I'm putting my faith in you MNers - a good abbrevation of the name....

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Patience

?????

Both DH and i would love love love to call LO Patience, but just cant work out how to shorten it

Constance is lovely. Not so sure about Connie tho..

Variety and Faith are very pretty.

oooohhhh. mumofmonsters, good spot. i did not know that.

Soupy, dd is The Pea despite having a perfectly nice first name with NO connection to this vegetable

Patti Smith, good.
Patty Hearst, debatable.
Patsy Cline...what more could you want?

Patsy makes me think of Patsy Palmer. That's not good.

had to google patty hearst. there are worse role models i reckon

belgo, variety may just be the best suggestion ever! virtues 2007-style...

i've always liked Hope but doesnt go with surname.

better than pat butcher tho' botbot?

Patience is a beautiful name. Why do you want to shorten it?

I can't imagine Patience being shortened? I think it is a gorgeous name (my DD is a Verity so I guess I like those kind of names......) and I don't want Verity shortened at all (although my sister thinks she will be called Very or just V!)

I work with a Verity and we call her Vezza. Sorry.

Lovely name though.

Vezza makes me smile ..... wonder if my daughter will grow up to be Vezza the Lezza?

I wouldn't shorten it tbh but think Sasha is a nice name (have a friend whose name is Alexandra but everyone calls her Sasha)

My youngest DD is Sasha (full name, not shortened) and the names suits her to a 'tee'.