NN for Charlotte

SouthMinnieAppleMama · December 2014

We like the name Charlotte for a girl but if you used the nickname Charlie/Charley what spelling would you use for a girl?

redheaded14 · December 2014

I would do Charlie. Can I also submit Lottie for consideration? I think that's a great nn also and really under used!

chicagojackie · December 2014

Char for Charlotte.
Lottie is sweet too.

redheaded14 · December 2014

@dreadpiratebuttercup‌ great minds...

4N6s · December 2014

Charlie, Lottie or Char

nurse714 · December 2014

Char or Lottie.

SouthMinnieAppleMama · December 2014

Bummer, Lottie doesn't really go well with the names of my other kids and I just can't do Char. Our baby name book suggested Charlie and my hubs loves the idea.

Oh well, here's hoping it's a boy then

mali3 · December 2014

@southminnieapplemamaI have a Charlotte - she goes by Charlie and introduces herself as Charlie (she is 2). I love it, she loves it, and everyone she encounters thinks she is adorable so it works for her I would never ever call her Char - I hate that name and thankfully no one has ever tried calling her that!

If you liike the NN Charlie, which it seems you do since you asked for spelling of that, not other NNs, I would go with the normal spelling of Charlie

ashiscute · December 2014

I'm not sure why Charlotte needs a NN and why it would be Charlie which isn't any shorter/easier to say. I do think Lottie is precious though.

mali3 · December 2014

ashiscute said:

I'm not sure why Charlotte needs a NN and why it would be Charlie which isn't any shorter/easier to say. I do think Lottie is precious though.

No name really needs a NN ever...its all personal preference and choice...

brose1117 · December 2014

I really like Charlie actually. I would definitely spell it Charlie not Charley though.

Renisra+2 · December 2014

I will dissent and also say that I like the nn Charlie on a girl. No matter what you do, not everyone will love it, so I would just worry most about what you and your husband like. As long as her given name is nice and proper, then I don't think it should make much difference what her nickname is.

crimsonsaffron · December 2014

I love the name Charlotte!!! And I don't think it needs a nn

JennyH81 · December 2014

I love the name Charlotte because 1) it's a beautiful, girly name if that suits my daughter and 2) if my daughter preferred it she could go by Charlie (I know as a kid I would have 100% gone with Charlie, bc it's a great combo of cute AND tomboy). I went to camp at age 11 and met a girl named Charlie and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

SouthMinnieAppleMama · December 2014

Thanks for weighing in ladies! I really feel like Charlotte is a very big and formal name for a tiny baby and I nickname everyone I love. I thought Charlie would be cute for a little girl and she would still have a great name for resumes and important things.

mali3 · December 2014

SouthMinnieAppleMama said:

Thanks for weighing in ladies! I really feel like Charlotte is a very big and formal name for a tiny baby and I nickname everyone I love. I thought Charlie would be cute for a little girl and she would still have a great name for resumes and important things.

This. Go for it mama, you aren't going to please everyone on here but I gaurentee when your daughter introduces herself as Charlotte but says I go by Charlie, people won't think anything bad like "oh that names meaning is "man"". It's classy and cute and I think times have changed and many names have become unisex! If it's not someone's style that's fine they just don't need to use it. But to answer your ultimate question, just spell it normal Charlie

CMSAV · December 2014

bromios said:
I'm a Charlotte who hated it when people tried to give me a nn. Charlotte is 2 freakin' syllables, it's the same length as almost all the nns for it! I refused all nns.

Appreciate this! My DD is Clementine and mostly goes by Clementine but ppl always ask for a nn...3 syllables..come on... Is that too much to ask for?!
*rant over*

mbear511 · December 2014

My daughter is Charlotte and my son called her 'Charlie' from day one.

BBeninate · December 2014

I love the name Charlotte and wouldn't use a nn. If you are going to use a nickname why not just name her the nn? but if you HAD to...i think the Carly idea is different and cute.

rvasq · December 2014

I adore the nn Charlie for Charlotte, so much so that I gave my frenchie pup the name 2 years ago. Now, I'm back to the drawing board for this human baby.

Edited to add this: if you do choose the nn, stay with the correct spelling. I had a friend name her girl Charli. Awful.

kes21615 · December 2014

I have a niece Charlotte. My sister named her that thinking she would NN her Charlie. Charlotte turned out to be a girly girl and doesnt like when we call her Charlie. We actually even call her Char, something we said we'd never do!

I have a student Charleigh who is absolutely adorable. (Spelling isnt my favorite but i do love her name!)

Mamamads · December 2014

Love Charlie for the nickname!

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