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I love Frankie (it's on my PNL, but with a different full name), and I really like Bobbie (Enid Blyton associations!), Georgie and Jo. Mattie is the only one I don't like, I've known a couple of Matthew/Matties that I didn't like so it's not my thing.

I love boyish nn on girls. Not all girls can carry it off, but its so adorable when they do. Bobbie is the only one I don't care for, it sounds dated to me. I would probably use George as often as Georgie, then again I call my son, George, Georgie and Georgia(well, Georgiabug) all the time.

Bobbie (Roberta)
Georgie (Georgina)
Frankie (Frances)
Mattie (Matilda)(pronounced Mattie, not Maddie)
Jo (Joanna)

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I'm not crazy about Bobbie/Bobby at all. Roberta is one of the boyish names that I don't like because it doesn't sound very nice, in my opinion.

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Georgie is lovely. My 4th favorite combo is a Georgiana NN Georgie. I'd rather see Georgiana or Georgia, because I never liked the "Gina" sound.

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Frankie for Frances is awesome. There's a girl at the camp I work at that's named Frances, and I always call her Frankie.

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Mattie for Matilda is like my 2nd favorite combo. I like it better than Tilly, and I think it looks adorable.

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Jo for a girl is okay, just not my style.

Love Frankie / Frances. Jo and Georgie I like but would give them different full names- Joan and Georgiana (some days Georgette). Roberta's great, but I'd prefer Robbie or Bertie / Birdie as nn.

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I do like the boyish nicknames, though I'd rather that the full name be used too. You could probably find one with a looser connection that you actually like as well as the nickname. My favourite of those is probably Jo/Joanna or Frankie/Frances. The only one I really don't like is Mattie/Matilda because she will get lost in the sea of Maddies no matter how much you articulate the T sound. I'd go with plain Matt if you want a male nn for Matilda (though I like Tillie better by a mile, honestly).