Living in Delaware,
Christiana makes me think of the numerous things named after it (the school district, the hospital, mall, etc.) I almost wish it didn't, because it does sound very pretty.
I don't think any nickname is inevitable. I'm called
Becca by a lot of people upon first meeting them, but a simple correction does the trick. I think
Ana works just fine, too.
I prefer
Christiana with one- or two-syllable pairings for the sake of keeping it easy to say, but I'm not going to stick with that rule.
Christiana ElisabethChristiana MarcellaChristiana Jane*
Christiana SybilChristiana Faye*
Christiana LouisaChristiana MatildaChristiana Elise*
Christiana SophieChristiana AdelaideChristiana ElaineChristiana EleanorChristiana MarisolChristiana LilyChristiana RuthChristiana Sylvie
Mary Christiana*
Willa ChristianaMatilda ChristianaLouisa ChristianaSybil Christiana*
Eliza ChristianaAva ChristianaEdith ChristianaEsther ChristianaEleanor ChristianaEsmé Christiana*
Lily Christiana
“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman