Adaptable names?

[gothgirl77]

DH and self really like the idea of a name you can do a lot with (we both shorten ours and the abbreviations are a lot more 'us' than our 'real' names iyswim). I liked Rebecca for that but our friend has just used it for her DD. No idea if DC is a boy or a girl.

Any thoughts from MNers on adaptable names?

We chose Matilda as it has so many possible nicknames.

Can be Tilda,Tilly etc. Or Mattie, Mat etc.

Elizabeth also has loads of possibilities (Betty being my fave)

Hopefully soeone who has more ideas than me will be along soon

Henry
Elizabeth
Katherine

This is easier for girls than for boys, I think.

Alexander
Christopher (Kit as well as the obvious Chris)
Sebastian(Seb, Baz)

William - Will, Bill, Liam
Charlotte - Charlie, Lottie, Lotte, Lotta

Roberta

We chose our two DDs names on that basis.

Eloise - Ellie, Ella, Lou, Lois, El(le)

Katherine - Kitty, Katie, kate, Kathy, Kat, Kay.

Other names I like are...

Elizabeth - Libby
William
Edwin - Ted,Teddy, Ed, Eddie, Win
Susannah - Susie, Anna, Sue, Susan

Margaret - Meg, Maggie, Peggy

Patrick - Pat, Paddy, Patch (baby/boy)

elokitty - I love your girls' names

Elizabeth and Patrick.

Amelia - Amy, Millie, Meely, Lia

seeker - you and me always say Patrick, don't we ...

I have an Alexander (Alex, Xander, Al, Lex, Sandy) and a Catherine (Cate, Katie, Kitty, Cath, Cat, Cathy) I love that they have a huge choice of nicknames when they're old enough to choose. You can't do anything with my name

Have you got one, Jamie?

Elizabeth..Betty, Betsy, Beth, Lizzie.
Isaac...Ike, Iys, Zac.
Douglas..Doug, Dougie
Isabella..Bella, Izzy, Belle.
Robert..Bobby, Rob, Bob
Nicholas..Nick, Nicky

Just DH seeker .......

James, Jim, Jimmy, Jamie, Jumbo, Jimbo, Jimbob, Jambo....

Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, Bet, Betty, Beth, Libby, Lisa, Liza, Eliza, Elise, Ellie, Elle, Ella...........

Annastacia- Anna, Ann, Stacy, Stacey, Tacie,Tia

Alexandria- Al, Ali, Alex, Alexi, Alexis, Lexi, Lex, Xandra, Xandy, Ria

Abigail- Abi, Abby, Abbey, Gail

Alicia-Al, Ali, Alice, Leica, Lecia, Leci, Alia

Cassandra- Cass, Cassie, Casey, Sandra, Sandy

Katarina- Kat, KT, Kate, Katie, Rina, Ina, Katrin

Christina- Chris, Chrissie, Tina, Chrissa, Christie

Dorothea- Dot, Dolly, Dora, Thea, Dottie, Dorit

Francesca- Fran, Frankie, Frances,Freya

Georgianna- Georgie,Gina, Gia, Gianna, Anna, Ann, Gaia

Isabella- Izzy, Belle, Bella, Isabel, Ishbel, Isa

Jennifer- Jen, Jenny, Jenna, Jenelle

Johannah- Jo, Joey, Hannah, Anna, Anne, Joan, Joanie, Joanne, Johann, Josie, Jodie

Leeanna- Lee, Anna, Leela, Leah, Leena, Leia, Leni

Marcella- Mari, Marcie, Marcia, Ella, Elle

Millicent- Milly, Mila, Mimi, Millen,

Stephanie- Steph, Stephie, Stevie, Fanny

Tamara- Tam, Tammy, Mara, Tamia, Tara

Theresa- Terry, Tess. Tessa

Clementine - Clemmie
Cordelia - Cordie, Delia, Dede
Beatrice - Bea, Trixie
Corinna - Cora, Nina
Georgina - Georgie/Gina
Imogen - Immie, Mimi
Cecelia - Cece, Celia

Fab - thanks everyone!

Patrick is a favourite of mine but three people in my family already have it.. (the joys of a big family ) Same problem for Charlotte, James, Catherine, Isabella, Elizabeth, Nicholas and Alexander (unfortunately my whole family seems to like names that can be shortened too.. ah well)

I do like Frances and Theresa for a girl - DH still needs convincing on Theresa but there's still a few months to go yet

Theresa is great, I love Tess/Tessie as a nn.

"Tree" also as NN for Theresa.
I prefer the same kind of names as you, gothgirl.
Some more suggestions:
Annabel, Alexandra, Diana, Gillian, Lillian, Nicola, Philipa, Rosemary
Alfred, Barnaby, Daniel, David, Frederick, Lawrence, Michael, Stephen, Thomas.

richard, ricky, dick, tricky, rich

Robert, rob, bert, bob, bobby.

Michael, mike, mick, mickey

our dd is Rosabel who gets called Rosa, rose, rosie, bella, bell, roo, and sometimes to be different little peach