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Helpsuggest a name?
Hi everyone! I'm an Asian girl thinking of an English name for myself.
Some preferences:
Unique but still easy to pronounce, nothing pretentious
2 syllables or more
Either gives a strong or neutral image (no gentle, dainty princessy names please)
Something that can be shortened to a nickname (e.g. Natasha to Nat, Amy to Ames, etc.)
Unisex/female (doesn't really matter)
Some names I've considered:
Selena (from Selena Kyle/Catwoman, I'm a fan, haha. But doesn't really shorten well and I have a friend named Seline so it's a bit too similar)
Alice (Doesn't really shorten well either)
Rachel
Elena
Some preferences:
Unique but still easy to pronounce, nothing pretentious
2 syllables or more
Either gives a strong or neutral image (no gentle, dainty princessy names please)
Something that can be shortened to a nickname (e.g. Natasha to Nat, Amy to Ames, etc.)
Unisex/female (doesn't really matter)
Some names I've considered:
Selena (from Selena Kyle/Catwoman, I'm a fan, haha. But doesn't really shorten well and I have a friend named Seline so it's a bit too similar)
Alice (Doesn't really shorten well either)
Rachel
Elena
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Alice is lovely. It can't be shortened, but if you like it is that a real problem? It's certainly not unique or even slightly unisex though.
Elena is nice, although I prefer Eleanor - it is more classic and can be shortened to Nora which is really cute and sounds strong.
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Some more ideas:
Carmen - strong image, can be shortened to Cara and is relatively unusual.
Willow - Neutral and 2 syllables. Not so easy to shorten but could be Willa or Billie
Erin - can't be shortened, but is unisex and unusual (at least where I live!)
Christian - unisex, but more unusual for women. In my accent it has 2 syllables but could vary on location. Chris, Christy, Tia as nicknames.
Tamsin - Tam or Tammy
Elena is nice, although I prefer Eleanor - it is more classic and can be shortened to Nora which is really cute and sounds strong.
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Some more ideas:
Carmen - strong image, can be shortened to Cara and is relatively unusual.
Willow - Neutral and 2 syllables. Not so easy to shorten but could be Willa or Billie
Erin - can't be shortened, but is unisex and unusual (at least where I live!)
Christian - unisex, but more unusual for women. In my accent it has 2 syllables but could vary on location. Chris, Christy, Tia as nicknames.
Tamsin - Tam or Tammy
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Well, what's your real name? You can draw on that for inspiration, like I did (although I admit that my real name is European and easy to anglicize so it's less of a jump).
I like both Rachel and Elena.
What about:
Katherine (or Kathryn, Catherine etc.)
Nicole
Frederica
Rebecca
Bailey
Julianne
Andrea
Alexandra or Alexis
Allison
Valerie
I like both Rachel and Elena.
What about:
Katherine (or Kathryn, Catherine etc.)
Nicole
Frederica
Rebecca
Bailey
Julianne
Andrea
Alexandra or Alexis
Allison
Valerie
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You could shorten Selena to Lena?
Eleanor - Elly, Ellie, Nora, Nory, Nell
Ellen - Elly, Ellie, Nell, Leni
Harriet - Hattie, Harry, Hallie
Genevieve - Gen, Evie
Matilda - Mattie, Tillie, Tilda
Tamsin - Tammy, Tam
Dorothy - Dottie, Dodie, Dory, Dollie
Florence - Flo, Flossie, Florry
Fiona - Fi
Imogen - Immy
Olive - Olly, Liv, Livvy
Octavia - Tavy
Juliette - Julie, Etta, Etty, Jette
Laurel - Laurie
Melody - Mel
Penelope - Penny
Susannah - Suzy, Susie, Sanna, Sukie, Sunny
Adelina - Addy, Lina
Eleanor - Elly, Ellie, Nora, Nory, Nell
Ellen - Elly, Ellie, Nell, Leni
Harriet - Hattie, Harry, Hallie
Genevieve - Gen, Evie
Matilda - Mattie, Tillie, Tilda
Tamsin - Tammy, Tam
Dorothy - Dottie, Dodie, Dory, Dollie
Florence - Flo, Flossie, Florry
Fiona - Fi
Imogen - Immy
Olive - Olly, Liv, Livvy
Octavia - Tavy
Juliette - Julie, Etta, Etty, Jette
Laurel - Laurie
Melody - Mel
Penelope - Penny
Susannah - Suzy, Susie, Sanna, Sukie, Sunny
Adelina - Addy, Lina
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Eleanor -- Elle
Elizabeth -- Elle
Eliza -- Elle
Florence -- Flo
Irene -- Rene
Josephine -- Jo
Katherine -- Kat, Kate
Louise -- Lou
Margaret -- Mag, Meg
Nathalie -- Nat
Penelope -- Nel
I'd go with Irene. It's unusual, yet familiar, and extremely stylish, not too frilly, streamline, likeable, and easily shortened to Rene, Ree, Reenie. I'd just keep it as Irene, though. I had an Aunt Rene, and always thought Rene was pretty.
Elizabeth -- Elle
Eliza -- Elle
Florence -- Flo
Irene -- Rene
Josephine -- Jo
Katherine -- Kat, Kate
Louise -- Lou
Margaret -- Mag, Meg
Nathalie -- Nat
Penelope -- Nel
I'd go with Irene. It's unusual, yet familiar, and extremely stylish, not too frilly, streamline, likeable, and easily shortened to Rene, Ree, Reenie. I'd just keep it as Irene, though. I had an Aunt Rene, and always thought Rene was pretty.
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I think Selena has a lot of nickname potential : Elena, Ellie, Lena, Ella, Leni etc. If you want an English name I'd would stay away from Elena and Selena though, they give me a Spanish vibe, not English.
Alice is my favorite girls name, but yeah..no nicknames. Don't like Rachel, but I guess you could go bu Rach or something.
Olivia
Danielle
Matilda
Alicia
Johanna / Joanna
Katherine
Isobel
Alice is my favorite girls name, but yeah..no nicknames. Don't like Rachel, but I guess you could go bu Rach or something.
Olivia
Danielle
Matilda
Alicia
Johanna / Joanna
Katherine
Isobel
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