To avoid work, I’ve been pondering nn’s for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - with [name_f]Posy[/name_f] as a fave but I’m also into [name_f]Plum[/name_f]. [name_m]Alas[/name_m], [name_f]Plum[/name_f] doesn’t quite work (and originally for [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], @tori101).
What are your top 5 non-obvious but at least somewhat reasonable nicknames & for what longer names? (And, if time, what’s your fave [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn?)
For [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] I also love [name_f]Posy[/name_f] (but I’m also not the biggest [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] fan due to a personal association, so the further I can get from the actual name the better I like it). I also like [name_f]Fia[/name_f] and [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], though they aren’t the same kind of stretchy. I have also heard [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] used in real life and find that charming too
[name_f]Posy[/name_f] — for [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] & [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], but also [name_f]Inessa[/name_f], [name_f]Asterope[/name_f], [name_f]Proserpina[/name_f], and [name_f]Calypso[/name_f] (because she is basically my [name_m]Kit[/name_m] 
)
[name_f]Sasha[/name_f] — for [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], though I do prefer it for [name_m]Cassander[/name_m] or [name_m]Evander[/name_m] on a boy
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] — for [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] and [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] / Gwynevere , though this is a GP now as someone in S/Os family has used [name_f]Glory[/name_f] as a nn
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]— for [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f], both remind me of bubbles 
for some reason so it works enough imo
[name_f]Nell[/name_f] — for [name_f]Rosaline[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Selkie[/name_f] — for Isolabella mainly, they both give mermaid 
vibes imo, but also [name_f]Inessa[/name_f] and Elsafina
— also as special mentions, all of my insect faves: Katydid for Katherine; Ladybug for Elisabeth; [name_f]Cricket[/name_f] for [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or Creighton; Beetle for [name_f]Bettina[/name_f] and Belphoebe; & [name_m]Newt[/name_m] for [name_f]Nimue[/name_f] and [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
Fun question 
Mine are:
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mab[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] nn [name_m]Tully[/name_m]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mim[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] nn [name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite nickname for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is [name_f]Joni[/name_f]!
Damn those personal associations!
Thanks for sharing. [name_m]Will[/name_m] have a leisurely look at your list again - you have so many romantic, legendary names…
These are good! Like them all - [name_f]Tansy[/name_f], [name_f]Mim[/name_f] & [name_f]Zadie[/name_f] especially but [name_f]Mab[/name_f] is the most carefree.
[name_f]Joni[/name_f] is really sweet. [name_f]My[/name_f] daughter’s best school buddy has that name. She has thick red hair and suits it so much. 
So cute!
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn [name_f]Leia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] nn Betty/Betsy
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]- [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] are the least obvious full name options I love
[name_f]Sallie[/name_f]- [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]- [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_m]Jet[/name_m]- [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]- [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]- [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
I’ve recently been having issues with Josephine’s nn and had to go looking for alternatives. [name_f]My[/name_f] top choice had been [name_f]Josie[/name_f] but a family member might be using it so I went to my former second pick, [name_f]Posie[/name_f], which I realized was actually absolutely not for me (I do still really like it for other people). Most of the options are unusable for me so I settled on [name_f]Effie[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], and [name_m]Finn[/name_m] in that order. Honorable mentions go to [name_f]Jo[/name_f], [name_m]Jody[/name_m], [name_f]Jean[/name_f], J/Gina, and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f].
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
Oh good, I’m avoiding working too! 
I love [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Posy[/name_f]! [name_f]Plum[/name_f] feels a bit of a stretch, but [name_f]Posy[/name_f] is just the right amount of stretchy-ness. I like [name_f]Posy[/name_f] way more than [name_f]Josie[/name_f], too.
[name_f]My[/name_f] top five would be…
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katia[/name_f] nn [name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. 
Ahhhh loving the shoutout!! Dunno if I can rock Plum though
For me I’m terrible at unintuitive nicknames however I have almost thought Minnie or Lemon was cute for Clementine 
I want to use [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] for [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
some of these may be a bit stretchy, but here are my top nicknames:
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] - [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], Ladybug
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] - [name_f]Tia[/name_f], [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - [name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f] - [name_m]Jett[/name_m], [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] - [name_f]Nettie[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
For [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] I love [name_f]Posey[/name_f] as a nickname
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f] nn Figgy
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] nn Dizzy
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] nn Fizzy
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] nn [name_m]Poe[/name_m]
I love Sephy for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] 
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] - [name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] - [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] - [name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] - [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
I like your nn’s! Annie for Frances is so sweet!
Josie would likely be my default for Josephine, with Posie/ Posy and Sephie as the household extras. I do have mixed feelings about Josie though…
Hmm… thinking outside of the box for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] I’m liking [name_m]Joss[/name_m], [name_f]Jean[/name_f] or even [name_f]Ginny[/name_f] but I feel like [name_f]Jinny[/name_f] would make a better connection. I like [name_f]Ginny[/name_f] best.
From my list, let’s see:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] ‘Tiggy’
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f] ‘Mem’
[name_f]Regina[/name_f] ‘Peggy’
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ‘Gertie’
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] ‘Effie’
They’re fab names! [name_f]Tiggy[/name_f] & [name_f]Peggy[/name_f] are two of my faves, and I wish [name_f]Gertie[/name_f] would get more love.
[name_f]Ginny[/name_f] is sweet!
Out of curiosity, what would you nn [name_f]Ursula[/name_f] to? [name_f]Ursie[/name_f]? [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] (as in bear)? Something else?
I don’t love either of those. It depends which pronunciation you use but I would consider [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Susie[/name_f], [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Suri[/name_f], [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Zuzu[/name_f] and [name_f]Zaza[/name_f].
I’m not sure of my favourite, maybe [name_f]Sally[/name_f]?
I love [name_f]Suri[/name_f]! [name_f]Sally[/name_f] is sweet but [name_f]Suri[/name_f] is so charming to me. 
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] // [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] is my favorite
[name_f]Nell[/name_f] — [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_m]Rory[/name_m] — [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] — [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] / [name_f]Maisyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lady[/name_f] — [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Lainey[/name_f] — [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] — [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] — [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
Audge — [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_m]Ollie[/name_m] — [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Remi[/name_f] — Emrianna
[name_m]Sid[/name_m] — [name_f]Cassidy[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]— [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]