Message: "Nicknames as stand-alone names..."

[Opinions] Nicknames as stand-alone names...

by MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

3/12/2006, 10:24 PM

Which names that have been traditionally labelled as nicknames for more formal names do you like and wouldn't mind using as stand-alone names?

My favourites are:

Trudy
Goldie
Liv
Maggie
Millie
Jennie
Polly
Ella
Kate
Molly
Maisie or Maisy
Mamie
Greta
Kitty
Sally
Nora
Eliza
Daisy
Nell
Lucy
Bessie
Margot
Lottie
Beth
Katey
Annie
Bella
Nancy
Elise

Archie
Harry
Alex
Finn

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#nicknames

This message was edited 3/12/2006, 10:25 PM

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- Julia (guest)

3/14/2006, 6:00 PM

Liv
Elise
Kate
Elisa
Eliza
Eli
Ella

- LOVEmyANA

3/13/2006, 3:30 PM

What is Nancy a nickname for?

- KatjaKai

3/13/2006, 11:33 AM

I mostly prefer longer names with nicknames, there's only a few names I like as full names.

Rita
Dora
Leonie

Bram
Sigge

etc.

And from your list;
Liv
Maggie
Millie
Jennie
Polly
Kate
Molly
Maisie
Mamie - too nicknamey but lovely
Kitty
Sally
Eliza
Nell
Lucy
Bessie - prefer just Bess
Margot
Lottie - too nn
Bella
Nancy

- miss_smiley

3/13/2006, 10:32 AM

I think these names can stand alone...

Trudy
Liv
Maggie
Millie
Jennie
Polly
Ella
Kate
Molly
Maisie or Maisy
Mamie
Greta
Sally
Nora
Eliza
Daisy
Lucy
Margot
Beth
Katey
Annie
Bella
Nancy
Elise

Archie
Harry
Alex
Finn

I only like Archie, Harry, Alex, Finn, Millie, Ella, Maisie, Nora, Lucy, Beth, Bella and Elise

**miss_smiley**

- rainbow_Maya

3/13/2006, 9:12 AM

The ones I think are ok are:
Trudy
Liv
Maggie
Polly
Ella
Kate
Molly
Maisie or Maisy
Greta
Sally
Nora
Eliza
Daisy
Nell
Lucy
Margot
Beth
Katey
Annie
Bella
Nancy
Elise

Archie
Harry
Alex
Finn

- Sarah (littlemommy)

3/13/2006, 8:23 AM

I like:

Maggie
Jennie
Ella
Kate
Nora
Beth
Annie
Bella
Elise

Alex

Expecting my first child August 9, 2006!

- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

3/13/2006, 8:09 AM

I was actually asking for your favourite nns as stand-alone names, but...

...thank you for all your opinions just the same. :)

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- Laurie (guest) +1

3/13/2006, 7:26 AM

From this list I like:
Maggie
Jennie
Kate
Molly
Nora
Eliza
Daisy
Lucy
Margot
Beth
Katey (prefer Katie)
Annie
Nancy
Elise

Harry
Finn

What is Lucy a nn for? I always thought it was it's own name.

- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

3/13/2006, 8:04 AM

Lucy can be a name unto its own, but it can also be a nickname for Lucille, Lucia or Lucinda.

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- Kris Rose

3/13/2006, 7:10 AM

I can see thses standing alone
Trudy ~ not bad, there are worse names...
Ella ~ my cousin's full name, so I have always thought of it as one...but I really loathe it
Molly ~ had a classmate in Elementry school with this name as a full name
Sally ~ Its about the same as Trudy
Eliza
Elise

Harry

~~Kris~~

- Elinor (Elly747)

3/13/2006, 6:09 AM

Very, very few. In Britain, and England especially, pet forms as full names are all the rage. But they're a huge pet peeve of mine. English BAs are all Ben, Billy, Millie, Ellie, Freddie, Beth and it makes me want to scream. There are a handful I do like though, because I feel they sound like formal names:

Girls
Elsa
Eliza
Hallie
Sasha
Thea

Boys
Archie (not 100% convinced of this one, though)
Harry
Theo

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♥Elinor♥

This message was edited 3/13/2006, 6:11 AM

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa)

3/13/2006, 6:01 AM

I see the following ONLY as formal names - not as nicknames:
Ella
Kate
Nora
Eliza
Margot (I prefer the spelling Margo)
Beth

This message was edited 3/13/2006, 6:04 AM

- Jo (jazzi)

3/13/2006, 4:37 AM

Ella
Kate
Greta
Nora
Lucy
Katey
Bella

Alex
Finn

"GoTheSaints"

- Lillian (guest)

3/13/2006, 12:34 AM

Polly, Molly, Nora, Eliza and Finn

are all nn names I think stand alone very well.

- Isla +3

3/12/2006, 11:18 PM

Of yours, I like:
Liv - I also thought this was LIV, with a short "i" but I recently learned it's LEEV. Too close to the word "leave" for me. But it's still cool, lol.
Ella - I don't even think about this being a nn, really
Kate
Molly
Maisie
Mamie
Greta
Nora
Daisy
Lucy
Annie
Elise - I don't think of this as a nn, either

Harry
Finn

Some more I find "acceptable" are:
Max
Sam
Jake
Jack
Liam
Leo
Drew

Lucy
I'm drawing a blank on girls atm. :-/

~Heather~

- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

3/13/2006, 8:07 AM

I forgot about Jack, Liam and Max! I like those as well.

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- Ylva +1

3/13/2006, 4:19 AM

Liv is a Scandinavian formal name in itself, not a nn

Liv is indeed pronounced as "leave" and means "life".

But I guess Americans use it as a nn for Olivia, then pronounced with a short I-sound (Livv).

Leo and Lucy are also formal names in themselves. Lucy is not more a nn than Mary is a nn for Maria.

"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty

"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

- Isla

3/13/2006, 8:46 AM

I knew about Leo and Lucy, but I was having a hard time coming up with examples. :b And they are sometimes used as nn's for Leonard/Leonardo and Lucille/Lucinda, respectively.

I also knew Liv was a name on its own, but I just "assumed" it was also pronounced with a short "i". :-/

~Heather~

- poetic_freedom

3/12/2006, 11:03 PM

I think there are some that are ok as stand alone names and some that arent...
like my name is Elise and that has been used as a stand alone name since medieval times and it has its own meaning (which isnt on BtN) of rejoiceful and joyful.
Other names from your list that I think are ok by themselves are:
Ella
Nancy
Margot
Lucy
Greta
Molly
Kate
Millie
Harry
Archie

I think Alex needs to be short for something, and Finn is a stand alone name. It is the anglicised version of Fionn which is an ancient Irish name

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