Constance?

What do you think of this name?

I absolutely adore [name]Constance[/name]! Such a stunning name.

I love [name]Constance[/name]. I’m afraid if I used it people would nickname her [name]Connie[/name] though. Which I despise.

I like it.

It would not be a name I’d use myself, but I do like seeing it and hearing it. It’s one of the better virtue names out there.

When I was little & all my friends wished they were named [name]Britney[/name] or [name]Jasmine[/name] I was in love with the name [name]Constance[/name] & nn [name]Connie[/name]! I think I heard it from [name]Connie[/name] [name]Francis[/name] from my grandmother!

I still like it & it’s connected to playing & being imaginative with my friends & cousins.

I prefer it over [name]Felicity[/name], [name]Mercy[/name], ect because it feels stronger imo. I think [name]Connie[/name] is sweet, but doubt it will get much love here! I think [name]Constance[/name] is a big name for a little one to carry. [name]Coco[/name] would be a more modern nn I’m sure.

I like the name [name]Constance[/name], and I thought about that as a possible name for a future DD. When I told my DH he vetoed it, even as a mn. [name]Constance[/name] is my favorite of the virtue names, and I just love the sound of it with it’s history. I may be in the minority but I kind of like [name]Connie[/name]. I met a [name]Connie[/name] once, but I don’t know if her name was originally [name]Constance[/name].

Anyway, this is a lovely name.

[name]Constance[/name] was the mn of a childhood friend, I have loved it ever since. I agree with [name]Connie[/name] being a dated nn, but love the suggestion of [name]Coco[/name].

Oh, I love [name]CoCo[/name]! If you look at my signature you’ll see that I had nicknames for my favorite names, and [name]CoCo[/name] was the nn for [name]Constance[/name]!

Any good sister names? I liked [name]Suzannah[/name], but I think I’m over it…

I like it but prefer [name]Constantine[/name] when it comes to “con” girls names

I have a good friend named [name]Constance[/name], nn [name]Connie[/name], so I like it :slight_smile:

[name]Connie[/name] turns me off of [name]Constance[/name], I admit, although I know a few young [name]Connie[/name]'s. But, even more, I find [name]Constance[/name] to lack a bit of the warmth I prefer in a name. I’d go a step further in this virtue set and use offbeat [name]Patience[/name], which I’ve recently had a love for. I could totally see a little [name]Patience[/name] “[name]Patsy[/name]” working in your 50s hipster nickname set, especially if your [name]Susannah[/name] went by typical [name]Susie[/name] or spunky [name]Sosie[/name] or sassy [name]Sunny[/name].

[name]Lemon[/name]

I love [name]Constance[/name], it’s really grown on me recently. I even think [name]Connie[/name] is cute, though I also like [name]Tansy[/name] as a nn.

lemon- I like [name]Patience[/name], but hate the nn [name]Patsy[/name]. I also mentioned that I don’t really like [name]Susannah[/name] all that much anymore, and I was looking for sister names. But thanks for your input!

I also want to say that [name]Constance[/name] would not be nicknamed [name]Connie[/name], but I prefer the cutesy-chic [name]CoCo[/name]. Thanks!

Okay, sorry. Didn’t see your response because I was responding quickly on my phone. I really liked the idea of [name]Tansy[/name] as a [name]Constance[/name] nickname, whoever suggested that - very clever! But, [name]Coco[/name] is definitely “cutesy chic.” Nice description, poster!

So, no more [name]Susannah[/name]. Hm. Maybe these would work with [name]Constance[/name] and be in that same style - [name]Adelaide[/name] ([name]Addie[/name], [name]Ada[/name], Lady), [name]Adela[/name] ([name]Ada[/name], [name]Addie[/name], Dela), [name]Bryony[/name] (Bry, [name]Bryn[/name], [name]Bee[/name], [name]Bebe[/name]), [name]Delilah[/name] (Dela, [name]Lilah[/name], [name]Lil[/name], [name]Deedee[/name]), [name]Gloria[/name] ([name]Glory[/name], [name]Gigi[/name]), [name]Georgia[/name] ([name]Georgie[/name], [name]Gia[/name], [name]Gigi[/name]), [name]Harriet[/name] ([name]Hattie[/name] - or just [name]Hattie[/name]), [name]Imogen[/name] ([name]Gen[/name], [name]Genni[/name], [name]Genie[/name], [name]Mo[/name]), [name]Jemima[/name] ([name]Jem[/name], [name]Mimi[/name]), [name]Lucinda[/name] ([name]Lulu[/name], [name]Lula[/name], [name]Luci[/name], [name]Cindy[/name]), [name]Laurel[/name] ([name]Laurie[/name], Lo, [name]Lola[/name]), [name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name], [name]Tilda[/name], [name]Tilly[/name], [name]Milly[/name]), [name]Mabel[/name] ([name]Mae[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Mimi[/name]), [name]Phoebe[/name] ([name]Bee[/name], [name]Bebe[/name], [name]Fifi[/name]), [name]Paulina[/name] ([name]Polly[/name], [name]Paula[/name], [name]Lina[/name]), [name]Rosanna[/name] ([name]Rosie[/name], [name]Rosa[/name], [name]Sanna[/name], [name]Anna[/name], [name]Annie[/name], [name]Roux[/name]), [name]Ruby[/name] ([name]Bebe[/name], [name]Rue[/name]), [name]Teresa[/name] ([name]Tess[/name], [name]Reese[/name], [name]Risa[/name]), [name]Verity[/name] ([name]Vera[/name], [name]Vivi[/name]), [name]Viola[/name] ([name]Vi[/name], Vio, [name]Lola[/name]), or [name]Willa[/name] ([name]Willie[/name])?

[name]Lemon[/name]

Thanks, lemon! I love [name]Delilah[/name], although the rest aren’t my style. However, you did bring up [name]Adelaide[/name], which reminds me of [name]Adelina[/name] (which I adore!) Thanks!

Oh, good! [name]Delilah[/name] and [name]Lucinda[/name] were my favorites for you. And, [name]Adelina[/name] is so gorgeous. Wonder why it hasn’t really caught on? Maybe the extra syllables. But, so, so pretty! Good idea.