While I have always been passionate about names and have a HUGE collection of names I love, were I to name a passel of girls now, I find myself leaning toward female names with myriad nickname/alternate name options.
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f], for example. Options include: [name_f]Virginia[/name_f], [name_f]Virginie[/name_f], [name_f]Ginia[/name_f], [name_f]Gin[/name_f], [name_f]Ginnie[/name_f], [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Gina[/name_f], [name_f]Regina[/name_f], maybe more.
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]: [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Cate[/name_f], [name_f]Catie[/name_f], [name_f]Cathy[/name_f], [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f], [name_f]Cricket[/name_f]…
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]: [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Bethany[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Bessie[/name_f], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Betsan[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]…
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]: [name_f]Araminta[/name_f], [name_f]Aminta[/name_f], [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Minta[/name_f], [name_f]Minty[/name_f], Mint, [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]…
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]: [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], [name_f]Helma[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Wilma[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Mina[/name_f], [name_f]Minna[/name_f]…
[name_f]Forsythia[/name_f]: [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Florrie[/name_f], [name_f]Flossie[/name_f], Sythia, Forsythe…
[name_f]Caledonia[/name_f]: [name_f]Caledonia[/name_f], [name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_f]Calla[/name_f], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_f]Donia[/name_f], [name_f]Donna[/name_f], [name_f]Nia[/name_f]…
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]: [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], [name_f]Gert[/name_f], [name_f]Gertie[/name_f], [name_f]Trudy[/name_f],[name_f]Trudie[/name_f], [name_f]Gerda[/name_f]…
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]: [name_f]Marilla[/name_f], [name_f]Rilla[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Mamie[/name_f], [name_f]Maryanna[/name_f], [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]May[/name_f]…
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]: [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Petrova[/name_f], [name_f]Petronella[/name_f], [name_f]Pia[/name_f]…
I know I must have missed some wonderful other nicknames?
I just know that I would be less willing to name a daughter something like [name_f]Enid[/name_f] (though I love it) than one of these many option names.
And yet for male names, I mostly feel quite the opposite. I love short male names like [name_m]Keir[/name_m], [name_u]Dane[/name_u], [name_m]Mark[/name_m], [name_m]Scott[/name_m], [name_m]Craig[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_m]Frank[/name_m], [name_u]Roan[/name_u], [name_m]Ned[/name_m], etc. [name_m]Even[/name_m] the longer names I love like [name_m]Hamish[/name_m], [name_m]Tavish[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]Reginald[/name_m], [name_m]Russell[/name_m],[name_m]Roger[/name_m], [name_u]Vernon[/name_u], etc. don’t have nearly as many nicknames as my favorite female choices.
Unsure why…