Thoughts on using the nickname [name]Winnie[/name] for formal [name]Whitney[/name]? Our second is due this winter and we are stuck on girls name but [name]Whitney[/name] has always been a front runner. I like a little more uncommon yet cutesy names whereas my husband likes about as generic as you can get. Thought this could be a cute, fun, sweet compromise, not to mention I figure is how my first born would try to pronounce it at first anyhow. But is it " too cute" or is it more of a dog’s name? personally I still think of tv character [name]Winnie[/name] [name]Cooper[/name]. And of course the obvious [name]Winnie[/name] the pooh, but both were cute so I can’t say that bothers me. When I suggested this to my husband he didn’t shoot it down, though maybe he was just trying to appease me at the time. And if baby grew up to not like it then she can just go back to [name]Whitney[/name].
Opinions?
Considerations: Middle name suggestions with Whitney? ( for initial purposes, last name begins with a G)
And first born is named Gracie.
Its adorable and beautiful 
Thank you!
I’m not a fan of [name]Whitney[/name] but [name]Winnie[/name] is adorable!
I think [name]Winnie[/name] is cute! Not sure you need a nickname for another two syllable name, though.
I’m not so much of a fan as [name]Whitney[/name], and immediately think of [name]Whitney[/name] [name]Houston[/name]. However, I do like [name]Winnie[/name] (and [name]Whit[/name], if you are set on [name]Whitney[/name]) and since your other daughter is called [name]Gracie[/name], I think [name]Winnie[/name] would be fine as a sibling, or even [name]Wendy[/name] - [name]Gracie[/name] and [name]Wendy[/name] are very nice together. Good luck!
I love [name]Whitney[/name] because its my dear mothers name. [name]Winnie[/name] is a cute nickname! For middles, how about [name]Whitney[/name] [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Whitney[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Whitney[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Whitney[/name] [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Whitney[/name] [name]Amelia[/name], and [name]Whitney[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name].
I love [name]Winnie[/name]! I don’t see why you can’t make it a nn for [name]Whitney[/name], if you want to! [name]Winslow[/name], [name]Winslet[/name], and [name]Winifred[/name] are probably more obvious choices for the nn though.
Middle name suggestions:
[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Talia[/name]
[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Whitney[/name] is dated to me but I like [name]Winnie[/name]. You could also go with [name]Gwyneth[/name] nn [name]Winnie[/name].
I love [name]Winnie[/name]. I know one who is a baby named [name]Winifred[/name]. I’ve considered it for [name]Wilhelmina[/name], but thought that might be a stretch. I intuitively want to say [name]Whit[/name] for [name]Whitney[/name], not [name]Win[/name], but I’m sure you can make it work. For me, [name]Winnie[/name] is more modern than [name]Whitney[/name] despite the Pooh & [name]Cooper[/name] connections. [name]Whitney[/name] feels classy, but dated 80s/90s. Not unusable, but I like [name]Winnie[/name] much more.
I think [name]Winnie[/name] works very well with [name]Whitney[/name] as a nn! And [name]Whitney[/name] is such a soft lovely name, I would def. name your baby that.
I think [name]Gracie[/name] and [name]Winnie[/name] are adorable! However, I’m not too keen on the full [name]Whitney[/name]. It feels very dated, and has a totally different image than the classic [name]Grace[/name]/[name]Gracie[/name]. I think something like [name]Winifred[/name], [name]Winter[/name], or [name]Gwendolyn[/name], nn [name]Winnie[/name], would be adorable though.
[name]Whitney[/name] is a little dated for me, but it’s fine. But I’m sorry, I absolutely loathe [name]Winnie[/name].
[name]Winnie[/name] is great, but I dislike [name]Whitney[/name]. It sounds so dated, and using [name]Winnie[/name] from [name]Whitney[/name] sounds, to me, like someone trying to pronounce her name that can’t say the letter T.
Other names [name]Winnie[/name] can be short for:
[name]Edwina[/name]
[name]Winter[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] (ha, ha)
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Winona[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Winola[/name]
[name]Winsome[/name]
[name]Bronwen[/name], [name]Arwen[/name], etc…any one of those Welsh names
I think it works. And [name]Winnie[/name] is lovely. It’s not a “dog name” at all. It’s sweet, but not out of the realm of possibility for a serious woman.
[name]Whitney[/name] is a bit dated, but not bad, and it’s a pretty name. I’ve only known 2 in my life. It doesn’t have the same dated feel as other more used names.
Is your firstborn actually [name]Gracie[/name] or [name]Grace[/name] nn [name]Gracie[/name]? If her full name is [name]Gracie[/name], what’s wrong with just using [name]Winnie[/name]?
Or what about [name]Wendy[/name]? similar, but doesn’t have the Pooh connection and a bit more serious.
What sort of mn are you looking for?
[name]Winnie[/name]/[name]Wendy[/name]/[name]Whitney[/name] [name]True[/name] – a nice connection to [name]Grace[/name]'s virtue name.
[name]Winnie[/name]/[name]Wendy[/name]/[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Winnie[/name]/[name]Wendy[/name]/[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Winnie[/name]/[name]Wendy[/name]/[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Winnie[/name]/[name]Wendy[/name]/[name]Whitney[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]