[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
Here are my rankings & thoughts-
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[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]-[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is so sweet. It’s simple, vintage, a little quirky & not terribly common. That goes really well w/Reuben. And I think that [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mae[/name_f] makes perfect sense.
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[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]-[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] is beautiful. I think that it’s smart & sophisticated, but I can also very easily picture it on a little girly picking flowers in a meadow. And as for the nn…I’m completely head over heals in love w/the name [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]. I don’t think that it’s a super natural nn for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], & maybe that’s why I didn’t rank this #1. Then again, I like [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] & [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], & I guess that’s also a stretch. Either way, great choice!
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[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]-I see [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] similarly as I see [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. Sleek & sophisticated, but also [name_m]Little[/name_m] House on the [name_u]Prairie[/name_u]-ish. I just don’t think that [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mae[/name_f] makes a ton of sense either. [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] doesn’t really need a nn. But I suppose Maevey would be the most natural.
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[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]-[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is beautiful. Smart, classic & kind. I just don’t care for [name_f]Emmie[/name_f] though. It’s kind of just too cutesy for some reason. [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f] would be darling. I’d also be concerned that this would be mistaken for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] a lot.
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[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]-I don’t hate [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] in its own, but it’s just not my personal favorite. It sounds a little harsh. And [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] has more of an ‘ah’ sound & Sass seems like it should be a short ‘a’. So, it seems a bit awkward.
[name_m]Even[/name_m] though you have a great list, here are a few suggestions-
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]/Vivie
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]/Annie
[name_f]Anika[/name_f]/Ani
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]/Bee
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/Bea/Bess/Bette
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/Bea/Bess/Bette
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]/Cleo/Minnie
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]/Cora
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]/Cora/Nellie
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]/Evie
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]/Gigi/Gerty
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]/Izzy/Idgie
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]/Junie/June/Juno
[name_u]June[/name_u]/Junie
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]/Posey
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]/Miri/Mira
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]/Millie
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]/Livy
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]/Bee
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]/Penny/Polly/Poppy/Nellie
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]/Sylvie
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]/Sally/Sadie/Scout/Annie/Anna
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]/Tess
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]/Tali
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]/Vivie
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]/Vivie
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]/Zinny
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. 