Have whittled it down to 2 names now - Please tell me the nicknames/downfalls for each!

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

Have loved these 3 names since 2005 when DS1 was born, couldn't use them for DS2 or DS3 but am going to need to use them in April apparently so here they are:

Eleanor Rose

Lydia Rose

followed by a 2 syllable surname.

Thought I had settled on Elle as the first name but hav mentioned it to a few people and no-one gets it until I say 'You know, like Elle McPherson' or whatever her name is and I don't want the child or myself to be saying that forever.

Thought if we name her Eleanor (which I love) we can just call her Elle.

Love Lydia too.

I found a website the other day which also listed all the associated nick-names but even after searching history can't find it.

It suggested things like 'Know it all' for Noah and 'Toblerone' for Toby etc etc.

Can anyone think of any similar nick-names for these names either from experience or because they have children with these names?

Thanks.

Lydia's gorgeous, though. Nothing wrong with Lydia!

I think Eleanor and Lydia are both lovely. Elle is a good nn but I don't think Elle Rose or Elle Surname flow as well as Eleanor Rose/Eleanor Surname.

I don't understand the obsession with finding a name with no possible silly nn. Just call her a name you love. She is just as likely to get a nn based on your surname or something amusing she does by mistake.

My Eleanor has never been Ellie. Elzy, Elna, El, Nor-nor etc. You can't stop what their friends call them. It's quite cute really

Eleanor Rose

I have heard of Lydia has Clamydia would put me off

DD is a Lydia. I had one mum at school who insisted on calling her Lily (nice, but bloody annoying) but apart from that, outside the family, everyone just calls her by her full name.

I'm the only one who 'shortens' her name into Dia, but that's only because that's what she used to call herself and I can't seem to stop doing it! {grin]

Actally the only other nickname at school is Lydialemon, because that's what DS2 called her when she was born (well, Lydia Lemon Strawberry Rocketship), so that's what the teachers/TAs knew! Couple of them still call her that affectionately... Don't think that would apply with any other Lydias though

There will ~always be a name your child will be called, a nickname or other. If it is not the name, it will be eye colour, hair colour, skin colour, height/weight, clothing, speech, looks, so I would say go with the name you like the most and not worry too much about nicknames unless they are clearly unsavoury and definitely going to cause some ribbing that your child will not forgive you for.

I like both names myself.

go for eleanor. then you have a really wide choice of what to call her (and so does she more importantly!). you can still call her elle if you want, but you also have the other options.

All nice.

I have never heard of Lydia being called Lydia teapot and I know 2.

I think Elle is good enough to stand alone. Inevitably you may get the occasional Ellie as people always try to shorten names.

pav how is that delicious beautifully names boy doing?!

I love both names and my DD was almost called Eleanor (with Ella in mind for a nickname) but then I found out the meaning of the name Eleanor was 'pity' (although Ella is 'light') so didn't use it. It's still a beautiful name though and Nell is a great shortening too. Lydia is a gorgeous name and I had not heard the 'Lydiateapot' or any such nicknames before either. Rose is beautiful too for a middle or first name.

Okay sorry you hadn't a clue what I was on about - 'Eleanor Rose' was the "formidable" (?dragon like) wife of US President Franklin D Roosevelt, and famous in her own right. There are towns and flowers named after her. And for some reason she was known by first and middle name - Eleanor Rose. I have an Eleanor and briefly thought of Rose as a mn (she is 12 and this was before every child had Rose, Grace or Mae as compulsory mns!) - until an American cousin remarked that 'that's quite a name to live up to'. But time marcheth on and if you have no US connections then go for it.

Lydia-very pretty name but can't hear it without thinking Lydia dustbin.

I have to say Lydia makes me think of the song 'Lydia the Tattooed Lady' but I'm dead ancient and remember it from being on the muppet show

Eleanor is lovely. You might get Nora as a shortening, but Nell is a fab shortening and so is Elle, Ella, Ellie etc... (I wanted DD to be Ella but DH vetoed it, mutter mutter)

I like Eleanor a lot. Lovely name.

I find Lydia tense and formal.

i love both.would prob go for eleanor and then theres loads of things she can be called.
but could somebody please tell me whats wrong with ellie mae? this is the name i want for a girl.i think its lovely and every1 else agrees with me.maybe its because of popularity in england? where im from in ireland i haven't heard of one ellie.

DD's middle name is Lydia so obviously I think it's lovely! I think it's used less frequently than Elle/Eleanor - I don't know any children with the name Lydia but know loads of Ellies/Eleanors/Elles. So I suppose if you want a slightly more unique name then Lydia is a great choice.

Eleanor always reminds me of Eleanor Roosevelt which is fair enough, but slightly old fashioned IMO.

The only really bad nickname associated with Lydia is chlymidia - but hopefully not many people will make the association!

Eleanor would be shorted Ellie.

Smelly ellie.
Elly the smelephant

Kids will be kids.

Eleanor is one of the noms du jour along with Ellie and Ella. It gets quite confusing when I am trying to write party invites for my DD as she has one of each in her class (along with a 'Bella') and another friend called Ella! I don't really like Elle - I'm just not keen on 1-syllable names, they almost always get given a 2nd syllable, especially when the child is still very young...Elle would become Ella/Elly....

I think both names are beautiful, though I would personally go for Lydia

Lydia is a far nicer name in my opinion. It doesn't need a nickname. I know two Lydias (both grown ups) and neither really have a nickname, although we occasionally call one of them Elle as in 'L'.

I'm totally biased towards Eleanor Rose. First is my dd's name and second is my sister's and grandmother's names. I thought we and other people would call dd Ellie but nobody does.

Bellisima - I named dd Eleanor after Ms Roosevelt for some reason, think it was just admiration. I'm not American.

The only Lydia at my school was in tears most days because she was called Chlamydia

if your surname starts with an S then elenor rose probably not a good idea. It would be ers which up here is how arse sounds. You probably dont have that problem but just incae lol

Hey Maryz so's my dd. lol