I need nicknames

Girl Names
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While my taste in names is rather eclectic, realistically I think I’ll end up giving my children very classic names. My current top three are [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]. I love the timelessness of these names and the fact that they’re family names rife with nickname potential. [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f], [name_f]Katie[/name_f], and
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f] are out—they’re the names of myself and my sister and I just don’t care for Peggy.

I’m currently liking [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f] or [name_f]Lily[/name_f] as potential nicknames for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u] for [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] or [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].

Which are your favorites? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any other suggestions or middle name ideas?

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Those are some of my favorite names too! I especially love Daisy and Maisie as nicknames for Margaret. I also like Mae/May. Catherine could also use Kit or depending on the middle name, possibly Callie or Cassie. I like that Lilibet could also evolve to Bet or Bets. I also like Liddy as a nn for Elizabeth.

Some of my longtime favorite combos for these names:

Catherine Louisa nn Callie
Catherine Augusta
Catherine Cecilia nn Cece
Catherine Susanna nn Cassie
Margaret Audrey
Margaret Aurelia
Margaret Eleanor
Margaret Genevieve
Margaret Virginia
Elizabeth Claire
Elizabeth Grace
Elizabeth Noelle
Elizabeth Dorothy
Elizabeth Therese
Elizabeth Lucille
Elizabeth Audrey
Elizabeth Helen
Elizabeth Priscilla

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For a middle name, I’d go for one of those more “eclectic” names you mentioned, especially if they’re more unusual. By the way, I love [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f]!
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]: [name_f]Cat[/name_f], Catya, [name_f]Cathy[/name_f], [name_f]Rin[/name_f], [name_f]Carrie[/name_f], [name_u]Caro[/name_u], her initials (CJ is really cute!)
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]: [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Marge[/name_f], Ret, Rita, [name_f]Mara[/name_f], [name_u]March[/name_u] (I’ve met one!), [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] (the meaning of the name), [name_f]Mette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]: [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Bettie[/name_f], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_u]Elzie[/name_u]

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[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]: I love [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f]! Also Zabie, [name_u]Abby[/name_u], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Beta[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f] (!!), [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], Libba…

[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]: [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is my fave nickname, really cute but I have to say Catya/[name_f]Katya[/name_f] is another personal fave, also, [name_u]Kit/name_u, Atley, [name_f]Trina[/name_f], [name_f]Rin[/name_f], [name_f]Cae[/name_f], Therine, [name_u]Terry[/name_u], [name_f]Cathy[/name_f], [name_f]Cate[/name_f] and [name_f]Erin[/name_f].

[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]: [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] is my favourite but [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] is cute too, I just see [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] ageing more gracefully. Also, [name_f]Mare[/name_f], [name_f]Maree[/name_f] ([name_f]Mar[/name_f]-ree instead of Mer-ie), [name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_f]Aggie[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Retta[/name_f], [name_f]Magali[/name_f], [name_f]Margie[/name_f], [name_f]Areta[/name_f].

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My absolute favourites would be:

[name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Meg[/name_f] and [name_f]Greta[/name_f] for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]

[name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

[name_u]Kit[/name_u] or [name_f]Kitty[/name_f], or [name_u]Wren[/name_u] for [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] (I’m partial to the K spelling myself)

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[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]: [name_f]Busy[/name_f], [name_f]Zibby[/name_f], [name_f]Bitsy[/name_f], [name_f]Bessie[/name_f], [name_f]Lil[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], [name_f]Zee[/name_f], [name_u]Abby[/name_u], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Lisbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Lisbet[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]: [name_f]Margo[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Mamie[/name_f], [name_f]Rita[/name_f], [name_f]Ettie[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]: [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_f]Katy[/name_f], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f], [name_f]Ettie[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], Ri, [name_f]Rina[/name_f], [name_f]Erin[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f]

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Everyone else has given great suggestions and I can’t think of any more myself, but my favourites would be:

[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (or [name_f]Lizzy[/name_f] if that were an option)
[name_f]Cat[/name_f], [name_u]Kit[/name_u] (and/)or [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] for [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f] for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], or maybe [name_f]Meg[/name_f]

[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Cat[/name_f] feel modern, [name_u]Kit[/name_u]/[name_f]Kitty[/name_f] and [name_f]Meg[/name_f] old-fashioned, and [name_f]May[/name_f] classic/timeless to me. The nicknames I choose for each one would depend on what other nicknames I used for the other names as to be a cohesive set, but this may not matter to you!

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My daughter’s neighbor baby in the hospital when she was born was [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] who was called [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]. I think it’s darling if you don’t already use it as a nickname for her grandmother.