/05/2008 21:55

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

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dizzydixies · 29/05/2008 16:14

lovely name pinkjenny

Pinkjenny · 29/05/2008 16:17

I absolutely love it. Hopefully she will too.

dizzydixies · 29/05/2008 16:18

ours is 2yrs old and she seems to like it considering the amount of times she shouts 'its lexie's' every day lol

Thomcat · 29/05/2008 16:30

Belinda - Bel / Bee

Elizabeth - Libby / Beth / Lizzy /

Jessica - Jess

Georgia - George

Zigonia - Ziggy / Zig

Imogen - Immy

Estelle - Stella

Cecelia - Cece

Pinkjenny · 29/05/2008 16:34

Ha ha, mine seems to prefer Alexa!

gloomysue · 29/05/2008 17:30

Ottilie - Ottie

dizzydixies · 29/05/2008 17:45

Romilly - romy or milly

dizzydixies · 29/05/2008 18:04

Selina - Sele or Lina

dizzydixies · 29/05/2008 18:05

Maddison or Madeline - maddy?

GreenGodess · 29/05/2008 18:06

I have a Ludinda - Lulu

And love Katherine shortened to Kitty.

Collision · 29/05/2008 18:14

Both of the ds's would have been Annabel and Belle as little girl and Anna as she got older.

Calista - Callie
Cassandra - Cassie
Clementine - Clemmie
Connelly - Connie

(a lot of C names there LOL!)

Charlotte - Lottie
Elizabeth - Libby, Eliza
Francesca - Frankie or Cesca

MindingMum · 29/05/2008 18:47

Josephine or Seraphina - Fifi

GreenElizabeth · 29/05/2008 20:22

This is really my favourite type of name.

Annabel - Annie or Nancy
Beatrice - Bibi
Cordelia - Coco/Didi/Celia/Delia
Elizabeth - Eliza
Florence - Flora
Georgina - Gigi or Nina
Katherine - Katya
Leonora - Lara, Leona, Lia
Margaret - Margot, Maggie, Greta
Penelope - Polly, Penny, Nela, Poppy
Susannah - Anna or Susie

GreenElizabeth · 29/05/2008 20:23

Rosemary - Romy

GreenElizabeth · 29/05/2008 20:25

Or Posy from Josephine. Posy is gorgeous but Josephine is too crusty.

Pr1ncess · 01/06/2008 03:08

Ooh i def think Charlotte/Charley...Only cuz its my name! Sorry!

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