Are any too weird?
[name]Adelaide[/name] (addy)
[name]Cassidy[/name] (cass)
[name]Hazelle[/name] (hazy)
[name]Renee[/name] (ren)
Rowanne (annie)
Chenoa (chenny)
[name]Julia[/name] (jules)
[name]Esme[/name] (essie)
[name]Eloise[/name] (easy)
[name]Ebony[/name] (ebbie)
[name]Bonnie[/name] (bon)
Briarose (bree)
[name]Sorrel[/name] (solly)
[name]Elodie[/name] (odie)
Novalee (nova)
Here are my thoughts,
[name]Adelaide[/name], this is very trendy right now, but it is so beautiful
[name]Cassidy[/name], so cute and it is a name that a kid can grow into, I also love the nickname cassie
[name]Hazelle[/name], very cute but I do not like the nickname hazy
[name]Renee[/name], beautiful
Rowanne, this is a little ouside of my comfort zone
Chenoa, I have never heard of this name before, but I do not like it, it is a bit clunky
[name]Julia[/name], classic and beautiful
[name]Esme[/name], very trendy, but beautiful
[name]Eloise[/name], I cannot get the character from the books out of my mind sorry
[name]Ebony[/name], cute but i don’t know about the nickname ebbie
[name]Bonnie[/name], cute but outdated and I try to stay away from names with songs about them
Briarose, this makes me think of thorns, sorry
[name]Sorrel[/name], never heard of it, but I do not like the nickname
[name]Elodie[/name], love it, it is beautiful but odie is a little odd
Novalee, makes me think of the word novelty
[name]Remember[/name] with the hole nickname thing that a lot of the time kids find different nicknames when they go to school and these are usually the lasting ones, so I wouldn’t plan to much on nicknames unless they are obvious choices like [name]Ash[/name] for [name]Ashley[/name]. [name]Just[/name] something to think about, hope I could help.
[name]Adelaide[/name] - As above, this is very trendy but beautiful.
[name]Cassidy[/name] - Not keen.
[name]Hazelle[/name] - Prefer the ‘[name]Hazel[/name]’ spelling. Apart from that I love this name.
[name]Renee[/name] - Gorgeous.
Rowanne - Prefer this for a boy.
Chenoa - Hate this name. Never heard of it & very clunky
[name]Julia[/name] - Very beautiful & classy.
[name]Esme[/name] - Not sure what I think of this. Quite like it.
[name]Eloise[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favourites.
[name]Ebony[/name] - Name of my sisters dog.
[name]Bonnie[/name] - Okay.
Briarose - This is absolutley gorgeous. Also love [name]Blair[/name].
[name]Sorrel[/name] - Hate this. Sorry.
[name]Elodie[/name] - ACtually really like.
Novalee - Not keen at all but love [name]Nova[/name] & [name]Nora[/name].
[name]Adelaide[/name] (addy)- [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Cassidy[/name] (cass)- I much prefer [name]Cassandra[/name].
[name]Hazelle[/name] (hazy)- I’m really not sure how to pronounce this. Is it the same as [name]Hazel[/name], is it huh-[name]ZEL[/name], or is it hay-[name]ZEL[/name]? Whatever it is, I much prefer [name]Hazel[/name], which I think is a lot more classic.
[name]Renee[/name] (ren)- I prefer just [name]Wren[/name], but [name]Renee[/name] is fine.
Rowanne (annie)- I prefer [name]Roxanne[/name]. Rowanne is trying a bit too hard to feminize a male name.
Chenoa (chenny)- Reminds me of the male name Chinua. I think this one could be a bit confusing and I’m not really a fan. I like [name]Noa[/name].
[name]Julia[/name] (jules)- Very classic- can’t go wrong! I also like [name]Juliette[/name].
[name]Esme[/name] (essie)- I love [name]Essie[/name]!
[name]Eloise[/name] (easy)- Easy is a really unfortunate nickname for a girl, but I love [name]Eloise[/name].
[name]Ebony[/name] (ebbie)- Never thought of this as a particularly classy name.
[name]Bonnie[/name] (bon)- This seems more like a nickname to me.
Briarose (bree)- is this pronounced [name]Briar[/name] [name]Rose[/name], like Sleeping Beauty, or [name]Bria[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]BREE[/name]-uh)? I think a spelling change is in order for either one.
[name]Sorrel[/name] (solly)- Not my favorite word name because of what it is.
[name]Elodie[/name] (odie)- [name]Odie[/name] isn’t very appealing to me, but I love [name]Elodie[/name].
Novalee (nova)- I really like [name]Nova[/name] on its own. [name]Nova[/name]'s beautiful- it doesn’t need the lee tacked on!
[name]Adelaide[/name] (addy)- [name]Adelaide[/name] is pretty, but I don’t care for [name]Addy[/name].
[name]Cassidy[/name] (cass)- NMS. Very 1990’s to me.
[name]Hazelle[/name] (hazy)- Prefer the origional spelling of [name]Hazel[/name]. I don’t like Hazy as a nickname.
[name]Renee[/name] (ren)- NMS.
Rowanne (annie)- NMS, I suggest Rownan
Chenoa (chenny)- Never heard of this before, I don’t like it.
[name]Julia[/name] (jules)- Very pretty.
[name]Esme[/name] (essie)- [name]Love[/name] [name]Esme[/name], though I see a nickname as unecessary.
[name]Eloise[/name] (easy)- Okay, don’t like Easy.
[name]Ebony[/name] (ebbie)- NMS
[name]Bonnie[/name] (bon)- [name]Bonnie[/name] is sweet, but it doesn’t need a nickname
Briarose (bree)- [name]Don[/name]'t care for the nickname. The smoosh is a bit much. Very “Sleeping Beauty”
[name]Sorrel[/name] (solly)- NMS
[name]Elodie[/name] (odie)- [name]Elodie[/name] is pretty, don’t like [name]Odie[/name]
Novalee (nova)- like anettevernon, I see novelty. NMS
Your names are interesting, but I think a lot of the nicknames are uncessary. Some of these are short enough that it doesn’t need to be shortened any more. My favorite from the list would be [name]Adeliade[/name], without the nickname [name]Addy[/name].
- [name]Athena[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] (addy)- This is a beautiful name! I like it on its own, without the nn [name]Addy[/name] though.
[name]Cassidy[/name] (cass)- I prefer [name]Cassandra[/name] or [name]Cassia[/name].
[name]Hazelle[/name] (hazy)- I’m putting a vote in for this spelling of [name]Hazelle[/name]! I think it is really beautiful and feminine and, coming from someone who has a name that can be spelled different ways, it doesn’t seem to be that big of a deal to correct spelling. Anyway, really nice name! I think it’s so much nicer without a nn though.
[name]Renee[/name] (ren)- nms, but very classy.
Rowanne (annie)- I prefer [name]Rowena[/name].
Chenoa (chenny)- I don’t like this one much.
[name]Julia[/name] (jules)- Not my favorite of your names, but still very nice.
[name]Esme[/name] (essie)- This is a great name! i don’t think the [name]Essie[/name] nn makes much sense though
[name]Eloise[/name] (easy)- I don’t like Easy at all for a nn, but [name]Eloise[/name] is nice.
[name]Ebony[/name] (ebbie)- I’m not sure what I think of this one. It’s very unusual and yet familiar sounding somehow, which I think are great qualities for a name! I think [name]Bonnie[/name] could be a cute nn for this actually!
[name]Bonnie[/name] (bon)- No nn needed. [name]Bonnie[/name] is cute, but maybe better as a nn for something else (see above)
Briarose (bree)- I don’t like this combination all in one name. I think it would be better as a first and middle
[name]Sorrel[/name] (solly)- [name]Sorrel[/name] is lovely! So unique and feminine. I don’t like [name]Solly[/name] though – sound like [name]Sally[/name] mispronounced.
[name]Elodie[/name] (odie)- [name]Elodie[/name] is beautiful. [name]Odie[/name] reminds me of odor and odious.
Novalee (nova)- nms. As pp’s have mentioned, it sound too much like novelty.
Overall, really great, beautiful names!
[name]Adelaide[/name] (addy) - [name]Love[/name] this one. [name]Love[/name] the nn [name]Addy[/name].
[name]Cassidy[/name] (cass) - This one is cute. NMS but okay.
[name]Hazelle[/name] (hazy) - [name]Love[/name] it, but I’d spell it [name]Hazel[/name] to make the kid’s life less complicated. I don’t think it needs a nn.
[name]Renee[/name] (ren) - It’s okay. I associate it with someone, so that makes it less attractive to me.
Rowanne (annie) - [name]Don[/name]'t like it at all.
Chenoa (chenny) - Not a fan. What about [name]Genoa[/name] nn [name]Ginny[/name]?
[name]Julia[/name] (jules) - I like [name]Juliet[/name] better, but I do like it. [name]Jules[/name] is a cute nn.
[name]Esme[/name] (essie) - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Eloise[/name] (easy) [name]Love[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], but please don’t give a girl the nn Easy. Her life in high school would be one long stream of boys saying things like, “Hey, that Easy chick is easy.”
[name]Ebony[/name] (ebbie) - Not a fan.
[name]Bonnie[/name] (bon) - [name]Love[/name] [name]Bonnie[/name], dislike Bon.
Briarose (bree) - Not a fan.
[name]Sorrel[/name] (solly) - Not a fan at all. [name]Sorrell[/name] makes me think of squirrels, and [name]Solly[/name] works better for a boy.
[name]Elodie[/name] (odie) - I’m not a huge fan of [name]Elodie[/name], but [name]Odie[/name] makes me think of the dog in [name]Garfield[/name]. So no.
Novalee (nova) - I love [name]Nova[/name] on its own.
[name]Adelaide[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]! I hope this doesn’t skyrocket in the next couple years. I don’t care for [name]Addy[/name], though.
[name]Cassidy[/name] - I don’t like this at all. I’m a [name]Cassie[/name], but my full name is [name]Cassandra[/name] - I prefer that, or [name]Cassia[/name].
[name]Hazelle[/name] - [name]Hazel[/name] is nice, I don’t care for this spelling, but I can see where your trying to go with it. I don’t care for the nickname Hazy,
though.
[name]Renee[/name] - I think this would be nice to see.
Rowanne - this looks like your trying too hard - just go with [name]Rowan[/name].
Chenoa - I don’t care for it.
[name]Julia[/name] - I think this is lovely. It’s not [name]WAY[/name] popular, but well known and really pretty and classic.
[name]Esme[/name] - love
[name]Eloise[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name], I don’t like Easy, though, it leaves a lot of room for obvious teasing.
[name]Ebony[/name] - not bad, I think it could be quite pretty.
[name]Bonnie[/name] - I think this is pretty
Briarose - I don’t like this at all. I prefer [name]Briony[/name].
[name]Sorrel[/name] - I think this could be pretty, but i don’t like [name]Solly[/name].
[name]Elodie[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Odie[/name] is just not attractive.
Novalee - I’ve never liked this.
[name]Adelaide[/name]- very pretty, and it sounds a little vintage too, which I like.
[name]Cassidy[/name]- nice. It makes me think of a fiesty, sporty girl due to a book reference, which I quite like.
[name]Hazelle[/name]- a pretty, more feminine version of [name]Hazel[/name]. I like both.
[name]Renee[/name]- it’s not horrible, but I find it almost dated.
Rowanne- not my style at all.
Chenoa- definitely unique, although I’m not sure I like it.
[name]Julia[/name]- a pretty name, but I really don’t like [name]Jules[/name] or [name]Julie[/name]. I prefer [name]Lia[/name] as the nn.
[name]Esme[/name]- I think it’s my favourite from your list. It just has an indescribably quality to it that mkes me love it.
[name]Eloise[/name]- reminds me too much of the books. And if her classmates are anything like mine, “Easy” teased throughout HS and college.
[name]Ebony[/name]- it’s an all right name.
[name]Bonnie[/name]- I like this one a lot, actually.
Briarose- a little too frilly and girly for me, although I like [name]Bree[/name].
[name]Sorrel[/name]- don’t like the name. And I actually know a [name]Solly[/name] family.
[name]Elodie[/name]- love the name, although I prefer the nn [name]Ellie[/name].
Novalee- not my style.
I like [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Cassidy[/name], [name]Hazel[/name] spelled this way, [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Briar[/name]-[name]Rose[/name] spelled that way, and [name]Elodie[/name].
I do not think every name on your list needs a nickname, like [name]Eloise[/name] for one. I don’t like Easy for it at all, especially with the movie Easy A. I think [name]Elle[/name] would suffice, or even just [name]Eloise[/name]. Ditto with [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Elle[/name] or nothing imo.
Your style is most definitely not too weird! The “weirdest” one is Chenoa or [name]Sorrel[/name] imo. Chenoa sounds very native, and almost like “trying to hard”, but it’s not crazy or anything at all. It’s pretty. [name]Sorrel[/name] is weird because I grew up around [name]Sorrel[/name] being made into a drink and us calling it [name]Sorrel[/name], so it’s like naming a kid Carrot to me.
[name]Adelaide[/name] (addy) - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Cassidy[/name] (cass) - It’s ok.
[name]Hazelle[/name] (hazy) - Really don’t like this spelling. [name]Hazel[/name] is beautiful, no need to add to it.
[name]Renee[/name] (ren) - It’s ok.
Rowanne (annie) - Why the extra letters? [name]Just[/name] go with [name]Rowan[/name].
Chenoa (chenny) - [name]Don[/name]'t like at all.
[name]Julia[/name] (jules) - It’s nice.
[name]Esme[/name] (essie) - Meh.
[name]Eloise[/name] (easy) - [name]Love[/name]! But is that the nickname? Easy? Please don’t.
[name]Ebony[/name] (ebbie) - It’s ok.
[name]Bonnie[/name] (bon) - NMS.
Briarose (bree) - [name]Don[/name]'t like at all.
[name]Sorrel[/name] (solly) - Hmm… I actually kinda like the sound of it. Hate the nn though.
[name]Elodie[/name] (odie) - [name]Love[/name]! Also hate the nn. Reminds me of the dog from [name]Garfield[/name].
Novalee (nova) - [name]Don[/name]'t like at all.