help me find a name for the heroine in book i am writing, please x

[frazzled74]

I need a girls name that can be changed/shortened to provide 2 names without it being too obvious that it is the same person.
eg, elizabeth, liz (but not as obvious), any suggestions?

Alexandra - Sacha!

Margaret/Maggie/Meg

Isabella/Izzy/Belle

Eleanor/Ellie/Elle

Charlotte/Charlie/Lottie

Amelia/Amy/Mel

Amanda / Millie

Josephine/Jo/Fifi

Josephine: Joey - Fifi
Amelia: Amy - Lia
Alexandra: Allie - Sandy
Annabella: Annie - Bella
Mary-Rose/Rosemary: Mary - Rosie
Margaret: Megan - Daisy -Peggy
Regina - Queenie - Raine (Virginia/Gloria)
Mary - Molly - Polly
Elizabeth - Isabella - Elspeth - Ishbel

Like this as a challenge! Might be back with more. BTW - any particular age/ era/class you what to evoke?

Christina/Chris/Tina

Margaret/ Maggie/ Greta

wow loads of great ideas,
born early 70's, working class background, middle class aspirations. one name to be the name that the character was born and grew up with, the other name to be a more sophisticated, classy version.Keep them coming!

Catherine - from cathy to Kate. I am around that age from that kind of background and know a couple of Cathys who are now Catherine or Kate.

Also know an Alexandra who used to be Sandra or sandy and is now Alex

Patricia - Tricia/trish - patti/patsy

Victoria - vicky/vikki - tori

Lucinda: Lucy - Cindy
Catriona: Kate - Trinny
Christabel: Chrissie - Bella
Elfrieda: Ellie - Freida
Nicolette: Nicky - Colette
Constance: Connie - Stacey
Elizabeth: Lisa - Libby - Bette - Bessie - Beth
Genevieve: Jenny - Eve
Heather - Erica
Gabriella: Gaby - Ella
Guinevere: Gaynor - Jennifer/Jenny
Annis: Nancy - Ann/Annie/Anneka
Juliet: Etty - Jules
Sarah: Sally - Sadie
Valentina: Val - Tina

Wilhemina: Minnie - Willa
Dorothy: Dottie/Dolly - Thea

Gina for name grew up with vs Georgina/Georgiana/Georgia for upgrade

Gail - Abigail/Abby
Sue - Sukey
Susan - Susannah
Tess - Theresa
Diane - Diana (or even Artemis)
Vicky - Vita

Georgina Gina/Georgie

Annabelle Annie/Bella

liking lucinda , cindy /lucy (eastenders is putting me off a bit though)
thanks for all the ideas ,there are some great ones.

Judith - Jude (judith very 70s methinks)

Portia - Tia (bit posh)

Caroline - Lina (70s vibe again)

Melanie - Mel/laney

Marguerite / Daisy

Guinevere / Gwen

Catherine - Kat, Kate
Margaret - Peggy
Isabelle - Bella
Giselle - gigi
Amelai - Milly
Annabelle - Annie
Beatrice - Bea
Harriette - Hatty
Elizabeth - Betty/Bets/Beaty/ Betsy
Patricia - Patsy

Oh and one I love from DD's friend Roberta - Bertie.

I know someone who's a Roberta and she's known as Bobby.

thanks, all the names are great! and to think ive been racking my brains for weeks and came up with nothing !

Not a name suggestion as such, but when I want a name for someone of a particular age I go back to the 'most popular' lists and see what was about.

Rosemary, Rosie, mary
Amanda, mandy
Cassandra, cassie
Alison, Allie
Belinda, Lindy, Belle
Christina, chrissie, tina
Kimberley, Kim
Beverly, Bev
Bernadette, bernie
Vivian, Viv
Veronica, ronnie
Gabrielle, Gabby
Henrietta, Hen, Etta
Leonora, Lennie, Nora
Marguerita, rita