What is Notty short for? 🧶

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I’m watching a tv programme featuring an older lady called Notty[name_f][/name_f], and I’m fascinated by what it might be short for!

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If you were going to pick a long name for it, what would you choose?

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First one that came to mind was [name_f]Mignonette[/name_f]! Also [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] could be one.

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First that came to my mind was [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] or [name_f]Natasha[/name_f], id have to think longer on how to incorporate the O

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[name_f]My[/name_f] first (and so far only) idea is the obscure medieval name Notburga

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[name_f]My[/name_f] guess is that it could be a nickname unrelated to her name.

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Alternatively someone who didn’t like the shortened version of her full name [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], and was adament that she was ‘Dorothy not Dotty’ / ‘Charlotte not Lottie’. Which eventually earned the nickname Notty!

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Could also be a shortening for [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_m]Nichola[/name_m], [name_f]Antonia[/name_f], or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]?

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@GU1[name_f][/name_f] love both those ideas!

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@GustyLeaves[name_f][/name_f] ooh yes, I can see [name_m]Natty[/name_m] → Notty

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@Wandarine[name_f][/name_f] Notburga!! what a fantastic old name :heart_eyes:

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@Shits_Giggles[name_f][/name_f] yeah, I agree it’s likely unrelated [name_f][/name_f]- could even be short for a surname. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother in law was a nurse and goes exclusively by a shortening of her surname. [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] is a good bet, too. But I love the idea of ‘not[name_f][/name_f] Lottie/Dottie’! [name_m]Genius[/name_m]!

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How about [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]? [name_f]Nolita[/name_f]? Nora-Kate? I might go with something a little stretchy like, [name_f]Norma[/name_f] ‘Notty’.

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  • [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Noreen[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Norma[/name_f]
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  • Nestoria
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  • Noyarbina ( Russian name, could be anglicized by a nickname )
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  • [name_f]Annora[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Noor[/name_f] ( Arabic name, could be anglicized by a nickname )
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  • [name_f]Honoria[/name_f] / [name_f]Honor[/name_f] / [name_f]Honorine[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] / [name_f]Honora[/name_f] / [name_f]Honorata[/name_f]
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  • [name_f]Annette[/name_f]
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Ooh, maybe [name_f]Annot[/name_f], a medieval diminutive of [name_f]Ann[/name_f]?

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[name_f]Noretta[/name_f]?

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@kachenka[name_f][/name_f] love [name_f]Norma[/name_f] ‘Notty’!

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@moonwriteen[name_f][/name_f] some amazing suggestions. She’d be about the right generation for [name_f]Noreen[/name_f] and [name_f]Norma[/name_f], but also very drawn to Honoria/Honora as an option.

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@demoiselle[name_f][/name_f] ooh [name_f]Annot[/name_f] is nice, new to me!

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@lucy_halo1[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Noretta[/name_f] would work!

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Ooh interesting one!

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[name_f]Anatolia[/name_f] came to mind, or [name_f]Antonella[/name_f]

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Ooh interesting one!

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[name_f]Anatolia[/name_f] came to mind, or [name_f]Antonella[/name_f]

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I could see [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] potentially having the nickname Notty. It’s most likely not her full name, but definitely a cute option if anyone was looking for a full name for Notty :slight_smile:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_f]Nora[/name_f]!

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