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[Opinions] Octavia and Ophelia
I think the names Octavia and Ophelia are very pretty but perhaps too "grown up" for a baby or toddler. I can't think of any obvious nicknames for these names for when a girl was little - any ideas?
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I've always liked Octavia, but like you, the absence of a potential nickname makes it a bit unappealing. I guess you could use Tavie. I've never cared for Ophelia. Just the way it's pronounced oh-feel-ya.Leslie, lucky mommy to Scott (2000), Delaney (2002), and Larissa (2005)
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I like both of these names too! For nns maybe Lia(Lee-ah)for Octavia and Tavi (Tay-vee) or Tavia for Octavia.
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Love Octavia, don't care for Ophelia as much. I'd rather Olympia instead. Ophelia seems more average to me, almost akin with Olivia. They're all nice names but I like Octavia more because it's much more interesting, IMO. I wouldn't go with a nickname at all. I know a girl Octavia, twenty-ish years old, who's never had one.
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Octavia: Tavy, Tave, Tav, Ottie, Otie, Ocky, Via, Vivi, Octy, Ock, Ovie, Ota, OttaOphelia: Opie, Fifi, Lia, Fi, Ophie, Oli, Ola, FleaI really love Octavia, and Ophelia's all right for someone else's kid. It just reminds me of snakes--"Ophelian delights" and all that.Array
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I also like the names Octavia and Ophelia. :) If I'd have thought of it, I'd have loved to name my girl cats this (instead they are Stormy & Sunny, lol). I do know a little African American girl named Octavia, and her mother calls her Tay-Tay. But I don't particularly care for that. Vi (VEE), Tavi, Tavia and Avi are possibilities. For Ophelia, maybe O, Fi (FEE), Fifi, or even Ophie (like Sophie with out the S :b)?
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Octavia - Avia, Ava, Avie, Tavie, Tavia, Tay, Taya
Ophelia - Lia, Eli, Elia, Ella, Lili, Fay/ FayeArcadia
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I think Ophelia is so pretty written down, but said out loud it just sounds like "I feel ya" so I think a girl named Ophelia would be teased a lot.
NN ideas.
Octavia: Tavie, Osee, Vivi
Ophelia: Ophie (Which I don't like!), Leelee, Lia, Feelie (Ew!), Fifi
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I like Ophelia but Octavia sounds masculine to me for some reason.
Ophelia: nn Fifi
I know this has nothing to do with your post but anouther "O" name I like is Odessa.
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Ophelia is great! I'd nickname her Pheli / Feli though. Octavia is not so much my style, but it's okay, too. I'd nickname her Tavi.Cheers,Check Out Blinkyou.com for thousands of custom glitterz and layouts
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First of all, I LOVE both names.Second of all... Nn's!Octavia: Tavia, AviaOphelia: Ophia, LiaThat was all I could think off.
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Avia is quite sweet. Lia is lovely but my niece is called Leah so I couldn't really use it
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Just though of one more nn of Ophelia:How about Alia? It doesn't resemble Leah that much than Lia does.{Edit: Had suggested Elia, but noticed that it was male, so changed it to Alia instead.}
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