Isla as a NN for Isabella?

General Name Discussion
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This thought popped into my head a few days ago, and I’ve been meaning to post about it:

What do you think of [name]Isla[/name] as a nickname for [name]Isabella[/name]? I think it could be work-able, but I would worry that parents of daughters named [name]Isla[/name] would hate it. [name]Kelli[/name], is that the case?

PS Not considering this, just curious what you all think…

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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I honestly don’t think it would work. They sound completely different - IZ-a-bell-ah versus EYE-la. Totally different but both very pretty names… I don’t think it makes any sense! Sorry [name]Lemon[/name]!

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I could see it. [name]Isabella[/name] has everything you need to make [name]Isla[/name]. [name]Just[/name] take the first two and last two letters, hmm the more I think about it the more I like it

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Hmm… I don’t know. They share the letters, but not the sounds. They’re both gorgeous names, but I think one would have to choose one or the other. Sorry :slight_smile:

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I agree - if I had to choose, I’d definitely pick [name]Isla[/name] in a heartbeat!

I know they don’t share the same sounds, but I thought the letter connection may work…

Thanks for the comments!

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I pronounce [name]Isla[/name] Eyez-la, so I think it’s perfect!

I think unusual nn’s for usual names is a great way to up the anty!

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I’d say no. Despite looking similar, the names aren’t intuitively connected in any way, and honestly, I’m getting pretty sick of the trend of turning perfectly good standalone names into nicknames for some other name.