[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I am writing a story where two of the Main Characters have a [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Girl. The Father is a young [name_m]Man[/name_m] named [name_m]Hamish[/name_m] who goes by his Surname “[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]”, and the Mother is called [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] but always goes by the Nickname “[name_u]Berry[/name_u]”. They want to continue their unusual Naming Tradition by giving their Daughter a First Name which does NOT start with B but which could realistically have the Nickname [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]. [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] honours [name_u]Berry[/name_u]'s Identical Twin called [name_f]Ava[/name_f] (Real Name: [name_u]Avery[/name_u]).
Thanks so much for your help!
Have you considered using the name of a kind of bird, such as [name_u]Robin[/name_u] or maybe [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]?
Thanks for your suggestion, Artemisartistic, but it’s not quite what I’m looking for.
I’ve been Brainstorming all afternoon and the Name [name_u]Aberdeen[/name_u], with the Nickname [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], suddenly popped into my head! What do people think please? Could it realistically work? I think it works well with her Parents’ Names, [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]/[name_u]Berry[/name_u] and [name_m]Hamish[/name_m]/[name_u]Bailey[/name_u].
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f] or [name_f]Alberta[/name_f] work with the ‘ert’ sound. [name_f]Liberty[/name_f] works really well and is beautiful to boot.
[name_u]Aberdeen[/name_u] is alright, but, living in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f], I find it a little weird. Maybe not so for people abroad?
You could use any name for [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], really - it doesn’t have to sound like [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]. I knew someone called [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] who always went by [name_f]Biddy[/name_f], so that’s an option, or you could use a name like [name_u]Merle[/name_u], which means ‘blackbird’, but is not obvious. [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]-[name_u]Merle[/name_u], as a double-barrel, sort of works.
Another name you could try is [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], which sort of honours [name_f]Ava[/name_f] because it starts with ‘[name_u]Ara[/name_u]’. You could also try [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], which is usually ‘[name_f]Betty[/name_f]’ or ‘[name_f]Biddy[/name_f]’.
Good luck!