Need formal name with nice nickname! Rory, Moxie, Hallie, Darcy...Help!

Girl Names
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Both DH and I have names that don’t translate into nicknames, so we really want our little one to have a cute nickname that shortens a formal, classy first name.

I know some people say “just use the nickname”, but I definitely need a full first name.

  • Full names we like are - [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
  • We don’t like long, Meditteranean-sounding names ([name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f])
  • [name_m]New[/name_m] Englanders (‘Old Yankee’ names like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] resonate well with us)
  • [name_m]French[/name_m] sounding last name ([name_m]Le[/name_m] [name_u]Beau[/name_u])

Here are the nicknames I love - need ideas for a full first name, or another great full name/nickname combo!

  1. [name_u]Rory[/name_u] -([name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is the obvious choice, and I love the name, but this is getting very popular, and it feels a little ‘cheap’ to me)
  2. [name_f]Moxie[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
  4. [name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
  5. [name_u]Laney[/name_u]
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[name_u]Rory[/name_u] could be a nn for [name_f]Coral[/name_f], [name_f]Aurore[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
I think of [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] as a stand alone name.
[name_u]Laney[/name_u] could be a nn for [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] (Li-NAYE-a), [name_f]Elaina[/name_f]

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Some of these may be a bit of a stretch and might fall into the names you don’t like, but what about:

  1. [name_u]Rory[/name_u] - [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f], [name_f]Marjolaine[/name_f], [name_f]Corrine[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenora[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], [name_f]Honor[/name_f]/[name_f]Honora[/name_f]/[name_f]Honoria[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Moxie[/name_f] - (any M name)-- [name_f]Maxima[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Hallie[/name_f] - [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_m]Tallis[/name_m], [name_f]Charlene[/name_f]
  4. [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] - [name_f]Daria[/name_f], [name_u]Damaris[/name_u], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Darlene[/name_f], Arcene
  5. [name_u]Laney[/name_u] - [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]/[name_f]Alaine[/name_f], [name_f]Ghislaine[/name_f], [name_f]Marjolaine[/name_f], [name_f]Charlaine[/name_f], [name_f]Helaine[/name_f], Solaine, [name_f]Elena[/name_f], Magdelena
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[name_u]Rory[/name_u]: [name_f]Lenore[/name_f], [name_f]Hannelore[/name_f], [name_f]Delores[/name_f], Rosmerta
[name_f]Moxie[/name_f]: [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]: [name_f]Heloise[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]- [name_u]Darian[/name_u], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_u]Laney[/name_u]: Lelaine, [name_f]Delancey[/name_f], [name_f]Antonella[/name_f], [name_f]Liane[/name_f],

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[name_u]Rory[/name_u]- [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f], [name_f]Loralei[/name_f], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]- [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] is my fave.
[name_f]Moxie[/name_f]- [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], idk
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]- [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_u]Haley[/name_u], - [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] are my faves.
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]- stand alone or short for any D name
[name_u]Laney[/name_u]- [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f]- [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] is my fave, but I prefer [name_u]Dell[/name_u] as a nn for that,

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I tried to erase any repeat suggestions. These were hard ones I must admit!

[name_u]Rory[/name_u] – [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]/[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Moxie[/name_f] – [name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Monica[/name_f]
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f] –[name_f]Nathalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Nathalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Halia[/name_f]/[name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] – [name_f]Adara[/name_f]/[name_f]Darina[/name_f]/[name_f]Darla[/name_f]/[name_f]Darlene[/name_f]
[name_u]Laney[/name_u] –[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]/[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]/[name_f]Milena[/name_f]/[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]