i'm looking for a classic girls name (meaning, nothing that will be stamped "born in 2009") with an easily adapted nn.
(ex. liz is and easy jump from elizabeth, izzy to isabella etc.)
DDs mn will be elizabeth after my MIL.
thanks so much...i'm freaking out as I only have less than 3 weeks until i'm induced!!!
Re: classic girls names w easy nns
Evelyn nn Evie
Amelia nn Mia or Mels
Corrine nn Cory
Madeleine nn Maddie
Lillian nn Lily
Liliana nn Lila
Adelaide or Adele nn Addie
Hazel
Helena
Lydia
Cora
Mavis
Ruth
Patrica
Beactrice nn Bea
Tessa nn Tess
Sabrina
Natalia "Talia"
Clarissa "Rissa"
Alexandra "Lexi" "Alex"
Eleanor "Ellie"
Victoria "Tori"
Katherine/Katryn "Kate" Katie"
Margaret "Maggie"
Eleanor, Eloise, Elena - "Ellie" or "Ella"
Isabelle - "Belle"
Olivia - "Livy/Livvy"
Elizabeth - "Libby"
Charlotte - "Lottie"
Camilla nn Cammy
Adrianna nn Addy/Anna
Arianna nn Ari
Emilia nn Emmy
Gabriella nn Gabby
Alexandra nn Lexi/Alex
Allison nn Alli
Sophia/Sophie - no real nn, but I love the name with your other kids' names
Abigail "Abby"
Cassandra "Cassie"
Lucille "Lucy"
Rebecca "Becca"
Jillian "Jill"
Juliana/Julia "Julie"
Josephine "Jo" or "Josie"
Virginia "Ginny"
Cordelia "Delia"
Gwyneth/Gweneth "Gwyn/Gwen"
Winifred "Winnie"
Honora "Nora"
Penelope "Penny"
Sarah, nn Sadie
Eleanor, nn Ellie or Nora
Margaret, nn Maggie, Maisie, Greta
Alice, nn Ali
Evelyn, nn Eve
Anna, nn Annie
Caroline, nn Callie
Katherine, nn Kate, Katie, Kit
Evangeline, nn Eve, Evie
Would you consider Elizabeth as the FN with a NN like Eliza?
How about ...
Katherine
Eleanor
Evelyn
Geneva
Lillian
Victoria
Vivian
Here are some more ideas on classic girl names!
Good luck!