unusual elegant names with spunky nicknames?

[fluzie]

I find it a challenge to find beautiful elegant girls names with nicknames that I love as much as the full version inspite of having a very different feel! I want my baby to have a flexible name with options I like nicknames that work as stand alone names...If they're a bit quirky or sweet all the better! Here are some of my favourites...would love to hear your thoughts or favourites from the list. Also can you think of any other good names in a similar vein that might go with these nicknames or any totally new suggestions? and they don't all have to be conventional pairings...I invented some of these pairings or at least i haven't heard them paired before!

Nn.........Fn

Pippa…Penelope
Elfie…Delphine
Maisie…Maya
Honey…Honora
Sol...Isolde
Callie...Callista
Mona...Harmony
Lola...Elodie
Edie...eden
Angel...Evangeline
Aria....Azaria
Goldie....Marigold
Nola...Magnolia
Trixie....Beatrix
Posey...Mariposa

[holbs]

Oo, some of those are really interesting! I love Azaria nn Aria. And while I don't like Angel, I'd have never noticed it from Evangeline, so that's quite neat.

Others:
Jonquil- Jonny
Lavender - Ven
Olympia - Pia
Scarlett - Scout
Ursula - Sully
Temperance - Pepper
Tabitha - Bit/ Bitty
Winifred - Fred/Freddie
Eleanor- Noor
Catherine - Cricket
Aurelia - Ari

[kmw1975]

Well, I'm naming my baby Estelle. Nicknames for that could be Elle or Stella, or even Estie. Elle and Stella could definitely be stand alone names, and Estie is very quirky, sweet and spunky!

[mei_mei]

Cordelia- Cory, Cordy, Dia, Dee Dee
Susannah - Sukie, Zanna, Zanny, Annie
Matilda - Tilly, Milly, Tilla, Tildie
Penelope - Poppy, Nella, Lola
Allegra - Meg, Meggie
Francesca -Frankie, Fran, Franny, Chessie
Rosalind - Rosy, Lindy, Sally
Isadora -Izzy, Sadie
Guinevere -Winnie, Evie
Josephine -Joey, Sephie, Posy, Josie, Fina, Jojo
Beatrix -Betsy, Bea, Bee, Betty

[dantea]

I really love these from your list:

Pippa…Penelope -- though I prefer Nell as a nickname because I don't understand where Pippa comes from
Elfie…Delphine -- I love Delly for this too
Sol...Isolde -- I would also love Izzy
Trixie....Beatrix


Others you may like that I think are elegant:

Persephone -- Seph, Sephy, Percy
Cassandra -- Cass, Cassie, Cassia, Sandy, Sandra
Victoria -- Vicky, Tori, Ria
Genevieve -- Eve, Evie
Guinevere -- Gwen
Rebecca -- Becks -- it's not the most elegant but I think Becks is super spunky
Magdalena -- Maggie, Lena -- I say it mag-dah-lee-nuh but I think mag-dah-lay-nuh is more popular
Jocelyn -- Lynnie
Francesca -- Chess, Chessa
Arabella -- Ari, Bell, Bella
Arianna -- Ari
Arielle -- Ari
Amelia -- Mila
Silviana -- Silvie
Hermione -- pronounced the Greek way which is sort of like hair-mee-own-nee -- Minnie
Helena -- Nell, Lena
Luciana -- Luce (like loose), Lux, Lucy
Anastasia -- Stasia, Annie
Alexandria -- Xandra
Demetria -- Tria, Demi
Celestine -- Cellie

[princessnoribori]

I plan to return with more (I'm on my phone right now) but I immediately thought of Juniper nn Berry, and I'm reading a book with a character named Penelope that is almost always called Poppet, which I think is cute, especially on a little girl.

[moonbeampie]

How about:
Lucinda - Indy
Cressida - Essie
Olympia - Polly
Christabel - Tabby
Viola - Lola
Jemima - Mimi

[bethlow]

Edith-Edie
Margaret- Marie
Charlotte-Lottie
Juliette- Lulu
Agatha- Aggie
Tracey- Cece
Felicity- Lissy/Floss
Pauline- Lena
Meredith- Edie
Victoria- Tori/Toria
Eleanor- Ellie
Petunia- Nia
Cecily- Cissy

[teacherma]

Lavinia - Vinnie
Leokadia - Leda
Apollonia - Polly
Marguerite - Daisy or Rita
Filippa - Flip
Varvara - Varya
Elettra - Lettie
Theodosia - Thea

[morganalefaye]

I love your list, especially Angel for Evangeline and Honey for Honora. My first thought was Felicity- Flick.

Jessamine- Jess, Minnie, Sam
Adelaide- Laidey
Juliet- Jet
Lucasta- Cassie, Lucy
Romola- Romy, Molly, Lola
Sophronia- Sophie
Susannah- Sunny
Zenobia- Zen, Bia