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HelpRe: Would you still use a name if you hated all the nicknames?
in reply to a message by coldplayer9
If I was you I would eliminate Samantha and Jacqueline. For the longer names you might be able to find an alternative nn you like.
Catherine - Catherine is short enough to not need a nickname
Madeline - Madeline is three syllables, so Maddie might be harder to avoid.
Caroline - What about Line, Caro, or Callie?
Genevieve - What about Vieve, Viva, or Genna?
Nicolette - What about Nico or Lettie?
Gabrielle - What about Elle, Ellie, Ella, Bri, or Brielle?
Seraphina - What about Phi of Phina?
One of my favorite names is Alice, but sometimes I wonder if people would call her Allie, and I don't like Allie. I have the same problem with Julia, but I don't mind Julie as much.
Catherine - Catherine is short enough to not need a nickname
Madeline - Madeline is three syllables, so Maddie might be harder to avoid.
Caroline - What about Line, Caro, or Callie?
Genevieve - What about Vieve, Viva, or Genna?
Nicolette - What about Nico or Lettie?
Gabrielle - What about Elle, Ellie, Ella, Bri, or Brielle?
Seraphina - What about Phi of Phina?
One of my favorite names is Alice, but sometimes I wonder if people would call her Allie, and I don't like Allie. I have the same problem with Julia, but I don't mind Julie as much.
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I don't think you'll have a problem with Alice. I think it's short enough that a nickname wouldn't be automatic. Julia on the other hand... Julie or Jules might be unavoidable.
I don't like Phi or Phina, but people have been suggesting Sephy and Raphy, which aren't bad. I'd never use Nico on a girl, as I would never use any name that ended in 'o' on a girl.
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For the record, I wouldn't use Nico on a girl either. :)
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