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Help[Opinions] What are your favorite nicknames?
Mine are:
Isa (Isabel, Isabella, Isadora)
Bets (Elisabeth)
Nan (Hannah)
Molly
Polly
Can't think of boy nns right now.
Isa (Isabel, Isabella, Isadora)
Bets (Elisabeth)
Nan (Hannah)
Molly
Polly
Can't think of boy nns right now.
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Maggie
I think Maggie (Margaret / Magdalena ) is my favorite nn, but I'm a sucker for cutesy nn's in general (Susie, Annie, just about anything with an -ie tacked on the end ;P)
Other favorites:
Libby / Lizzy (Elizabeth)
Emi (prn EMMY; my new favorite for just about anything starting with Em-)
Max (Maxwell)
I think Maggie (Margaret / Magdalena ) is my favorite nn, but I'm a sucker for cutesy nn's in general (Susie, Annie, just about anything with an -ie tacked on the end ;P)
Other favorites:
Libby / Lizzy (Elizabeth)
Emi (prn EMMY; my new favorite for just about anything starting with Em-)
Max (Maxwell)
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So many. The most important ones:
Ella: for Eleanor, Elodie, Arielle, Noella etc.
Birdie: for a combo with Nightingale as the mn
Lady/Ladybug: for Adelaide
Ella: for Eleanor, Elodie, Arielle, Noella etc.
Birdie: for a combo with Nightingale as the mn
Lady/Ladybug: for Adelaide
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Mo / Moe (Mortimer, Maureen, Morgan, Moses...)
Bea (Beatrix, Beatriu)
Sasha, Sander, Sandra, Xander, Xandra (Alexander / Alexandra)
Neta, Nina, Nika (Anna)
Perry (Peter, Peregrine)
Thera (Esther)
Tess (Theresa)
Romy, Rom, Ram, Roma (anything that starts with Rom)
Ursa (Ursula)
Nelope, Piper (Penelope)
Ronya (Veronica)
I (anything that starts with an I :)
Rue (Reuben and Ruth)
Derrick (Frederick / Frederica)
Maris (Marius)
Klaus (Nicholas)
Josh (Hmm.. Joshua? Lol)
Chess (Francesca)
Sofi (Sofia)
Jo / Joe (Anything that starts with Jo)
Maya (Hermione)
Janek (Jan)
Franta (Frantisek)
Lisa (Alice, Alisa)
Mé / May, Saima (Salomé)
Zappy (Zipporah)
Rafe (Rafael)
Ed (Edgar, also Edward and Edmund)
La vie (Flavia, Flavie)
Vaca (Václav, Václava)
Zlota, Lata, Zlatica, Ica (Zlata)
Avia (Avigail)
Christophe (Christopher)
Ray (Reuben)
Fel, Fex, Ex (Felix)
Den (Gideon)
Jules (Julian, Julius)
Slava (Male and Female -slav(a) names)
Jean (Jan, Ivan, John, Johannes)
Evie (E-vie, not EE-vee, though that's fine, too. Evelyn, Eve, Eva)
Nomi (Noemi / Noémie)
Lou (Louis / Louise / Louisa)
Ceil, Celia (Cecilia)
Noel (Emmanuel)
Vira (Elvira)
Andres, André, Andris, Dreas (Andreas)
Drew (Andrew)
Barry (Barbara)
Arik (Arkady. Normally Arkady is Arkasha or Adya, but I don't like those nicknames. Also Ari and Ariel.)
Marek (Mark / Marc)
Mew (Bartholomew)
Ver, Leaf (Oliver)
Ro (Rowan, Rowena)
Ettie (names that have -ette at the end)
Nola (Finola)
Mio (Emil, Bartholomew, Mortimer, Casimir)
Io (Sofia, Soile, Zipporah, Veronica)
Saska (Saskia)
Fira (Esfir, Glafira, Zemfira)
Bea (Beatrix, Beatriu)
Sasha, Sander, Sandra, Xander, Xandra (Alexander / Alexandra)
Neta, Nina, Nika (Anna)
Perry (Peter, Peregrine)
Thera (Esther)
Tess (Theresa)
Romy, Rom, Ram, Roma (anything that starts with Rom)
Ursa (Ursula)
Nelope, Piper (Penelope)
Ronya (Veronica)
I (anything that starts with an I :)
Rue (Reuben and Ruth)
Derrick (Frederick / Frederica)
Maris (Marius)
Klaus (Nicholas)
Josh (Hmm.. Joshua? Lol)
Chess (Francesca)
Sofi (Sofia)
Jo / Joe (Anything that starts with Jo)
Maya (Hermione)
Janek (Jan)
Franta (Frantisek)
Lisa (Alice, Alisa)
Mé / May, Saima (Salomé)
Zappy (Zipporah)
Rafe (Rafael)
Ed (Edgar, also Edward and Edmund)
La vie (Flavia, Flavie)
Vaca (Václav, Václava)
Zlota, Lata, Zlatica, Ica (Zlata)
Avia (Avigail)
Christophe (Christopher)
Ray (Reuben)
Fel, Fex, Ex (Felix)
Den (Gideon)
Jules (Julian, Julius)
Slava (Male and Female -slav(a) names)
Jean (Jan, Ivan, John, Johannes)
Evie (E-vie, not EE-vee, though that's fine, too. Evelyn, Eve, Eva)
Nomi (Noemi / Noémie)
Lou (Louis / Louise / Louisa)
Ceil, Celia (Cecilia)
Noel (Emmanuel)
Vira (Elvira)
Andres, André, Andris, Dreas (Andreas)
Drew (Andrew)
Barry (Barbara)
Arik (Arkady. Normally Arkady is Arkasha or Adya, but I don't like those nicknames. Also Ari and Ariel.)
Marek (Mark / Marc)
Mew (Bartholomew)
Ver, Leaf (Oliver)
Ro (Rowan, Rowena)
Ettie (names that have -ette at the end)
Nola (Finola)
Mio (Emil, Bartholomew, Mortimer, Casimir)
Io (Sofia, Soile, Zipporah, Veronica)
Saska (Saskia)
Fira (Esfir, Glafira, Zemfira)
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Alex
Max
Rafa (Rafael)
Bastian
Niko (various)
Mitya (Dimitry)
Misha (Mikhail)
Kolya (Nikolay)
Grisha (Grigory)
Pasha (Pavel)
Rodya (Rodion)
Vanya (Ivan)
Vasya (Vasily)
Yura / Yurochka (Yuriy)
Anya
Anushka (Anna)
Olya (Olga)
Kate / Katie / Kat / Katya
Lara (Larisa)
Greta
Masha (Maria)
Penny (Penelope)
Zoitsa (Zoe)
Nadya (Nadezhda)
Tanya (Tatyana)
Verochka (Vera)
Max
Rafa (Rafael)
Bastian
Niko (various)
Mitya (Dimitry)
Misha (Mikhail)
Kolya (Nikolay)
Grisha (Grigory)
Pasha (Pavel)
Rodya (Rodion)
Vanya (Ivan)
Vasya (Vasily)
Yura / Yurochka (Yuriy)
Anya
Anushka (Anna)
Olya (Olga)
Kate / Katie / Kat / Katya
Lara (Larisa)
Greta
Masha (Maria)
Penny (Penelope)
Zoitsa (Zoe)
Nadya (Nadezhda)
Tanya (Tatyana)
Verochka (Vera)
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Addie (Adelaide, Aderyn)
Ella (Elodia)
Emmy (Emmeline, Ember, November)
Poet (Ceridwen)
Gracie (Grace)
Gus (August, Angus)
Sid (Sidney)
Dash (Dashiell)
Leo (Leonidas)
Ella (Elodia)
Emmy (Emmeline, Ember, November)
Poet (Ceridwen)
Gracie (Grace)
Gus (August, Angus)
Sid (Sidney)
Dash (Dashiell)
Leo (Leonidas)
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Oh, I have tons.
I have a tendency to find nns I like first then match full names to them.
GIRLS
Ibbie
Bridie
Addy
Nell
Gracie
Letty (not as fond of this anymore, but it's on my list)
Mamie
Maisie
Mem
Miri
Mary (could be a nn for Mara)
Maggie
Ellie
Johnnie
Kizzie
Lillie
Effie
Heidi (I'd prefer this as a nn for something, but I don't know what)
Edie
Ettie
Nan
Millie
Emi
Annie
BOYS
Eddy / Ed
Nick
Will
Jem
Jeb
Jack
Chick
Bram
Augie
Bob
Manny
Ike
Sam
Ren (nn for Renard)
Theo
I have a tendency to find nns I like first then match full names to them.
GIRLS
Ibbie
Bridie
Addy
Nell
Gracie
Letty (not as fond of this anymore, but it's on my list)
Mamie
Maisie
Mem
Miri
Mary (could be a nn for Mara)
Maggie
Ellie
Johnnie
Kizzie
Lillie
Effie
Heidi (I'd prefer this as a nn for something, but I don't know what)
Edie
Ettie
Nan
Millie
Emi
Annie
BOYS
Eddy / Ed
Nick
Will
Jem
Jeb
Jack
Chick
Bram
Augie
Bob
Manny
Ike
Sam
Ren (nn for Renard)
Theo
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I forgot Poppy (Penelope).
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I forgot Poppy (Penelope).
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a whole slew of names "Annie"
Penelope "Penny"
Lucienne "Lucy"
Andromeda / Andreina / Anastasia / etc. "Andy"
Frances "Frankie"
Rosalind "Lindy"
Amedea "Day"
Margaret "Margie"
Sarah "Sally"
Elizabeth "Eliza" or "Lizzy"
Kerensa "Wren"
Leocadia "Lea" or "Leo"
Giosetta / Giada / Giuseppa "Gia"
Katharine "Kitty"
Theodora "Thea"
Winona / Winifred "Winnie"
Olivia "Liv"
I don't really know what/just a nn in general "Posy"
Nathaniel "Nate"
Kipling "Kip"
Lazarus "Laz"
Finnian / Finnen "Finn"
Calvin "Cal"
Leonardo / Leopold / etc. "Leo"
Dashiell "Dash"
Penelope "Penny"
Lucienne "Lucy"
Andromeda / Andreina / Anastasia / etc. "Andy"
Frances "Frankie"
Rosalind "Lindy"
Amedea "Day"
Margaret "Margie"
Sarah "Sally"
Elizabeth "Eliza" or "Lizzy"
Kerensa "Wren"
Leocadia "Lea" or "Leo"
Giosetta / Giada / Giuseppa "Gia"
Katharine "Kitty"
Theodora "Thea"
Winona / Winifred "Winnie"
Olivia "Liv"
I don't really know what/just a nn in general "Posy"
Nathaniel "Nate"
Kipling "Kip"
Lazarus "Laz"
Finnian / Finnen "Finn"
Calvin "Cal"
Leonardo / Leopold / etc. "Leo"
Dashiell "Dash"
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Kate, Annie, Gracie, Penny, Tori, Betty. I love of these as names on their own too.
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Sandy, Mandy, Candy, Jo, Di, Vi, Bess, Jess, Tess, Mimi.
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Some of my favorites are -
Kate (Katherine)
Livie (Olivia)
Ella (Isabella, Elisabeth)
Ellie (Elisabeth, Gabrielle)
Carrie (Caroline, Carys)
Emmy (Emma, Emily)
Lilli (Lillian)
Maggie (Margaret)
Gracie (Grace)
Allie (Alexandra, Allison)
Ben (Benjamin)
Joe (Joseph)
Nick (Nicholas)
Rick (Patrick)
Zach (Zachary)
Xander (Alexander)
Josh (Joshua)
Luke (Lucas)
Sam (Samuel)
Kate (Katherine)
Livie (Olivia)
Ella (Isabella, Elisabeth)
Ellie (Elisabeth, Gabrielle)
Carrie (Caroline, Carys)
Emmy (Emma, Emily)
Lilli (Lillian)
Maggie (Margaret)
Gracie (Grace)
Allie (Alexandra, Allison)
Ben (Benjamin)
Joe (Joseph)
Nick (Nicholas)
Rick (Patrick)
Zach (Zachary)
Xander (Alexander)
Josh (Joshua)
Luke (Lucas)
Sam (Samuel)
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I like Iso for Isobel. Hmmm... I rarely think of nns, is that strange? When I come up with combos or like a name, it's because I like it in its entirety. I'll try to come up with some, though.
Francisca = Chica.
Guilherme = Gui.
Evelyn = Evie or E.
Leandro = Leo.
I don't know! This is hard for me lol.
Francisca = Chica.
Guilherme = Gui.
Evelyn = Evie or E.
Leandro = Leo.
I don't know! This is hard for me lol.
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Sukie (Susanna), Romy / Mamie (Rosemary),
ETA: Also Val as a nn for Valentine (boy) and Ludo as a nn for Ludovic.
ETA: Also Val as a nn for Valentine (boy) and Ludo as a nn for Ludovic.
This message was edited 5/16/2008, 4:06 PM
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My long list... (I do like or love some of these as given names as well.)
Ada, Abby/Abbie, Aggie, Anna, Annie, Bess, Bets, Betsy, Caro, Cat, Cora, Cordie/Cordy, Daisy, Delia, Dory, Dovie, Edie, Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Elsa, Elsie, Emmy, Essie, Etta, Eve, Evie, Francie, Georgie/Georgy, Gigi, Grete/Griet, Gwen, Gwennie, Hattie, Janie, Jeannie/Genie, Kata, Kate, Katja/Katya, Katla, Kit, Kitra, Kitty, Lenka, Leni, Libby, Lilibet, Lillie/Lily, Lilou, Lindy, Linnie, Liv, Lizzie/Lizzy, Lollie, Lore, Lottie, Lou/Lu, Lucy, Lula, Lulu, Lydie, Mae, Maisie, Mamie, Mattie, Meg, Milly/Millie, Mim, Mimi, Min, Mina, Mira, Natasha, Nonie, Nora, Patsy, Pippa, Poppy, Posy, Rilla, Rina, Rose, Rosie/Rosy, Sadie, Solie, Sophie/Sophy, Sosie, Sukie, Susa, Tallie, Tatsy, Tavie, Tess, Tessie, Tilda, Tildie/Tildy, Tillie/Tilly, Tricia, Trix, Tuli, Ursa, Viv, Vivi, Wen, Wendy, Winnie.
Ben, Cal, Charlie, Dash, Dex, Frank, Gus, Jack, Jem, Kai, Leo, Max, Miloš, Ned, Per, Perry, Rade, Radek, Rick, Rob, Robbie, Teddy, Teo, Thanos, Tomek, Vin, Vlad.
Ada, Abby/Abbie, Aggie, Anna, Annie, Bess, Bets, Betsy, Caro, Cat, Cora, Cordie/Cordy, Daisy, Delia, Dory, Dovie, Edie, Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Elsa, Elsie, Emmy, Essie, Etta, Eve, Evie, Francie, Georgie/Georgy, Gigi, Grete/Griet, Gwen, Gwennie, Hattie, Janie, Jeannie/Genie, Kata, Kate, Katja/Katya, Katla, Kit, Kitra, Kitty, Lenka, Leni, Libby, Lilibet, Lillie/Lily, Lilou, Lindy, Linnie, Liv, Lizzie/Lizzy, Lollie, Lore, Lottie, Lou/Lu, Lucy, Lula, Lulu, Lydie, Mae, Maisie, Mamie, Mattie, Meg, Milly/Millie, Mim, Mimi, Min, Mina, Mira, Natasha, Nonie, Nora, Patsy, Pippa, Poppy, Posy, Rilla, Rina, Rose, Rosie/Rosy, Sadie, Solie, Sophie/Sophy, Sosie, Sukie, Susa, Tallie, Tatsy, Tavie, Tess, Tessie, Tilda, Tildie/Tildy, Tillie/Tilly, Tricia, Trix, Tuli, Ursa, Viv, Vivi, Wen, Wendy, Winnie.
Ben, Cal, Charlie, Dash, Dex, Frank, Gus, Jack, Jem, Kai, Leo, Max, Miloš, Ned, Per, Perry, Rade, Radek, Rick, Rob, Robbie, Teddy, Teo, Thanos, Tomek, Vin, Vlad.
This message was edited 5/16/2008, 3:43 PM
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Pancho!
That's probably my favorite one on a boy, nn for Francisco. I also think Carlito is adorable - I can just SEE it on a baby and he'd go by Carlos when he got older. I also love Mira (prn. meera) as a nn for Mirabelle. Bella as a nn for Isabella is ok, but I think I'd call a cat that instead of a baby (if I have a boy-girl pair of kittens, I'd name them Ferdinand and Isabella! ^^).
That's probably my favorite one on a boy, nn for Francisco. I also think Carlito is adorable - I can just SEE it on a baby and he'd go by Carlos when he got older. I also love Mira (prn. meera) as a nn for Mirabelle. Bella as a nn for Isabella is ok, but I think I'd call a cat that instead of a baby (if I have a boy-girl pair of kittens, I'd name them Ferdinand and Isabella! ^^).
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Mandy
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That's me. ;-)
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Annie (Anna, Anne, Susannah or Annabel)
Kate (Katherine)
Alex (Alexandra)
Emmie (Emma, Emily)
Maggie (Margaret)
Polly (Mary)
Sally (Sarah)
Jenny (Jane)
Lou or Lulu (Louisa)
Eliza or Lizzie (Elizabeth)
Ellie (Eleanor)
Will (William)
Alec (Alexander)
Sam (Samuel)
Max (Maxwell)
Charlie (Charles)
Laurie (Laurence)
Robbie (Robert)
Ben (Benjamin)
Jack or Johnny (John)
Jamie or Jamsie (James)
Nat (Nathaniel)
Ollie (Oliver)
Kate (Katherine)
Alex (Alexandra)
Emmie (Emma, Emily)
Maggie (Margaret)
Polly (Mary)
Sally (Sarah)
Jenny (Jane)
Lou or Lulu (Louisa)
Eliza or Lizzie (Elizabeth)
Ellie (Eleanor)
Will (William)
Alec (Alexander)
Sam (Samuel)
Max (Maxwell)
Charlie (Charles)
Laurie (Laurence)
Robbie (Robert)
Ben (Benjamin)
Jack or Johnny (John)
Jamie or Jamsie (James)
Nat (Nathaniel)
Ollie (Oliver)
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forgot "Law" for Lawrence.
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Bess (Elizabeth)
Coe (Cosette, Colette, Colombe)
Posey (Josephine)
Maggie (Margaret, Magdalene)
Daisy (Marguerite)
Odette (Odilia, but I also like it as a fn on its own.)
Leo (Leopold, Leonardo)
Rudy (Rudolph)
Mel (Melchior)
Jem (not sure about a full names since I dislike both James and Jeremy)
Lou (Louis)
ETA: Nico for both genders (Nicolette and Nicolas)
Laurie (Laurence)
Coe (Cosette, Colette, Colombe)
Posey (Josephine)
Maggie (Margaret, Magdalene)
Daisy (Marguerite)
Odette (Odilia, but I also like it as a fn on its own.)
Leo (Leopold, Leonardo)
Rudy (Rudolph)
Mel (Melchior)
Jem (not sure about a full names since I dislike both James and Jeremy)
Lou (Louis)
ETA: Nico for both genders (Nicolette and Nicolas)
Laurie (Laurence)
This message was edited 5/16/2008, 1:51 PM
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Hmm. That's a good question. Off the top of my head:
Mimi (Marie, Emilia, Artemisia)
Mae (Mary, Margaret)
Lulu (Talulla, Louisa)
Elsie (Elsa / Elspeth / Elizabeth)
Juni (Juniper, Junia)
Maisie (Margaret)
Dru (Drusilla)
Vivie (Vivien, Genevieve, Viveca)
Mo (Maureen)
Hattie / Hettie / Ettie / Etta (Henrietta)
Effie (Euphemia, Euphrasia / Euphrosyne)
Jem / Jamie (James)
Mick (Michael, Cormac)
Mac (Michael, Cormac, Malcolm)
Rex (Reginald)
Bear (Bernard, Barnaby, Baruch, Oberon / Auberon)
Pax (Patrick)
Robin (Robert)
Bertie (Bertrand / Bertram)
Cary (Charles)
I'm sure there are scads more. But this would be my list for now.
Mimi (Marie, Emilia, Artemisia)
Mae (Mary, Margaret)
Lulu (Talulla, Louisa)
Elsie (Elsa / Elspeth / Elizabeth)
Juni (Juniper, Junia)
Maisie (Margaret)
Dru (Drusilla)
Vivie (Vivien, Genevieve, Viveca)
Mo (Maureen)
Hattie / Hettie / Ettie / Etta (Henrietta)
Effie (Euphemia, Euphrasia / Euphrosyne)
Jem / Jamie (James)
Mick (Michael, Cormac)
Mac (Michael, Cormac, Malcolm)
Rex (Reginald)
Bear (Bernard, Barnaby, Baruch, Oberon / Auberon)
Pax (Patrick)
Robin (Robert)
Bertie (Bertrand / Bertram)
Cary (Charles)
I'm sure there are scads more. But this would be my list for now.
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Pax for Patrick is very cool!
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Not too fond of nicknames in general but I love Nick. It's so strong and masculine unlike Nicholas which I think is kind of wimpish.
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Anya (Anastasia)
Liv (Liviana)
Neve (Genève)
Alessa (Alessandra)
Lexi (Alexandra) It doesn't fit my style but I have always loved Lexi.
Liv (Liviana)
Neve (Genève)
Alessa (Alessandra)
Lexi (Alexandra) It doesn't fit my style but I have always loved Lexi.
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