[name_f]Addie[/name_f] - [name_f]Ada[/name_f].
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - I prefer just [name_f]Belle[/name_f], but I also like it as short for [name_f]Arabella[/name_f].
[name_f]Dasha[/name_f] - [name_f]Daria[/name_f] or [name_f]Darya[/name_f]. This is typically what the name it is short for in [name_f]Russia[/name_f].
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f] - [name_f]Peridot[/name_f].
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f].
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_f]Elsa[/name_f].
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] - [name_f]Coletta[/name_f]? lol.
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - [name_f]Maeva[/name_f].
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f] - none come to mind that I am a fan of.
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u] - [name_f]Judith[/name_f].
[name_u]Lane[/name_u] - [name_u]Delaney[/name_u].
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] (lee-la) - none come to mind. Seems like a standalone name.
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f] - [name_f]Lucia[/name_f].
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] - [name_f]Lucia[/name_f].
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - [name_f]Ludmila[/name_f].
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] - [name_f]Amina[/name_f].
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f] - [name_f]Agnes[/name_f].
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] - prefer as standalone name.
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] - prefer as standalone. Also like [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f].
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] - [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f].
[name_u]Val[/name_u] - [name_m]Valor[/name_m].
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f] - [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f].
Honestly, [name_f]Dottie[/name_f], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_u]Val[/name_u], and [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] are the only ones that strike me as too short or insubstantial as given names. The rest I think stand just fine on their own. I would use [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]/[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], or [name_u]Vivian[/name_u].
[name_f]Addie[/name_f] - [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] / [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] or [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Dasha[/name_f] - Not sure
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f] - [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] - [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], I prefer the name as stand alone.
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], I prefer the name as stand alone.
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f] - [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u] - Not sure
[name_u]Lane[/name_u] - [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], I prefer the name as stand alone.
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] - I pronounce this name “[name_m]Ly[/name_m]-la”, and I’d assume the full name is [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], but I prefer the name as stand alone.
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f] - [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] - [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f] can also stand alone perfectly fine.
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] - [name_f]Amina[/name_f], prefer as a stand alone name.
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f] - [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] - [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Lenora[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] can also stand alone.
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] - [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], I prefer [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a stand alone name.
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] - [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Natasha[/name_f], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] can also stand alone.
[name_u]Val[/name_u] - [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f] - [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] / [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] / [name_f]Vivianne[/name_f] / [name_u]Vivien[/name_u]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f]- [name_u]Adair[/name_u] or [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]- [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Dasha[/name_f]- I’ve only ever heard this as a full name
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]- [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]- [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f]- [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]- [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]- [name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]- none, really
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u]- none come to mind
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]- [name_f]Laina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]- [name_f]Laelia[/name_f]?
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]- [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]- [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]- [name_f]Camille[/name_f] or [name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]- [name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]- [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]- [name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]- prefer as a full name but I also like [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]- prefer as a full name but I also like [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]- [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]- [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f] - [name_f]Adelaida[/name_f], [name_f]Adeliza[/name_f], or [name_f]Adelais[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] or [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_f]Christabel[/name_f], [name_f]Claribel[/name_f]? Not sure
[name_f]Dasha[/name_f] - [name_f]Daria[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f] - [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] or [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] (I think ‘[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]’ is a bit cuter than ‘[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]’)
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]? (or [name_f]Estella[/name_f], [name_f]Eluned[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] - [name_f]Loretta[/name_f] or [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]?
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - on its own; [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Yveline[/name_f], [name_f]Evadne[/name_f]?
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f] - [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u] - [name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u] - [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] or Mullein
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] (lee-la) - [name_f]Lilias[/name_f], Lillemor? Not sure
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f] - [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] - [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] (but prefer [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] on its own)
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]?
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] - [name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] or [name_f]Willemina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f] - Ernessa? I’m not a huge fan of [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] - [name_f]Annora[/name_f] or [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] - [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] - [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_u]Val[/name_u] - [name_f]Valencia[/name_f] or [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f] - [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] (honorable mention: Vervain ‘[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]’ would be kind of neat)
I’m sort of a purist when it comes to nicknames, in that I think they should be intuitive, or sound pretty close to the original name. I would only use Slavic nicknames like [name_f]Dasha[/name_f] and [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] in the way they’re used in [name_f]Russia[/name_f] and Ukraine - i.e. as nicknames for [name_f]Darya[/name_f] and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], respectively. ([name_u]Sasha[/name_u] [name_m]Obama[/name_m]'s full name is [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] which doesn’t make sense when you think about it - if anything, [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] should be shortened to [name_f]Tasha[/name_f], not [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], and [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] is already a diminutive of [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]. [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] is a separate name!) Alright, stepping off soapbox.
