Soft Girl Name With Strong Sounding Nickname

I would like to find a girl name that is either very formal/old or very frilly sounding, something long or extravagant, but that has a very strong nickname that could be used for a tomboy or the like. I don’t want it to sound like a boy’s name, just a name that would be a strong/tough girl. I would prefer that the formal name start with either an A, or a D, though B’s and C’s are also appreciated. Best possible scenario would be if the nickname started with a T.

I have an older son named [name]Caleb[/name] and am having twin girls this time. I’ve already decided on [name]Beatrice[/name], nickname [name]Tris[/name], for one but I need anther.

Thanks so much!

Congrats i’m having twins too!

[name]Antonia[/name] nickname [name]Toni[/name]? That was the first thing i thought of. [name]Anthea[/name]->[name]Thea[/name]? [name]Anastasia[/name]->[name]Tasia[/name] or Taysha? [name]Delphine[/name] nickname [name]Fia[/name] or [name]Fina[/name]?

• [name]Adelaide[/name]/[name]Adele[/name]/[name]Adeline[/name] - [name]Addie[/name]/[name]Del[/name]
• [name]Amabel[/name]/[name]Amapola[/name] - [name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name]
• [name]Amaryllis[/name] - Ryl (I particularly love this one)
• [name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Amelie[/name] - [name]Milly[/name]
• [name]Amoret[/name] - [name]Mo[/name]
• [name]Annabel[/name] - [name]Annie[/name]
• [name]Anthea[/name] - Ant/[name]Thea[/name]
• [name]Arabella[/name] - [name]Ari[/name]
• [name]Araminta[/name] - [name]Ari[/name]/[name]Minta[/name]
• [name]Ariadne[/name] - [name]Ari[/name]/[name]Aria[/name]
• [name]Astoria[/name] - [name]Story[/name]
• [name]Calliope[/name] - [name]Cal[/name]
• [name]Camellia[/name]/[name]Camilla[/name] - [name]Milly[/name]/[name]Cammy[/name]/[name]Milla[/name]
• [name]Catalina[/name]/[name]Catherine[/name] - [name]Kit[/name]/[name]Cat[/name]
• [name]Charlotte[/name] - [name]Charlie[/name]
• [name]Claudie[/name]/[name]Claudia[/name] - [name]Claude[/name]
• [name]Clemency[/name]/[name]Clementine[/name] - [name]Clem[/name]
• [name]Cordelia[/name] - [name]Dee[/name]/[name]Del[/name]
• [name]Cosima[/name] - [name]Sim[/name]
• [name]Damaris[/name] - [name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name]
• [name]Delilah[/name] - [name]Lil[/name]/[name]Del[/name]
• [name]Dorothy[/name] - [name]Dot[/name]/[name]Dorrit[/name]
• [name]Dorothea[/name] - [name]Dot[/name]/[name]Thea[/name]/[name]Dorrit[/name]

When I read the first line the first name that popped into my head was [name]Persephone[/name] with the nickname [name]Percy[/name] but that doesn’t fit the letters you want, or even [name]Mattea[/name] nn [name]Tea[/name].

[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Clementina[/name] ‘[name]Tina[/name]’
[name]Christabel[/name] ‘[name]Chris/name
[name]Demeter[/name] ‘[name]Demi[/name]’
[name]Dorothea[/name] ‘[name]Thea[/name]’
[name]Bernadette[/name]

Thank you! My partner and I both like [name]Thea[/name] for a nickname, so we’re going to use [name]Dorothea[/name].

[name]Caleb[/name], myself and my partner are looking forward to welcoming:

[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Edith[/name]
and
[name]Dorothea[/name] [name]Faith[/name]