My son and d-i-l like [name]Riley[/name] but would rather use it as a nn for one of their twin girls. Can anyone think of a good formal name?
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Rafaela[/name]
They might also like [name]Rella[/name].
I hope this helps!
Edited to add more names!
I know a lot of people love [name]Riley[/name] on girls, but I’m not one of them. I far prefer [name]Rowan[/name] to [name]Riley[/name] - more soft and feminine to me.
I personally can’t find a name that easily translates into the nickname [name]Riley[/name] without a bit of a stretch.
[name]Romilly[/name] is a close alternative to [name]Riley[/name].
What’s your other twin’s name?
[name]Marilla[/name], perhaps?
Or [name]Amaryllis[/name]…
Would [name]Rosalie[/name] work if they used the [name]Rylie[/name] spelling for the nn?
[name]Arielle[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Briar[/name] / [name]Brier[/name]
[name]Horizon[/name] (just throwing that out there!)
[name]Averil[/name]/[name]Avril[/name]
Gavrila
[name]Marilyn[/name]
Marilena
[name]Marilla[/name]
[name]Rilla[/name]
[name]Beryl[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name]