I like the name [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] as a nickname, but I’m not sure of what it can be a short form of. I was originally thinking [name_f]Ivara[/name_f], but I have not actually met anyone named [name_f]Ivara[/name_f], and I only recently discovered that it is pronunciation is not what I had initially thought it to be.
In short, I was wondering if anyone knew of any names which could be a long form for [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]. They should preferably share the “ive” syllable with [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] pronounced in the same way.
If anybody could give me some information on the pronunciation of [name_f]Iveth[/name_f] and Iverna, too, I would be very appreciative.
Those are good ideas - I neverthought of [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]! I considered [name_f]Ivana[/name_f] but I ruled it out since [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] would have to be pronounced [name_f]Evie[/name_f] as a nickname for that, and that wasn’t what I had in mind.
There’s also [name_f]Ivana[/name_f], [name_f]Ivanka[/name_f], Iverine and Ivalo (which is Greenlandic and is one of [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] of Denmark’s middle names) but they’re not pronounced with the long I sound.
I know my sister went to school with an Ivelisse, but it’s pronounced like Evelise, not EYE-vah-leese, so I’m not sure that’d even work. [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]'s great, and a full name in its own right. I would just go for that, honestly.
Ivanthe
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
You could always use your favorite I first name with your favorite V middle name for the nickname [name_f]Ivy[/name_f].
My favorite is [name_f]Ivanna[/name_f] nicknamed [name_f]Ivy[/name_f].
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] feels complete to me…I don’t care much for longer versions.
My favorite longer name option is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] or [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
Or something like
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] could easily become [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] but maybe that’s just me:)
[name_f]Ivana[/name_f]/[name_f]Iva[/name_f], [name_u]Ivory[/name_u], Ivinna I guess but others have already said that. The thing with [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], it’s like either you take it or leave it considering there’s not a lot of ‘long forms’ of it that it would make sense of a nickname. [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] is beautiful, I would just use it plain. Other names you might like:
[name_f]Irissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] (or [name_f]Evening[/name_f])
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Angeline[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Angie[/name_u]’
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] ‘Ru’
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Milly[/name_f], or [name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Em[/name_f]’
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Amy[/name_f]’
[name_f]Malorie[/name_f] ~ [name_u]Mal[/name_u] or [name_f]Lorie[/name_f]
I really like the ideas above of an I name with a V middle. Very cute way to get to [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]. Other than that, I like the suggestions of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] the best. I don’t think it’s a hard, fast rule that the '[name_m]Ive[/name_m]" sound has to be in the name in order to use [name_f]Ivy[/name_f].