I only seem to like nicknames for DD

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DD due in a few weeks and I can only get my head around shortened names - DH thinks I am obsessed with her name ending in 'ie'.
I like:
Florrie (for Florence)
Annie
Rosie
Maisie
Josie
See what I mean?!
Should she have a more formal name at registration?

I would, she has the choice when she is older what she prefers. eg.Annie could be short for Annalise.

No problem with any of them as stand alone names. MNers are obsessed with only using the full proper names imho, and I am usually a lone voice crying in the wilderness.

It's not as if you want to call her Flopsy after all

nothing wrong with any of them as stand alone names, but they all do happen to have lovely longer versions too so i would use the long name on the birth cert, that way she can have the choice. Eg Annie - Annabel, Josie - Josephine.

Then I'm not one to talk, i have a Polly which is apparently a nickname for Margaret or Mary!

Flopsy....mmm.
Flopsie?

Go for the longer name - then as the child gets older they can have a choice. A cute shortened version may be fine for a little child but they may wish to change it as they get older.

Lovely names and they do stand well on their own iv a cousin Anne and an aunt Anna thats their full names totally normal imo but try to think of your lo at different ages with her name like if it works for a baby/big girl/teen or say as an adult going for job interviews etc it might be nice for her to be able to decide to either stick with her nn or have the option of a longer version iykwim? Anyways best of luck deciding!

They are nice names, but I do wonder if they will suit a grown woman or teen as much as a cute little baby/girl

Yes they will jamie. My mum's josie and she's 86. Annie is hardly rare for an older person either. If u like the longer version too, use it. But if u don' t don't. All that about more choice is poo poo to IMHO. Saddling yourself with a name that's clearly a stinker (eg Leonard or Alfred) for yer whole life. Shudder.

Fair point Puppy. There are some that are better than others. Now I think of it, my lovely Nan was Connie.

Interestingly, though, I didn't really like the long version of my DS2s name, but he does, so the choice in that case was a good thing

(it isn't Leonard though )

I think they are all proper names, except maybe Florrie...that does sound like a nn

I agree that they stand alone just fine, apart from Florrie.

I don't really like Maisie

Puppymonkey i will join you crying in the wilderness

My DD has a nn for full name - well actually it is a full name because it is her full name so ner ner!

The argument - well give a full name so they can choose is flawed in my opinion because surely it works both ways - if DD wants to be known by a longer name then she can! After all who says a nn has to be shortened version of full name

Anyway, they are all nice names on that list

I think they Annie, Rosie and Maisie could definitely stand alone but Florrie maybe not as much - there I would go for the full Florence. I also think with Josie people would also assume it was Josephine.

I don't think that you easily can go from a shortened version to a long version - at least all your official documents would retain the short form, because that is your actual name. You can of course call yourself whatever you like, but you'd need to deed poll from Josie to Josephine, and do an aka on things like your employment records etc. More complicated than having the choice of a variety of shortenings of a full name.

I'd choose a name where you like both the short and the long version.

I know an adult Annie, Maisie and Rosie.

I think you should give her the name which you like, and which you can envisage her having for her whole life.

Both my dds have names which 'officially' are shortenings/nicknames, but we wouldn't have ever thought about naming them the full versions (IYSWIM).

(My favourite on your list is Annie, by the way)

Am actually ok with Florence, with us calling her Florrie until she tells us otherwise! Also liking Annie, can imagine her growing up to be quite feisty for some reason

For me Florrie sounds old- but thats because I know of a Florrie in her 90s no other reason! My great aunt was Annie Bridget and we had no idea until after she died as she'd always been known as Anne, by her choice. I know plenty of Katies who prefer Kate when they get older, but plenty who are not fussed. Horses for courses I think. On your list here's my twopenneth- for what its worth!!

Florrie (for Florence)- I would go with Florence as a full name definitely.

Annie- Its very pretty and can stand alone. but I know plenty of Anns who are known as Annie iyswim.
Rosie- lovely
Maisie- not the world's biggest fan, but it does stand alone.
Josie- I like it on its own.

Others similar:

Katie
Cassie
Kirsty
Kelly
Kerry
Billie
Charlie
Dodie
Ellie
Penny
Molly
Polly
Dorrie (Dorothy)...

not helping am I?

I like Annie and Josie, prefer the spelling Rosy!

Florence/Florrie only if you did use both names, otherwise just use Florrie.

Florrie for me sounds like McFlurry. Do you like Floss? I think it's perfectly legitimate to shorten a name when you register if that's what you intend to call the child, but you might want to consider their right to a choice when it comes to their name as an adult.