[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone,
I’ve felt immense dysphoria for my birth name for quite a while now. I’ve finally decided that enough is enough, and that I want to change it. However, what to change it to is quite a debacle, so I need your help.
First, let me describe myself.
I’m a girl in her teens, tall, with light brown wavy hair, green eyes with dark lashes, and freckles. I like a variety of fashion styles, and wear what suits my mood. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourites would probably be dark academia, cottagecore, and formal attire. I’m good with makeup, and I love getting dressed up. I read a lot, both non fiction and fiction. I’d describe myself as academically focused, and I love the areas of law, economics, business and psychology.
I don’t like names with an intuitive nickname like my real name. I want a name that feels smart, sophisticated and feminine.
While it’s popular, I really love the name [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], meaning “wisdom”. Would it get shortened to Soph/Sophie a lot? I like [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] but not [name_f]Soph[/name_f]. However, I am unable to use [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] due to a friend, so I wonder if that would cause a knock on affect to [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is also nice and it means “work”, which reflects my ambitious nature. I don’t think it has an intuitive nickname which is good. I would also like to use [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], but I closely know people of that name, same with [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
These are just examples, albeit, popular ones, so I’ll also give you all a list of names I like that are less popular:
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] (clashes with surname)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
I’d really appreciate it if you all could help with my naming endeavour. Any suggestions you provide will be of great help. 
Thank you so much!
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I like [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f].
If [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] is not usable to you: [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] or [name_f]Sadie[/name_f].
Others:
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] / [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
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[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is nice, however, it may well get shortened to [name_f]Soph[/name_f] (more likely to that than Sophie) and if you have a friend called [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], I’d skip over [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] too. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Frances[/name_f] are nice too and match your criteria!
Some other ideas:
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] (means hardworking)
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] (means laurel - as in, getting laurels for recognition of hard work)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
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[name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestions you already have here! But, how about…
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] “noble strength”
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f] pn. [name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f] pn. [name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Erica[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Annelise[/name_f]
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Thank you, I really love these suggestions
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[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] / [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] / [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Brigette[/name_f] / [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] / [name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f] / [name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
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[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
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