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A few names where I'm struggling to find a nickname I like
Can you guys help with any of these?Odette
Allegra
Odessa
Valentina
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Odette - Ettie, Odd, Odeya, Oda, Dettie, Ottie, Otta
Allegra - Alla, Gray, Gra, Lega, Agra, Aggie, Lera, Ally, Ali / Alli, Allie
Odessa - Dessi, Oda
Valnetina - Lettie, Vallie, Entina, Valla, Via, Valen

This message was edited 12/15/2016, 9:03 PM

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Odette -
Oddie
DetAllegra -
Leggie
Ally
ElleOdessa-
Des
Dessa (sounds like Tessa)Valentina-
Val
Tina
Lenny
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I'll list some for each name and star my favorite. Odette:
O
Ode*
Odie
Odi
Ette
Detta
Dettie
EttieAllegra:
Alle
Allie
Ally*
Aly
Alli
Eggie
Egra
Leggy (???)Odessa:
O
Ode
Odie
Dessa
Essa
Odess
Dess
Essie*
Dessie Valentina:
V
Val
Vallie
Valy
Valentine
Lenny
Len
Leni
Lena
Valla*
Tina
Ina
Enti
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The great things about nicknames is they can be really obscure. They don't need to be obvious at all!Odette - Oda, Ette, Etta, Odie, Dee, Deedee, Tet, Ditty, Dotty, Ode, Ody, Det, Detty, Detta
Allegra - Ally, Leggy, Gray, Al, Alla, Alli, Allie, Lili, Lily, Lego, Lee
Odessa - Essa, Ode, Ody, Dessa, Sess, Sesil, Essi, Essie, Essy, Essence, Lessie, Dess, Tess, Sar
Valentina - Val, Tina, Valen, Tiny (prn teeny), Vale, Valli, Lena, Lene, Leni, Lenka, Lenta, Tintin, Tinatin, Tin, Tinny, Tine, Tineke
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Odette - Dee, Detta, Dette, Detti, Ode, Dita, Etta, Etti
Allegra - Ali, Aggie, Al
Odessa - Dess, Dess, Dee
Valentina - Val, Tina, Leni, Vina, Vale, Teeny
I would go with Dee, Aggie, Dess and Val
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Odette- Ode, Dee, Dottie. This is a lovely name, and since it is only two syllables it might not be shortened.
Allegra- Allie/ Ally is the only nicknames that I've heard used unless she uses her middle name.
Odessa- Dess, Dessa, Dessie
Valentina- Tina, Valen, Lentina, Lynn/ Len, Val, Vale
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I'll try and add some outside of the box ones too, since I'm sure you've considered the more obvious ones.Odette: Etta, Ettie, Edie, T/Tee, Ted, Teddy
Odessa: Essa, Essie, Sia, Sadie,
Valentina: Enna (Eh-nuh), Nina, LenaCouldn't think of any good ones for Allegra past Ally/Ellie, but for all of them, maybe you could use middles to help make nicknames too e.g. Allegra May could have Amy or Alma, or Odette Maeve nn Demi etc.
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Odette: Etta, Ettie, Odie. All suck.Odessa: Odie, Dessa, Dessie, Essie. All suck.Allegra: Allie, Eggie, Leggie. All suck except Allie and Allies are a dime a dozen.Valentina: Val, (kinda butch) Vallie, Tina, maybe Nina. Far and away the best name of this bunch.
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Eggie and Leggie will be the new BtN darlings.
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hey ...Leggo my Eggo!
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Odette - Etta
Allegra - Allie
Odessa - Oda, Dessa, Essie
Valentina - Tina, Vina, Vali

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Hi !!!Where I live Valentina is very common.Everyone goes with NN Val or Vale (va-leh) or Tina.Odette is beautiful and I would not use a NN.Allegra is hard to give a NN.. Allie or Ali or Aly could be fine even if I dislike them a lot. I would go with the full name. Maybe Greta could be a short form. I dislike it anyway. I prefer Allegra as its own.Odessa could be Odee/Ody or Dessa.Byeeeeee
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If you like the full name, don't worry about the nickname. Most people I know who have nicknames go by things that have NOTHING to do with their name, eg Tom "Red" (red hair), Elizabeth "Midge" (she's the shortest in her family by a long way), Danielle "Dottie", Alice "Rosie" (blushes a lot). Most nicknames are organic.Also, Odette is two syllables. It won't necessarily be shortened.Allegra "Allie"
Allegra Juliet "AJ"Odessa "Essie" "Essa" "Dess"Valentina "Tina" "Val" "Vali"
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