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[cdybedahl]

What's the longest female first name you can think of that might semi-reasonably be in use today? The best I can come up with are "Christina" and "Alexandra" at nine letters each.

And are there any other two-letter ones than "Bo"?

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[altariel.livejournal.com]

Do contractions count? "Di"?

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

For the purposes of a silly joke in a fic, it's enough. And it reminds me that there was a potential Slayer called Vi in Buffy.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

BTW, only 9 letters in "Christina"?

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

Argh. Yes. Stupid computer counted the newline at the end...

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Jo!

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

Ferpect. Thanks.

[(Anonymous)]

(Katlinel at work)

"Christabel" - 10 letters

And Mo, often an abbreviation of "Maureen".

Si for "Simon"

[fifitrix.livejournal.com]

Evangeline is 10 too.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Lots of common 9 letter ones: Elizabeth, Charlotte, Katharine. The only longer ones I could come up with were Christabel, Ermintrude (both 10).

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Oh, and Antoinette (10)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Dunno if it's what you're looking for (and you may hate it) but Bernadette has 10 letters.

[temeres.livejournal.com]

We have a Christiana (from Bremen) working at the factory. That's another ten letter one. I don't know if there's such a name as Alexandrina, but if there is then it's 11 letters. (There is an Alexandrine Parakeet, which might be named after an Alexandrina.)

[jimpa.livejournal.com]

I had a classmate many years ago that was named Li. She was Swedish btw.

[alarivana.livejournal.com]

You don't know me, but I know a girl named Nathaneielle. That's twelve letters.

[kattahj.livejournal.com]

Well, there are always double names, if you want to cheat. I used to know a Marie-Therese. For short ones, maybe Li, or Jo if she's Anglo.