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[Opinions] Retro Names & Nicknames
Looking for any thoughts/opinions to help narrow down these names. Surname is Young. Thanks!Alice
Beatrix nn Bea
Catherine nn Kit
Edith nn Edie
Eleanor nn Nora
Frances nn Frankie
Iris
Louise nn Lou
Sybil nn Billie
Victoria nn VitaAlfred nn Alfie
Arthur nn Art
Calvin nn Cal
Charles nn Charlie
Frederick nn Freddie
Henry
Lionel nn Lenny
Oscar nn Oz
Silas
Theodore nn Teddy, Theo
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I would go with Catherine (no nn) or Nora (as the full name). The only girl name I would definitely not use is Beatrix nn Bea - it would sound like "be young".For boys, I'd choose Theodore nn Teddy or Charles nn Charlie.
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Alice, Beatrix and Edith are my faves for girls. Edith is my fave of the three.Calvin, Frederick, Henry, Oscar, Silas and Theodore are all nice. Oscar and Silas are my faves.
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I like,love or feel neutral towards: Alice, Catherine, Frances & Victoria. (Also like Eleanor and don't mind Iris, but do feel they don't go as well with the surname) Arthur, Calvin, Charles, Frederick, Henry, Silas & Theodore.Don't care for the others.
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I like:
Alice
Beatrice (a family name which I gave to my daughter)
Eleanor, and Nora
Frances, but not Frankie
Iris
Louise, no nn
Victoria; I prefer Vickie to VitaArthur, no nn
Charles
Frederick; prefer Fred but Freddie's OK while he's little
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For girls I like:
Alice - Beautiful name, but is getting quite popular, not too popular though, I know only two Alice’s but 6 or 7 Olivia’s
Beatrix nn Bea - I like it, I would probably use the full name but the nickname is nice too
Iris - pretty, short and simple name
Louise nn Lou - I’ve grown to like Louise, it doesn’t really need shortening but Lou is quite sweet For boys I like:
Frederick nn Freddie - I myself would consider this for a child, I love the full name and Freddie is so cute! I’d love to see this on a little boy
Oscar nn Oz - Oscar is a family name for me and I love it anyway, it’s not too common at the moment in the US but in the UK it’s at 9, Oz or Ozzy are cute nicknames
Theodore nn Teddy, Theo - This is my favourite boys name! I wouldn’t use the nickname Teddy (apart from maybe when they’re younger) but I would use Theo any day, even as a full name
Silas - love it
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Stately.For girls, I vote1. Iris Catherine
2. Sybil Frances
3. Louise Victoria
4. Victoria Beatrix The only NNs I sorta like are Vita, Edie, and Nora, but I don't like Edith paired with any of the other names, and I dislike Eleanor completely...I'd like Leonora "Nora" better...Edith Leonora "Edie" and Leonora Edith "Nora" are nice.
For boys, I vote1. Oscar Lionel "Oz"
2. Silas Arthur
3. Charles Calvin "Charlie"
4. Theodore Alfred "Teddy" and/or "Theo"I don't like Lenny, Freddie, or Alfie at all. I think Silas, Lionel, and Calvin are the most interesting, of the boys' names.

This message was edited 12/28/2019, 10:47 PM

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