Opinions and nicknames for shortlist?

I have (finally) managed to whittle my list down and would love to know anyone’s opinions on these names, and nicknames if you can think of any! Please be completely honest!

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] (I prefer lie-ruh over leer-uh)
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Eva[/name_f])
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f] (is nn [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] too far? [name_f]Leona[/name_f] -> Lioness -> [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]? I love kitty but think it’s a bit too playful to be the real name- [name_f]Leona[/name_f] would be used for job interviews, etc)
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (adda-line or adda-lin?)
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f] (meer-ay)
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]?)

Great list. I especially love [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], and [name_f]Leona[/name_f]. [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] I can’t imagine needing a nickname, so I would just wait and see if something came up naturally with that one. [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] would be gorgeous. [name_f]Eva[/name_f] or [name_f]Evie[/name_f] are great for [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. As for [name_f]Leona[/name_f] nn [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]… I prefer [name_f]Leona[/name_f] myself to [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] so I wouldn’t do it, but I think it works. [name_m]Just[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u] would be more my style.

Another idea is to create nicknames from first name-middle name combos. For example, [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] could be [name_f]Liv[/name_f] or [name_f]Livy[/name_f].

Nice list!
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]: I prefer lie-ruh too
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]- [name_f]Eva[/name_f] is an adorable nn. I love the nn [name_u]Angel[/name_u] too
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]: I think [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] is taking it just a little to far, only because I see [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] and [name_f]Leona[/name_f] as two completely different names. [name_f]Lea[/name_f]/h or [name_m]Leo[/name_m] are cute nn’s for [name_f]Leona[/name_f] though
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]: [name_f]Adda[/name_f]-line. I like [name_f]Addy[/name_f] for a nn
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f]: Not a fan of this name
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]: I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] is cute, but I love [name_f]Ginny[/name_f] for a nickname

Good luck! :slight_smile:

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]: Very pretty on paper, I don’t love the sound, but I definitely see the appeal
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]: I have loved this name for a long time
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]: I have such a soft spot for the name [name_f]Verity[/name_f]. Beautiful meaning and lovely in general
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]: I can see using [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] as a personal nickname (and it’s very cute!!), but if you were to go around telling people to call a little girl named [name_f]Leona[/name_f] “[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]”, you’re going to get a lot of confused looks I think. Reminds me of [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]: adda-line pronunciation seems a lot more natural
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f]: confusing
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]: love [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], not [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]

Favorites: [name_f]Verity[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

My favourites would be [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. I have liked [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] since The [name_u]Golden[/name_u] Compass, I think it’s beautiful. [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] have been favourites of mine for a long while and I too like [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] and [name_f]Eva[/name_f] for their nicknames. With [name_f]Leona[/name_f], I think [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] is a huge stretch. I see how you got there and think it is logical, but I wouldn’t do it myself. I think [name_f]Leona[/name_f] is so beautiful that I wouldn’t want to give it a nickname that I thought was nowhere near its beauty. And for [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], I prefer the line ending.

[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]=[name_u]Del[/name_u], [name_f]Addy[/name_f], [name_u]Ade[/name_u]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]=[name_f]Gen[/name_f], [name_f]Genny[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
Not sure about the others though

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]: [name_u]Love[/name_u] this one. I like both lie-ruh and lee-ruh. I don’t think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] needs a nn, but if you truly want one, I would go with a nn from the whole combo. Ex: [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is Lav (Lah-v)/ Lavi or [name_f]Lali[/name_f] or something like that.

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Eva[/name_f]): beautiful. [name_f]Eva[/name_f] is my favorite nn for this one. [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Genny[/name_f], [name_u]Van[/name_u], [name_f]Lin[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f].

[name_f]Verity[/name_f]: nms, but nothing wrong with it. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] (my fave), Veri, Ri, Rity, [name_f]Ricki[/name_f], [name_f]Eri[/name_f].

[name_f]Leona[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]): [name_u]Love[/name_u] both, name and nn! I think [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] works for anybody. [name_f]Ona[/name_f] is a great nn alternative as well.

[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (adda-line or adda-lin?): I’m ok with both pronunciations (don’t have a preference). NN: [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_u]Dell[/name_u], [name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Delly[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f], [name_f]Lin[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Addy[/name_f].

[name_f]Mireille[/name_f] (meer-ay): I like it, is kind of chic. [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Miri[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f].

[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]?): Nice name, again, very chic. [name_f]Gen[/name_f], [name_f]Genny[/name_f], [name_f]Viv[/name_f], [name_u]Nev[/name_u]. My favorites are [name_f]Viv[/name_f] and [name_u]Nev[/name_u], but [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] is cute too.

I love:

[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]