A month or so back you all gave me some great suggestions, and now that we are honing in on what type of name we are looking for, I wanted to check back in.
[name]Baby[/name]'s brother is [name]Jack[/name] and her sister is [name]Evie[/name] ([name]Eva[/name]). This baby is a girl, and one thing we have decided is that we want a name that has a good nickname option. It has been a little hard not having a nickname for [name]Jack[/name], and we occasionally slip and call the poor kid [name]Jackie[/name]. A name we like is [name]Juliet[/name], but don’t like the nickname option of [name]Julie[/name] since that is the baby’s aunt’s name. We like [name]Noelle[/name], mostly because [name]Ellie[/name] could be a sweet nickname. Other than that we keep coming up empty. I can think of a few names but they are dead-ends…no nn options. As added info, I love [name]Grace[/name]/[name]Gracie[/name], but my husband is not a fan.
Any suggestions for fairly classic/classy names that have a cute nickname?
Thanks, everyone! I have a few months but it is starting to worry me!
What about [name]Jules[/name] as a nn for [name]Juliet[/name]? And [name]Stella[/name] or [name]Gabrielle[/name] could be a cute way to get to [name]Ellie[/name].
[name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Kate[/name] nn [name]Katie[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] nn [name]Elle[/name]/[name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] nn [name]Elle[/name], [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Diana[/name] nn [name]Ana[/name]
[name]Evie[/name] is adorable and I can understand why you want another name with a cute short form. [name]Ellie[/name] of course is adorable too but quite close to [name]Evie[/name], at least on paper, and there are so many Ellies given the range of proper names that can lead to [name]Ellie[/name]. [name]How[/name] about [name]Lettie[/name] for [name]Juliet[/name]? A few more out-of-the-box ideas:
[name]Adelaide[/name] or [name]Adeline[/name] – [name]Addie[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] or [name]Penelope[/name] – [name]Nell[/name] or [name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] – [name]Rosie[/name] or [name]Romy[/name]
[name]Louise[/name] – [name]Lou[/name] or [name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] – [name]Bea[/name] or [name]Trixie[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] – [name]Libby[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] – [name]Maisie[/name] or [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Mae[/name] ([name]Mabel[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Nell[/name] ([name]Eleanor[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Emmy[/name] ([name]Emily[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and Mill ([name]Camilla[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Lil[/name] ([name]Lillian[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Maisie[/name], just [name]Maisie[/name].
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and Cece ([name]Cecelia[/name])
Thanks so much, everyone! I will keep checking back, so if new posters have any suggestions please let me know! Naming my first two was not this hard…I need all the help I can get.
[name]Elaine[/name] - nn [name]Lainey[/name]
[name]Alaina[/name] - nn [name]Lainey[/name]
[name]Hailey[/name] - nn Hales
[name]Lucy[/name] - nn [name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Do[/name] you ever call [name]Jack[/name], “J.” ([name]Jay[/name])? That might be cute. Or maybe by his first two initials? I’ve known JP’s and JT’s…
We love [name]Lainey[/name]/[name]Lanie[/name], but not [name]Elaine[/name] or its variations. Any ideas for other ways to get to that nn? We’ve thought of [name]Melanie[/name], but it seems so dated to me.
I really like someone else’s suggestion of [name]Jack[/name], [name]Eva[/name], and [name]Lucy[/name]-- Jacke, [name]Evie[/name], and [name]Lou[/name]. So cute!
I love [name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Etta[/name] ([name]Juliet[/name]/[name]Juliette[/name])
[name]Rose[/name] nn [name]Rosie[/name] or [name]Lilia[/name]/[name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name] might also be nice and i have to agree with you that [name]Grace[/name] nn [name]Gracie[/name] would be perfect with the sibset!
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Lottie[/name] ([name]Loretta[/name], [name]Ottoline[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Rory[/name] ([name]Marjorie[/name], [name]Lorelei[/name], [name]Aurora[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Polly[/name] (any form of [name]Margot[/name]/[name]Margaret[/name] or [name]Apolline[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Roxy[/name] ([name]Roxanne[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name] ([name]Lucienne[/name])
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Evie[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] ([name]Apolline[/name], [name]Magnolia[/name])