Striking out! Any ideas?

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone! I am a longtime lurker on this site and thought when the time came, I would have no problem naming my kid. Well, the time has come…and I’m at a total loss!

Looking for girls names that are easy to spell/pronounce but do not have to be typical, have cute and unusual nickname options, and that go with our last name (rhymes with “borrow”).

Thank you in advance for any suggestions! :slight_smile:

Well, what are some names that you do like that maybe just don’t do it for you all the way? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like popular, or less popular names?

There’s the much-loved [name_f]Violet[/name_f] right now which has cute nick names of [name_f]Vi[/name_f] and [name_f]Lettie[/name_f].

It sounds like you’re looking for longer names with nickname potential. Finding longer names that are easy to say and spell narrows it down (no [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] for you), so I’ll just kinda give it a general whirl :smiley:

Popular Names:
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f], nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Livvy[/name_f], [name_f]Vivi[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f], nn [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], Sophe, [name_f]Fifi[/name_f], [name_f]Fia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f], nn [name_u]Izzy[/name_u], [name_f]Bella[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f], nn [name_u]Abby[/name_u], [name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f], nn [name_f]Emme[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]

Names popular on Nameberry:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f], nn [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f], nn [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f], nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u] (so cute)
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], nn [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], nn [name_f]Lettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Lizzy[/name_f], [name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_u]Angie[/name_u], [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f], nn. [name_u]Cary[/name_u], [name_u]Caro[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Coco[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f], nn [name_f]Lydie[/name_f], [name_f]Dia[/name_f], [name_f]DiDi[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f], nn [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Mara[/name_f], [name_u]Ara[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f], nn. [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_u]Julie[/name_u], [name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Didi[/name_f], [name_f]Lolo[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], nn. [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f], nn. [name_u]Jo[/name_u], [name_u]Jojo[/name_u], [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_f]Fifi[/name_f], [name_f]Fina[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Sera[/name_f], [name_f]Fina[/name_f], [name_f]Fifi[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f], nn. [name_u]Matty[/name_u], [name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Sia[/name_f], [name_f]Nena[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Marge[/name_f], [name_f]Margie[/name_f], [name_f]Mara[/name_f], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_f]Margo[/name_f]/[name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Rita[/name_f], [name_f]Peggie[/name_f], on and on and on…
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f], nn. [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_u]Julie[/name_u], [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Cece[/name_f], Silly, [name_f]Lia[/name_f], etc.

…to list a few!

I like the guidelines :slight_smile:

[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f] “Ness”
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f] “[name_f]Mara[/name_f]”
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] “[name_f]Noor[/name_f]”/"[name_f]Nell[/name_f]"

[name_f]Meriel[/name_f] “[name_f]Merry[/name_f]”/"[name_u]Merle[/name_u]"
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] “[name_f]Merry[/name_f]”

[name_u]Winter[/name_u] “[name_u]Win[/name_u]”
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] “[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]”/"[name_f]Hetty[/name_f]"

[name_f]Mavis[/name_f] “[name_f]May[/name_f]”/"[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]"
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisent[/name_f]

[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] “[name_u]Cass[/name_u]”
[name_f]Clementina[/name_f] “[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f] “Cress”

[name_f]Junia[/name_f]/[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] “[name_u]June[/name_u]”
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]”

[name_f]Arrietty[/name_f]
[name_f]Amandine[/name_f]
Aracelie “[name_u]Ari[/name_u]” “[name_f]Celie[/name_f]”

[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Bedelia[/name_f] “[name_f]Belle[/name_f]”
[name_f]Bethia[/name_f] “[name_f]Bea[/name_f]”

[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Viveca[/name_f] “[name_f]Viv[/name_f]”

[name_f]Livia[/name_f] “[name_f]Liv[/name_f]”
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
Lupin

Are there any letters you’d like us to stay away from?

Suggestions:
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] – nn. Lissy, [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], [name_f]Bette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Sade[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Viv[/name_f], [name_f]Vivi[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Carrie[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Lora[/name_f]
Anorra - nn. [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellette[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Letty[/name_f]
[name_f]Savanna[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - nn. [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Cece[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f] - [name_u]Mal[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] - [name_f]Emma[/name_f]

[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] - [name_f]Polly[/name_f]

[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] - [name_f]Susie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sanna[/name_f]

Oh my, you all are pros! Thank you so so much!

There are some on here that I’ve never heard before ([name_f]Livia[/name_f] - darling!) and some others I hadn’t thought of ([name_f]Susannah[/name_f]).

To answer your questions, we don’t want any “M” names and I tend to like slightly unusual names.

[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_m]Flores[/name_m]
[name_m]Laramie[/name_m]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Darien[/name_u]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Milah[/name_f]

I really like [name_f]Livia[/name_f] for you. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]

[name_f]Livia[/name_f] is precious.

Perhaps:

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]

[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]

[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Coco[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]

[name_f]Edith[/name_f], nn [name_f]Edie[/name_f] (precious)
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]

[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]

[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]

[name_f]Harriet[/name_f], nn. [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]

[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]

[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]

[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]

[name_f]Nova[/name_f]

[name_f]Olivette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]

[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]

[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]

[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]

[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

[name_u]Wren[/name_u]

[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]

[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] “[name_u]Nelly[/name_u]”
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] “[name_f]Mira[/name_f]”
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] “[name_u]Clem[/name_u]”
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] “[name_f]Juno[/name_f]”
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] “[name_f]Lula[/name_f]”
[name_f]Verity[/name_f] “[name_f]Vera[/name_f]”
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f] “[name_u]Jules[/name_u]”
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] “[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]”

[name_f]Liberty[/name_f], nickname [name_f]Libby[/name_f].

[name_f]Olive[/name_f] NN [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] or [name_f]Livvy[/name_f]…

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - [name_f]Biddy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] - [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] - [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] - [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] - [name_f]Indi[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] - [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_u]Nelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] - [name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Suzannah[/name_f] -Zannah
[name_u]Patrice[/name_u] - [name_u]Patsy[/name_u], [name_f]Patty[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] - [name_m]Teddie[/name_m]
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f] - [name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] - [name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] - [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] - [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] - [name_f]Francie[/name_f], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - [name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] - Espie
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] -Tiggy, [name_f]Tibby[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] - [name_f]Edie[/name_f], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m]
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f] - [name_f]Annie[/name_f]

GREAT nicknames, jemberry! Thanks to everyone for their help…now to find a name my husband and I agree on…