The post about
Josie got me thinking - what are some cutesy-ish nicknames (i.e. not
Kate or
Lena or
Beth) that can hold their own? Like, professional-sounding.
Can you imagine them on teenage girls, young women, grandmothers?
I was thinking about
Romy in particular, because I enjoy it as a nickname for
Rosemary. I think that works. I also like
Billie,
Effie,
Milly,
Rosie,
Maggie and
Evie, but not so sure on these.
I know a couple of women named
Maggie (in their late-20s and early-50s), a 22-year-old
Rosie and a 8-week-old
Evie. The Maggies are short for
Margaret and go exclusively by
Maggie, but the
Evie is just
Evie. Some nicknamey names like
Maisie,
Milly,
Winnie and
Evie just seem babyish to me, idk about you guys.
** ETA okay so I'm not being clear. I don't care whether they're the full first name or a nickname for a full first name, but just called that name the majority of the time. Like, either a girl christened
Milly or a
Millicent who goes by
Milly. Would you take them seriously? **
This message was edited 3/25/2013, 12:15 AM