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I don't think Penny works as a nickname for Millicent... how did you come up with it?

Millicent- Penny is clever. I like it. Mills I don't really care for, I would prefer Millie.

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Aleydis- I don't really like Lady at all, sorry. It sounds like a dog's name, or else reduces this girl to her gender, in my opinion.

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Patience- Pae I guess works, but I don't like Pebbles at all. It's too silly.

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Daffodil- Dilly and Daffy both sound too silly. I wouldn't be able to take them seriously. I'd use Daff or avoid a nickname.

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Maximillian- Millian and Mills both work, but I think I prefer Max.

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Rufus- Ruth is too feminine, but Rue is cute.

Penny is my favorite nickname for Millicent mainly because for some reason I find it kind of hilarious.

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I don't like Daffodil's nicknames, but they make sense and work.

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I don't like Ruth as a nickname for Rufus because it's a completely feminine name in my mind. So odd to think of it on a boy. Rue is adorable, though.

Penny as a nickname for Millicent... is it because of the -cent at the end? If so, I love it!!! I'm not so sold on Mills, just like I don't like Mads as a nn for Madeleine/Madeline.

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Aleydis definitely works with Lady.

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Pebbles is great as a cute nickname when you're kidding around, but Pae is better for all around use. You could use Pae in school, but it would be a little awkward having the teacher call you Pebbles.

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Dilly's much better than Daffy (Daffy is also an adjective).

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Love the boys' nns. Rue for Rufus is fabulous.

Millicent- prefer Mills, but see where you get Penny from
Aleydis- Lady works
Patience- Pae is good (some people might guess Payson for the fn though), Pebbles? I don't see it.
Daffodil- Dilly is better than Daffy imo, since Daffy can mean crazy/ foolish

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Maximillian- Millian and Mills are nice alternatives to Max.
Rufus- Ruth and Rue are too feminine imo.

I think Penny is a pretty cute nn idea for Millicent. Mills is meh.
Aleydia "Lady" is sort of cool, but where I like Lady is very common as a dog name, so even if it was just a nickname I might find it odd on a human. Maybe.
I like Pae for Patience. Pebbles is sort of like Lady for me-- just a little too "pet".
I think Dilly is my favorite of these for Daffodil. Daffy is too Daffy Duck. Although Daf could work-- as in Daphne "Daph", or something.

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I like Millian for Maximillian. It's so in-your-face "not Max" that it's kind of awesome. It also sounds namey- it rhymes with names like Killian and has a pretty common/namey syllable pattern.
Ruth and Rue both seem too girlish for Rufus, IMO. Maybe Ruf or Roo? (For some reason Rue looks girly to me but Roo doesn't).

Sorry, but I'm not a bit fan of nicknames that try so hard to be different or cute. I prefer to let nicknames evolve naturally, but it's good to be aware of potential nicknames that could pop up.

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If you want Mills as a name I think it's perfectly fine by itself. Dilly, Daffy, Pebbles and Penny from Millicent are a bit too cutesy for me.

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Ruth and Rue for me are girls names, so I wouldn't use them for a boy.

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Millicent: I don't understand how Penny came from this (other than from the cent in the name), but to each his own, I guess. Mills is fine.
Aleydis: Lady works, cute.
Patience: I like Pae for this, and while Pebbles really doesn't make any sense at all it is a cute nickname for someone really young. I would imagine it for a name more like Phoebe or something, though.
Daffodil: Dilly is kind of cute, but it reminds me of pickles and Daffy reminds me of Daffy duck.

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Maximillian: Millian works, but it just doesn't sound that great (more like "million") and Mills sounds more like a nickname for a girl.
Rufus: Is this a boy or a girl? Ruth does not work, and while I love the name Rue on it's own it seems more feminine to me.

Dilly and Daffy are just silly and almost like an insult. Pebbles? Pebbles McCain is now the president of the United States of America...not. Very...childish. I like Mills for Maximillian though. Rufus? Ruth? To me those are two entirely different names.

Millicent - Not sure how you're getting Penny from Millicent... is it the Cent part? Mills would work just fine, but I don't like the nns where you shorten and stick an s on them.
Aleydis - Lady is too prissy for me, but it would work.
Patience - Pae is alright, dislike Pebbles and can't see the connection with it. But it's the sort of nn you could give to anyone.
Daffodil - Dilly is cute. Dilly dally, aww. Daffy is too Daffy Duck.
Maximillian - Millian would work, but since it sounds like million I'd avoid it because then it sounds tacky. Same issue with Mills as before.
Rufus - Ruth seems strange to use, but I like Rue a lot.

First off, let me just say I'm a big fan of nicknames, even for names people might say don't need it, and especially if they are creative.

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Now, for the names.

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Millicent - Penny, Mills: I can't say I've ever like Millicent, and I don't know how you get Penny, but I love it. Mills is ok, but I'd probably to with the typical milly if you take that route.
Aleydis - Lady: I LOVE LADY AS A NICKNAME! its so sweet. :)
Patience - Pae, Pebbles: both are fine, pae is recognizable, pebbles is cute as heck.
Daffodil - Dilly, Daffy: both of these are silly but nice, I might use dilly since daffy I think means "touched"

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Maximillian - Millian, Mills: I like mills on a boys name, although I always thought max was really nice by itself.
Rufus - Ruth, Rue: BIG fan of rue, Ruth is completely feminine to me.

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Hope this helped. :)