Help me find nicknames for these Celtic names!

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Part of my criteria for a name to end up on my loves list is for it to have a nickname that could work as a stand alone name since my partner and I both have nicknames that we go by full time. For example, favorites are Lucian nn Luca, and Siobhan nn Bonnie.
What would be some good strong nicknames for these Celtic names?

Roisin (I’m thinking Rose/Rosie for this one but am open to suggestions
Imogen (I don’t like Immy, maybe Genna?)
Orlaith (Pronounced Orla, not sure how to nn that one but I love it)

Also, any other suggestions of names that might fit this style?
Thanks!

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[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], maybe you’d like [name_f]Ro[/name_f] or [name_f]Nini[/name_f]?

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - [name_f]Genna[/name_f], [name_f]Gen[/name_f], [name_f]Momo[/name_f]

[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] - [name_f]Orly[/name_f] is the only one which comes to mind

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[name_f]Aisling[/name_f] - Ais (prn. like [name_u]Ash[/name_u]? Sorry, I’m not really familiar with Irish spelling and pronunciations)

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f]

[name_f]Eluned[/name_f] - [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]

[name_f]Fionnuala[/name_f] - [name_f]Fia[/name_f]

[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] - [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]

[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] - [name_f]Rina[/name_f]

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Roisin - I know a Roisin who goes by Ro. Roz and Sina/Sine/Sheena/Sheenie came to mind too

Imogen - Ginny, Mimi and Mo/Moe came to mind

Orlaith - Orly, Goldie (from the meaning)

Some other similar names:

Fergus -Gus
Siofra - Sia, Shai
Eilidh - Sunny, Lee
Tallulah -Lula
Roderick- Rory, Rex
Cormac - Mack, Cory
Caoimhe- Kia
Kinvara -Kara

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my thoughts-

Roisin-Rosie seems fairly obvious here. And [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] is adorable. Other than that, maybe [name_u]Ronnie[/name_u]. But I find [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] much more appealing.

Imogen-Idgie! Ginny/Minnie? I love [name_f]Idgie[/name_f], though.

Oralith-Orli is cute & feels like an obvious choice.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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I like [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] nn Mack!!

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I’ve always liked [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] nn [name_f]Janie[/name_f]. There’s also [name_f]Ginny[/name_f] :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Róisín[/name_f] is one of my personal faves!! The traditional Irish nickname is Róise (said a bit like ro-sha.) I love [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] or [name_f]Rose[/name_f] with it too. [name_u]Isa[/name_u] or [name_u]Izzy[/name_u] could also work building off of the “ise,” more by spelling than by pronunciation.

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] could go by [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Gia[/name_f], [name_f]Genny[/name_f], or [name_f]Genna[/name_f]!

And [name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] could be shortened to [name_u]Ola[/name_u], [name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_f]Tia[/name_f], [name_u]Tora[/name_u], [name_u]Allie[/name_u], or [name_f]Hallie[/name_f].

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[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Ro[/name_f], Rosha, [name_f]Rosy[/name_f], [name_f]Sheena[/name_f]

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Imma[/name_f], [name_f]Gen[/name_f]

[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Orly[/name_f], [name_f]Ora[/name_f], [name_f]Lala[/name_f]

More ideas…
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] nn Kee, [name_f]Evie[/name_f], Vee
[name_f]Aine[/name_f] nn Any (AW-nee)
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] nn [name_f]Aya[/name_f] (EH-yuh), [name_u]Lee[/name_u]

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