Old Fashioned 2 or 3 syllable girl name with short nickname?

HELP! I need advice on a baby girl name for my third due in [name_u]December[/name_u]. I have a [name_m]Henry[/name_m] (4) and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] - nickname [name_f]Nora[/name_f] used almost exclusively - (2). I would like a more classic/vintage/old lady name. I love that [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] has a shortened “[name_f]Nora[/name_f]” nickname and would like to follow that pattern. For some ideas I like:

[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (but it is my [name_f]MIL[/name_f] name and can’t go there)
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (but a close family member took it:)
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] (but we have a one syllable last name and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Marks sounds very choppy to me)

And my husband loves [name_f]Ana[/name_f] BUT can we have a [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], & [name_f]Ana[/name_f]? Too Rhymie? I don;t want to forever be mixing their names up.

I would say [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] fulfill your requirements best. They are both beautiful classic vintage options with lots of nn possibilities and they go very well with [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]/[name_f]Nora[/name_f]. If I had to pick one I’d go with [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] because I like it slightly better and I think it has better nn potential.

I do like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] from your list, but I don’t see them fitting your requirements as well as [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f].

I like the suggestion of [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. [name_u]Josie[/name_u] is adorable with [name_f]Nora[/name_f]. The [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] I know also goes by [name_f]Posey[/name_f].

[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] tick the boxes, but I think the full name is a bit dustier than elegant [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f].

[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ([name_f]Lottie[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Clara[/name_f] ([name_f]Claire[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] ([name_f]Livy[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Anabelle[/name_f] ([name_f]Belle[/name_f]/[name_f]Annie[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Milly[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] ([name_f]Janie[/name_f]) – using a cute nn makes this flow very nicely. I actually think it sounds fine with your surname though.
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] --if for some reason [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] doesn’t work
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]), and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ([name_f]Margo[/name_f]) - I love [name_f]Margo[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]

What about [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] ([name_f]Ana[/name_f])/ [name_f]Analiese[/name_f] ([name_f]Ana[/name_f])?
You could also go with a name like [name_f]Christiana[/name_f] to get to [name_f]Ana[/name_f] :slight_smile:

Of your names, I like [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] the best.
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] … [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and [name_f]Greta[/name_f]

But I do like your husbands suggestion of [name_f]Ana[/name_f] as well.

[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] … [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and An

Other ideas:

[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] …[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]… [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] … [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]… [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and [name_u]Josie[/name_u]

[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]… [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]. … [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and [name_f]Meri[/name_f]

[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]… [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]… [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and [name_f]Cat[/name_f]

I absolutely love [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is lovely as well. Some vintage/more classic that can be shorten and that go well with your sibset could be:

[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] ([name_f]Bea[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] ([name_f]Teddi[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] ([name_f]Dottie[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_u]Josie[/name_u])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] ([name_f]Evie[/name_f])*personally I love [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], but you might not want to get to two ‘E’ together…
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Liz[/name_f]/[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f])*same thing as [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Prudence[/name_f] ([name_f]Prue[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] ([name_f]Winnie[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ([name_u]Penny[/name_u])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] ([name_f]Rose[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ([name_f]Maggie[/name_f]/[name_f]Peggy[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] ([name_u]Izzy[/name_u]/[name_f]Bella[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Lia[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ([name_u]Charlie[/name_u])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] ([name_f]Maddie[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] ([name_f]Tori[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & K/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] ([name_f]Kate[/name_f]/[name_f]Cathie[/name_f]/[name_f]Cat[/name_f]/[name_u]Kit[/name_u]/…)
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] ([name_u]Dani[/name_u])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_u]Jo/name_uanna ([name_u]Jo[/name_u]/[name_m]Joe[/name_m]/[name_u]Joey[/name_u],…)
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Roxanne[/name_f] ([name_f]Roxy[/name_f])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Maryann[/name_f]/[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] (since your husband loves it)

[HR][/HR]My favorites:
[name_m]David[/name_m] [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]Rocco[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Buchanan[/name_m], [name_u]Howard[/name_u] [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Teddi[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Avalyn[/name_f] [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
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Other favorites:
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], [name_u]Bentley[/name_u], [name_m]Bingham[/name_m], [name_m]Christopher[/name_m], [name_m]Cooper[/name_m], [name_u]Darryl[/name_u], [name_u]Dexter[/name_u], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_m]Doyle[/name_m], Eyal, [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_u]Harley[/name_u], [name_m]Hendrix[/name_m], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_u]Lennon[/name_u], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Ryder[/name_m], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m]

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Danielle[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], Eydis, [name_f]Heather[/name_f], [name_f]Hayley[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Meadow[/name_f], [name_f]Melinda[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], [name_f]Rhea[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_u]Skye[/name_u], Synnove, [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] “[name_u]Isa[/name_u]”
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] “[name_f]Lida[/name_f]”
[name_f]Judith[/name_f] “[name_u]Jude[/name_u]”
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] “[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] “[name_f]Bea[/name_f]”
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] “[name_u]Rue[/name_u]”
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] “[name_f]Vi[/name_f]”
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] “[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]”
Ettienne “[name_f]Etta[/name_f]”

[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] with the nickname [name_f]Greta[/name_f] would be perfect! I love that [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_f]Greta[/name_f] both come from the end of the long name instead of the beginning like most nicknames.