Could the name [name_f]Sera[/name_f] for a girl work on its own?
Or is it too nicknamey? (like [name_f]Maddie[/name_f])
and has to have a longer version like [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]?
We’d prefer it on it’s own, since we prefer shorter names over longer names.
Are there any other (shorter) full names for [name_f]Sera[/name_f]?
We know [name_f]Sera[/name_f] is a name on it’s own (a variation of [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]), but we just want to make sure it works.
Thanks a lot.
I think [name_f]Sera[/name_f] is beautiful on its own. If you wanted a shorter full name, what about [name_m]Seraph[/name_m]? It’s very unusual but striking. The biblical/angelic connotations could be appealing, and go nicely with [name_u]Eden[/name_u].
I think [name_f]Sera[/name_f] is a great name on its own, there’s no need to make it longer if you don’t want to. It also sounds great with your other names.
You can use [name_f]Sera[/name_f] on it’s own - I much prefer it to [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], personally 
It is lovely with [name_u]Eden[/name_u] and [name_u]Jules[/name_u].
I don’t find [name_f]Sera[/name_f] nicknamey, though I might guess it was short for [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] because you don’t see it often. It’s very pretty!
But, if [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and [name_f]Sera[/name_f] are pronounced the same where you are, I’d just use [name_f]Sara/name_f so she doesn’t have to spell her name all the time. Are you pronouncing [name_f]Sera[/name_f] SEH-ra, SEER-a or SAIR-ah, and do you pronounce [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] SAIR-ah or SAH-ra?
Either way it works as a formal name. Other long forms: [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_f]Serene[/name_f], [name_f]Serenity[/name_f], [name_u]Seren[/name_u] (Welsh name meaning star), [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f].
Thanks all for your lovely comments so far.
We always pronounced [name_f]Sera[/name_f] as SEH-rah and we pronounce [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] SAIR-ah, so we pronounce them differently 
That’s what I’d say, too. I live in a place where merry, marry, and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] are all pronounced [name_f]MAIR[/name_f]-y, so I’m afraid everyone would say SAIR-ah for both here. I’m a bit jealous [name_f]Sera[/name_f] isn’t usable where I am for that reason!
I say go for it since there’s a distinction!
I have the feeling that [name_f]Sera[/name_f] and [name_f]Sara[/name_f] would be pronounced the same where I am too. In a way, it’s a very small nuance that separates the two, making it tricky to correct people and have them follow the correction.
That said, I think it’s perfectly usable all by itself.
[name_f]Sera[/name_f] and [name_f]Sara/name_f usually all sound the same in my accent too. I was actually going to say I find [name_f]Sera[/name_f] a bit odd as a name because it means “will” or “to be” in [name_m]French[/name_m]. It reminds me of the old [name_f]Doris[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u] song “Que [name_f]Sera[/name_f], [name_f]Sera[/name_f]/Whatever [name_m]Will[/name_m] Be, [name_m]Will[/name_m] Be,” but most people under 50 or 60 probably wouldn’t know it.
I personally really like it, mostly because of the lovely woman I know named [name_f]Sera[/name_f] (Sear-uh).
I think it can stans well on it’s own.
I don’t really know any full names besides [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]/a, but I do know a similar name: [name_f]Sarai[/name_f].
Thank you for all your comments.
And we also like the suggestions of [name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
I Like it okay on it’s own, but because it’s not “[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]” on it’s own I can see where correcting everyone would get annoying.