Alternative Nicknames and What I Like Best from Each:
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]: [name_f]Adelle[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] (from the [name_m]German[/name_m] variant ā[name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]ā), [name_f]Delia[/name_f], Deela. I love the gentle feel, sounds like sweet and fruity marmalade. SO classy. Country classic, like having a picnic in the meadow under the willow trees on the edge of the lake, with jam on toast, wearing straw bonnets and red-and-white gingham cotton and resting after having just picked strawberries. (Inspired by [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u]'s [name_f]Emma[/name_f]).
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]: [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. I love the ābelleā sound. Besides being [name_m]French[/name_m] for beautiful, it reminds me of the dainty hanging lily of the valley flowers because they look like little bells. Frilly, feminine classic (in a good way.) More classy and popular than [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f].
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]: [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_u]Ara[/name_u]. [name_m]Ah[/name_m], another ā-belleā name, with the lily of the valley bell flowers. Frilly, feminine classic. More airy than [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f].
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]: [name_f]Rina[/name_f]. I know a Chilean woman named [name_f]Carina[/name_f], so this name reminds me of the wild colors, flora, and culture of Latin [name_u]America[/name_u]. I imagine your [name_f]Carina[/name_f] dancing a wild and fun Latin dance with a swirly skirt, rolling the r in her name. Latina party animal.
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]: [name_f]Lia[/name_f], Celly. Soft c sound softens the image of the name. Aristocratic classic, enjoying a cup of tea and scones with her fine china and lace with friends. She is polite, kind, and a wonderful hostess, not to mention well-mannered. Her delicate and soft piano playing shows how gentle the instrument is. You could also imagine her as a Grecian virginal beauty with a draping white toga dipped in gold alongside [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_u]Damaris[/name_u], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], Danaea, [name_f]Delphia[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], walking among the magnificent, polished marble Ionian columns and floors of the temple. Her beauty and wit are the stuff myths and legends are made from.
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]: [name_f]Lois[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. Aristocratic classic: see [name_f]Celia[/name_f].
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]/a: [name_u]Angie[/name_u], [name_f]Angela[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f], Gelly, [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_u]Angel[/name_u]. Country classic, see [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. Also celestial and pure, holy and devout. Reminds me of The [name_f]Princess[/name_f] and the Frog (she was a radiant star who never strayed from her course, always remaining true), and the Acadian [name_m]French[/name_m] Catholic girl who was separated from her true love [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] by the British in [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]. After being separated for years and years of searching, she finally rushes to his arms as he lays on his deathbed from disease. They can now die in peace and happiness, for they have finally been reunited. Based on the romantic and tragic poem by [name_m]Henry[/name_m] Wadsworth [name_m]Longfellow[/name_m]. [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]: The very personification of fidelity and determination, purity and heavenly light.
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f]: Combo of Grecian goddess (see second part of [name_f]Celia[/name_f]) and frilly classic (see [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f].)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]: Either country classic or frilly classic. Definitely sophisticated [name_m]French[/name_m] as well.
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]: Delicate, violet flower. More free-thinking than other flowers as irises have more individual shapes and petal shapes. The iris flower is bejeweled in moist rain droplets after a light [name_f]April[/name_f] shower, the water beads creating a brilliant show of lavender, magenta, violet, and indigo as art meets nature and she displays the full variety of her hues and talents. In the distance, the sun gently peeks through the clouds and illuminates natureās painting in ways unimaginable.
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]: [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like.
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]: [name_u]Nelly[/name_u]. Grecian beauty, the faithful and wise seamstress wife of [name_m]Odysseus[/name_m], remained faithful to him despite bribery, pressure, threats, and the persistent grind of time, and still no [name_m]Odysseus[/name_m]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] when all hope seemed lost, and when the wicked suitors would force her to choose one of them, her unwavering faith in [name_m]Odysseus[/name_m]ā arrival came true at just the right time. See also the second part of [name_f]Celia[/name_f].
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]: [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] is itself a nickname for [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]. Reminds me of the brilliant [name_f]Nikola[/name_f] [name_f]Tesla[/name_f]. [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] will be a genius inventor or scientist. Or a saint, if she goes by [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]. [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] is like [name_f]Evangelina[/name_f]; pure and godly, with a moral lifestyle and care for others that seems divine in origin. Their focuses are heavenward. They are humble and patient, full of virtue. Their lives are dedicated first to God, then to helping others in their greatest need.
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]: [name_f]Tina[/name_f], [name_u]Val[/name_u]. I know an Italian girl named [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], and she and her family just always call her by her full name. I associate her with [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]'s [name_u]Day[/name_u], but in a good way. She is always loving and caring, and has a big heart.
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]: [name_f]Vera[/name_f] Wang, clothing designer. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] will be a fashionista and a celebrity.
Other options:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalya[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maryanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-marie
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] (popular among the British aristocracy; means ādoveā)
Sorry if I wrote any repeats.