Adeline - middle and nickname

Girl Names
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Hello! Hubs and I are having SUCH a hard time coming up with a name for [name_u]Baby[/name_u] #2, so I’m looking for inspiration. Our first child is [name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], and the only name we’ve come up with that we like for our second is [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] go together nicely, however, I know the chances of an [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] getting nicknamed “[name_f]Addie[/name_f]” is great, and we don’t love that name (nor do I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Addie[/name_f] sound right together). The caveat is that we could like [name_f]Addie[/name_f] as a two-name nickname ([name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], etc.), and I think it “dresses up” [name_f]Addie[/name_f] to fit better with [name_f]Elise[/name_f], but when it comes to middle names that lend themselves to that, we’re stuck.

So two questions:

  1. Are there any other alternative nicknames for [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] so we could skip [name_f]Addie[/name_f] altogether? Preferably that sound nice with [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. :slight_smile:
  2. What are some good middle names that lend themselves to an [name_f]Addie[/name_f] “something” nickname?

Ones we’ve considered are:
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] (I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], but hubs hates it)
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] (we both like [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], but as a middle name [name_f]Grace[/name_f] feels insubstantial)
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] (but down here in the south “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]” sounds like “I declare” lol)
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (no good [name_f]Addie[/name_f] nn, though I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]…unfortunately I think it’s too similar to our oldest’s first name, [name_f]Elise[/name_f])
[name_f]Mae[/name_f] (though [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] sounds the most natural together, we don’t don’t like the name at all)

Also, we have a one syllable last name. :slight_smile: Thanks in advance!

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2 nicknames I like for [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] are [name_f]Ada[/name_f] and [name_f]Lina[/name_f], although they aren’t completely intuitive I don’t think they are too much of a stretch. Other possible nicknames are [name_u]Dell[/name_u], [name_f]Della[/name_f] & [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]

Possible middle names ( this was more difficult)

[name_f]Louise[/name_f]/ [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]: [name_f]Addie[/name_f]-[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]: [name_f]Addie[/name_f]-[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]: [name_f]Addie[/name_f]-[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]: [name_f]Addie[/name_f]-leigh
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: [name_f]Addie[/name_f]-[name_f]Bea[/name_f]

I hope this helps?!

Personally I love [name_f]Ada[/name_f], I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] go wonderfully together although I do like [name_f]Lina[/name_f] too!

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@lulu82 has great ideas for [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] nicknames that aren’t [name_f]Addie[/name_f]. I especially like [name_f]Della[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. You could also use [name_u]Allie[/name_u], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f] or [name_f]Dee[/name_f]. That being said, you never know if she will grow up to like being called [name_f]Addie[/name_f] rather than the nickname you picked out.

[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is lovely, but if you can’t convince your husband you may have to rule it out.

[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is sweet too, with the same vintage vibe as [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] to me, and not too insubstantial either. If you both like it, that may be your pick!

What about [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] (clah-rah rather than clair-ah) or [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Cara[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]?

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] has lots of great nicknames… do you like [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Liz[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Lise[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f], or even [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Bee[/name_f]? ([name_f]Bee[/name_f] is a bit of a stretch, but there’s the letters “be” in order… it makes at least as much sense as [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] nicknamed [name_f]Bee[/name_f] in Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants!) Personally, I think it would be okay to use [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] with a sister [name_f]Elise[/name_f], especially with a nickname that sounds nothing like [name_f]Elise[/name_f], even if they’re variants of the same name, but I know some Berries will disagree.

If you aren’t a fan of [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], you should knock it off the list, but I do think it flows well.

If you mean for her to go by [name_f]Addie[/name_f] middle name instead of just [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Addie[/name_f], with a one-syllable last name you may want to avoid a one-syllable middle, depending on the last name. For example, [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] sounds a bit choppy, but [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_m]Long[/name_m] sounds fine (to me anyways).

My personal favourites are [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], which sounds sweet and dainty and like a little lady to me, and [name_f]Addie[/name_f] nickname for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but that’s because I love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] in general.

Here are some other suggestions:
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]” (doesn’t look the best on paper but sounds fine out loud)
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]/[name_f]Margot[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Meg[/name_f]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]”

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I was also going to suggest [name_f]Delly[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - other thoughts are [name_f]Ina[/name_f] or [name_f]Lin[/name_f] - however, I think that if I were to abbreviate her name then it would end up as [name_m]Lion[/name_m] (with thoughts of her being brave, beautiful and strong … oh and especially cute and cuddly as a cub!) :slight_smile: