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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries - I’ve been on a mission to rename myself since I was 4. Not even joking. I don’t like my name and it doesn’t feel like me - I barely even associate it with myself and there’s been so many times I haven’t responded to someone calling my name because it’s just not me.

I’ve never settled on a name that has felt right or like the one however…My self-imposed deadline was the beginning of 2015 as I started uni then and then would only have to deal with my friends and family from before getting used to my new name.

That didn’t happen and I decided I’d just deal with it as it’s my name and it is hard to change your first name as an adult. However, I just can’t stop thinking about changing it and how much I don’t like my name, so the game is afoot once again.

My current nicknames are either [name_m]Eb[/name_m] or Ebby. I’m looking for a name that fits the follow criteria:

  • Ideally three syllables, but will consider others if the style is right.
  • No names beginning or ending with [name_f]El[/name_f]-/-el or similar sounds.
  • Possibility of having either a one syllable nickname and/or a two similar nickname ending in -y/-ie
  • Not a name that feels dated to the 90’s or was extremely popular then.

Ideally, my dream name is an offbeat classic, but will consider anything at this point! The only two names I’ve considered greatly before were [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f].

Thanks in advance - I can’t wait to see what name you berries will suggest :smiley:

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Firstly, I think [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] are lovely, particularly [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]. :slight_smile:

Ok, let’s see if I can come up with some names that fit your criteria:

[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] “[name_u]Tal[/name_u]” “[name_f]Talie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] “[name_u]Gene[/name_u]” “[name_f]Genie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “Fi” “[name_f]Fifi[/name_f]” “[name_u]Jo[/name_u]” “[name_u]Joey[/name_u]” “Seph” “Sephie”
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] “[name_u]Clem[/name_u]” “[name_u]Clemmy[/name_u]” “[name_f]Em[/name_f]” “[name_f]Emmie[/name_f]” “[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]”
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] “[name_f]Bea[/name_f]” “[name_u]Tris[/name_u]” “Trissy” “[name_f]Trix[/name_f]” “[name_f]Trixy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] “[name_u]Ade[/name_u]” “[name_f]Addie[/name_f]” “[name_u]Del[/name_u]” “[name_f]Delly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] “[name_m]Til[/name_m]” “Tils” “[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] “[name_u]Mat[/name_u]” “[name_u]Mattie[/name_u]” “[name_m]Til[/name_m]” “Tils” “[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]” “[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]”
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] “[name_u]Lou[/name_u]” “[name_m]Louie[/name_m]”
[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f] “Syb” “Sybie” “[name_m]Bill[/name_m]” “[name_u]Billie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] “[name_f]Ro[/name_f]” “Roie” “Rowie”
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] “Sylv” “Sylves” “[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] “[name_f]Neve[/name_f]” “[name_f]Viv[/name_f]” “[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]” “[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]”
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] “[name_m]Cor[/name_m]” “[name_u]Cory[/name_u]” “[name_m]Al[/name_m]” “[name_u]Ali[/name_u]” “[name_f]Coco[/name_f]” “[name_f]Cora[/name_f]”
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] “[name_m]Cor[/name_m]” “[name_u]Cory[/name_u]” “[name_m]Al[/name_m]” “[name_u]Ali[/name_u]” “[name_f]Coco[/name_f]” “[name_f]Cora[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] “[name_f]Coco[/name_f]” (not quite fitting your criteria, but I met a [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] nn [name_f]Coco[/name_f] the other day and think it’s awesome).

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[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] - “[name_u]Andy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] - “Caty”
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - “[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - “[name_u]Jo[/name_u]”
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] - “[name_f]Mary[/name_f]”
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] - “[name_u]Pen[/name_u]”
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] - “[name_u]Percy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] - “[name_f]Rose[/name_f]” “[name_f]Rosy[/name_f]” “[name_f]Mary[/name_f]”
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] - “[name_f]Ro[/name_f]”
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] - “Serap”

From your current nicknames - [name_m]Eb[/name_m] and Ebby - the first name came to my mind was Ebabil, a type of bird mentioned in Quran too but it ends in -il/-eel sound, in English it is translated as Swift.

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As a person who has changed their name due to an extreme disdain of their given name. (It was an atrocious 90’s name that never quite fit). Let me tell you, you cannot go trolling for names on a name website for your new name. Names are special, and powerful things–like a magic spell. The name I currently have isn’t necessarily one I would have picked if I was given the choice of any name, but it’s the one that fits. You may think you’re an “offbeat classic”, but in reality you may not be. Sorry, just my bit of unsolicited advice.

That being said, here’s some names that don’t entirely fit your criteria:

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f]
[name_f]Selina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Analiese[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Ardyth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Demetria[/name_f]

That’s all I got.

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[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - can easily transform from Ebby to [name_u]Abby[/name_u], I guess.
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Camellia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]

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[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] was my first thought.

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I’m not in Australia so I’m not sure what names are dated to/were popular in the 90s there, but here are some names that I would consider offbeat classics, and seem like your style (based on the names in your signature:

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] - [name_m]Coz[/name_m]/[name_m]Cos[/name_m], Cosi, [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_u]Jess[/name_u], [name_f]Jessa[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - [name_f]Cara[/name_f], [name_u]Caro[/name_u], [name_f]Carly[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] - [name_f]Viv[/name_f], [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] - Sassy, [name_f]Kiki[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] - [name_f]Ro[/name_f], [name_u]Roni[/name_u]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] - [name_f]Mari[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f] - [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] - [name_u]Fee[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - [name_f]Cece[/name_f], Ceci (sess-ee)
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]/[name_f]Gisele[/name_f] - [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] - Flee, [name_f]Flo[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f] - [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_u]Georgie[/name_u], [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_f]Gia[/name_f]
[name_f]Christabel/name_f - [name_u]Chris[/name_u], [name_f]Chrissie[/name_f], [name_f]Christa[/name_f], [name_u]Abby[/name_u], [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] - Liddy, [name_f]Lili[/name_f] (lee-lee or [name_f]Lily[/name_f]), [name_f]Dee[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] - [name_u]Mattie[/name_u], [name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_f]Tilda[/name_f], [name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] - [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], [name_f]Wendy[/name_f], [name_u]Lyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] - [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_m]Len[/name_m], [name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]Bea[/name_f] (bee or bee-ah)/[name_f]Bee[/name_f], [name_f]Trix[/name_f], [name_f]Trixie[/name_f]

Not three syllables:

[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] - [name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_f]Minty[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] - [name_f]Em[/name_f], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Milly[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f] - [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] - [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] - [name_u]Fee[/name_u], [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] - [name_f]Lu[/name_f], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Cilla[/name_f]

And seconding [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] and [name_f]Bryony[/name_f], also gorgeous names!

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Thank you so, so much for all of your helpful input. :slight_smile: While I still like the names [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], they’re just not me.

From all of the suggestions, my favourite for myself (I pretty much like every name that was suggested) are:
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]: I love the fact that I could go by [name_m]Louie[/name_m], but unfortunately there was a [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] in my graduating class (small school) who wasn’t a very nice person, so it’d be a hard name for me to take on and make it extra hard for the friends of mine that were in the same class.

[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]: Though I’d spell it with a K and go by [name_f]Kitty[/name_f].

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]: I actually never liked this back when it was super popular on Nameberry a few years back, but now I like the idea of it on me, and [name_u]Penny[/name_u] fits my nickname criteria.

[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]: I have considered this one before, and it’s the only one that I think I’ll consider again.

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: I really like this! I think it’s a strong contender as my mum did want to name me [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] (no idea where [name_f]Ebony[/name_f] came from). [name_f]Essie[/name_f] is my favourite nickname for this name, and I think this is the one I’m going to try out first.

[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]: I think this suits me - but worried it might not stand out that bit that I’d prefer amongst all the [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]'s in my age-group, but if it’s the right name, it’s the right name.

[name_f]Helena[/name_f]: Mum considered this as a middle (again, no idea where my middle of [name_u]Eden[/name_u] came from) in honour of her grandmother [name_f]Helen[/name_f] who raised her, so it’s a name I’ve thought of before, but never really considered greatly.

Also, thank you for the advice, @eldie - I appreciate it. I’ve been looking for names and thinking about this for a while, so posting here is just a mid-way point to me and I don’t expect I’m for certain going to choose a name that fits my criteria.