Thank you for all your suggestions. I really appreciate them so keep them coming!
This is what I think about the names you’ve suggested so far…
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] ([name_f]Tabby[/name_f]/[name_f]Bee[/name_f]) - I really love [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tabby[/name_f] and actually if it wasn’t for our surname, it would be a real contender. Unfortunately, our surname begins with a T and just makes [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] (and even more so with [name_f]Tabby[/name_f]) a great mouthful and when said fast, it sounds like [name_u]Daffy[/name_u] Duck! I do like [name_f]Bee[/name_f] and that would eliminate some of the issue but out neice is called [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and occassionally goes by [name_f]Bea[/name_f].
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ([name_u]Charlie[/name_u]) - I quite like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] but I’m not a fan of [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], never have been. I do however love [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is a little too close to my name for me to use it though.
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] ([name_u]Frankie[/name_u]) - For me, [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] is kind of the opposite to [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] as I know so many girls named [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] who go by [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] but have never met a boy called [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]. I actually love it on a boy as a nickname for [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] or simply [name_m]Frank[/name_m], but probably wouldn’t use it as a boy.
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] ([name_u]Georgie[/name_u]) - While I like these names, I don’t love them for some reason. I also know a [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] who goes by [name_u]Georgie[/name_u] and she’s definitely too close to us for us to use the name.
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]) - I love this suggesting of using [name_u]Theo[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]! I’m not sure if I’d be brave enough as it just seems to be on the next level of boyishness to [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] but i love the way you’re thinking. I also like [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]/[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] but that’s definitely too close to [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]!
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] ([name_u]Ronnie[/name_u]) - I know a girl called [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] who goes by [name_u]Ronnie[/name_u], so that automatically rules this out for me! I’m also not sure about [name_f]Veronica[/name_f], while I like [name_u]Ronnie[/name_u], [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] just sounds a bit hard to me, I think it might be the combination of the V and hard C sounds.
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] ([name_u]Rory[/name_u]) - I love [name_u]Rory[/name_u] for a girl! She’d definitely make a great sister for [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]. I’m not certain how I feel about [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] though, I do quite like it but then it also seems a little too ‘fairy princess’ for me. I’d love to hear other suggestions for full names for [name_u]Rory[/name_u], I know there’s [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] (thank you [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] Girls) which I’d be more tempted by then [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] but again, not loving it.
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] ([name_u]Billie[/name_u]) - I adore [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]! I think it’s so sweet. I’m not particularly a fan of [name_u]Billie[/name_u] though.
[name_f]Willia[/name_f] ([name_u]Billie[/name_u]) - Same again for [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and this time, I’m not a fan of [name_f]Willa[/name_f] (or [name_f]Willow[/name_f], or [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] or [name_m]William[/name_m] or [name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m], I clearly just don’t like ‘[name_m]Will[/name_m]’ names!) either!
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] ([name_f]Lula[/name_f]/[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]) - [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] is a little too sweet for me but I love [name_f]Lula[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] but one issue, DH hates it!
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] ([name_f]Edie[/name_f]) - I lvoe any name that gives way to the nickname [name_f]Edie[/name_f]. [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] is definitely one of those names that always sneaks back into my favourites.
[name_f]India[/name_f] ([name_f]Indie[/name_f]) - I do really like [name_f]Indie[/name_f] and I quite like [name_f]India[/name_f], I also like [name_u]Indiana[/name_u], however, when I really think about it, I think I prefer [name_f]Indie[/name_f] on a boy.
