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Help[Opinions] What do you think about masculine nicknames for girls' names and feminine nicknames for boys' names?
In fact, I previously liked masculine nicknames for girls' names and feminine nicknames for boys' names, so I even held a poll about them, but recently I became interested, so I asked a question about them again.
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I don't really like it that much, but that's just my own, personal opinion; I don't care much for nicknames in general (despite constantly going by one myself, for most of my life).
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Nicknames like Stevie, Danny, and Sam tend to sound childish at worst or self-consciously tomboyish at best on girls. Some, like Stevie, Georgie and Nicky, sound babyish even on boys past a certain young age.
I haven't seen too many feminine-sounding nns on males, though a couple come to mind; Rosey Grier, a pro football player, activitst and all-around cool guy from the mid-20th century, managed it; his real name was Roosevelt. I've seen Sally used a few times on mobsters named Salvatore, but of course, who's going to make fun of a mobster's name where he can find out about it? :)
And I once read a novel where a painfully posh, upper-class New Yorker was named Brandon, but was called Brandy.
I found this almost cliched elite.
I haven't seen too many feminine-sounding nns on males, though a couple come to mind; Rosey Grier, a pro football player, activitst and all-around cool guy from the mid-20th century, managed it; his real name was Roosevelt. I've seen Sally used a few times on mobsters named Salvatore, but of course, who's going to make fun of a mobster's name where he can find out about it? :)
And I once read a novel where a painfully posh, upper-class New Yorker was named Brandon, but was called Brandy.
I found this almost cliched elite.
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I think it’s cute when a feminine name has a tomboy nn! Some I like are…
Georgina/Georgiana ‘Georgie’
Joan/Josephine ‘Jo’
Wilhelmina ‘Billie/Will’
Abilene ‘Billie/Lenny’
Antoinette/Antonia ‘Toni’
Charlotte ‘Charlie’
Thomasina ‘Tommy’
Theodora ‘Teddy’
Ursula ‘Sully’
The only ones for boys that I can think of a gender neutral but more common for girls…
Isidore ‘Izzy’
Valentine ‘Val/Vally’
Laurence ‘Laurie’
Winston/Winslow ‘Winny/Winnie’
Georgina/Georgiana ‘Georgie’
Joan/Josephine ‘Jo’
Wilhelmina ‘Billie/Will’
Abilene ‘Billie/Lenny’
Antoinette/Antonia ‘Toni’
Charlotte ‘Charlie’
Thomasina ‘Tommy’
Theodora ‘Teddy’
Ursula ‘Sully’
The only ones for boys that I can think of a gender neutral but more common for girls…
Isidore ‘Izzy’
Valentine ‘Val/Vally’
Laurence ‘Laurie’
Winston/Winslow ‘Winny/Winnie’
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Well, there's Jo for Josephine and there could be Laurie for Laura! Historically, girls have often been given fem forms of male names: Frederica, Michaela, Roberta and Robyn, but not so many girl names have male forms. Antonia is a fem form of Antony, Francis and Frances only differ in spelling, and versions like Penelopos and Elizabethus just don't happen. Fem nns for boys ... presumably they would have been named something like George and become known as Gina? I really don't make sense of it, I'm afraid.
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Thank you.
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There are some nicknames that sound more unisex or "reasonable" than others.
Girls:
I like Lex for Alexa, Alexandra, etc.
I like Tommie for Thomasina.
I like Chaz for Chasitity.
I like Cade for Cadence.
I like Ken for Kendra.
I like Tate for Tatum.
I like Max for Maxine.
Boys:
I like Wendy for Wendall.
I like Evie for Evan.
I like Cammie for Cameron.
I like Allie for Alexander, Allan, etc.
I like Ell for Elliot.
I like Evvie for Evander, Everest, etc.
Girls:
I like Lex for Alexa, Alexandra, etc.
I like Tommie for Thomasina.
I like Chaz for Chasitity.
I like Cade for Cadence.
I like Ken for Kendra.
I like Tate for Tatum.
I like Max for Maxine.
Boys:
I like Wendy for Wendall.
I like Evie for Evan.
I like Cammie for Cameron.
I like Allie for Alexander, Allan, etc.
I like Ell for Elliot.
I like Evvie for Evander, Everest, etc.
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Thank you.
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