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Girl name short for Riley?

DH LOVES the name Riley for a girl...I don't love it, it's just meh for me. I prefer a longer, more feminine sounding name that can be shortened, but can't think of a single name you'd use Riley as a nickname for.
Any suggestions or other names that might deter him lol? If it helps my girls are Alexandra (alex) and Josephine (Joey) and we call them by both full and nicknames. Charlotte is a front runner with a nn Charley.
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Re: Girl name short for Riley?

  • Go with Charlotte.  Riley is a boy name.
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  • Uh well I'm glad you like them..since  my children that are already here lmao!

     I really can't shake his love of Riley and Shay both, and I don't like either of them. Somehow we can agree on boys names, but girls names we seem to have opposite taste! 

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  • I would go with Charlotte.  And I love Charley as a nn for it!
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    I like the name Riley for a girl - but I like boy names for girls (not the other way around though - double standard :).  But I think Charlotte (Charley) really goes better with your other daughters' names.

    When you say its a front runner, does that mean for you or both of you?

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  • All the Rileys I know are males... male dogs. 
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  • Agree with PPs that Charlotte (Charley) seems to go beautifully with your other daughters. For what it's worth, I know a girl baby spelled Ryleigh and somehow that makes me feel like the name is less male dog-ish.
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  • LOVE Charlotte and charley for short! I like unisex sounding nick names i think it's cute. :) Our one daughter's name is Kendall and we call her Kenny for short
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  • Its a long shot.. but you could try Lorelei for Riley...
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  • I dislike Riley on humans at all, and especially girls.  I would say Charlotte wins hands down. 
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