honeyberry04's Personal Name List

Diminutive of Susan, used in Frank Capra's film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946).

Alternate transcription of Hebrew ציפי (see Tzipi).

Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Diminutive of Elizabeth or Zibiah.

Short form of Zebulun or Zebedee.

Diminutive of Winifred. Winnie-the-Pooh, a stuffed bear in children's books by A. A. Milne, was named after a real bear named Winnipeg who lived at the London Zoo.

Diminutive of Winston.

Medieval diminutive and feminine form of William.

Medieval diminutive of William.

From an English surname that was originally derived from a diminutive of the given name William.

Diminutive of names beginning with Wilf-, like Wilfred.

Diminutive of Wilbur.

Possibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of Whitney or other names beginning with Whit.

Diminutive of Virginia.

Diminutive of Vincent and other names containing vin.

Short form of Vesta, Vespa, Sylvester, and other names containing Ves-.

Nickname for Prudence or Temperance. A main character in Agatha Christie's "Partners in Crime."

Form of Tullius (see Tullio) used to refer to the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

From Old English trēowlīce meaning ‘faithfully’.

Diminutive of Gertrude.

Diminutive of Beatrix.

From a surname derived from Middle English trippen "to dance". It could also be inspired by the English word trip "journey, stumble".

Diminutive of Charlotte.

From Japanese 魚 (toto) meaning "fish" or from Japanese 時 (to) meaning "time", 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit", 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 時 (to) meaning "time" or 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

From a nickname that is of unknown meaning, perhaps deriving from the English word top. This is the name of a young slave in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).

Short form of Christopher.

Short form of Antonia and other related names.

Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Diminutive of Theresa and occasionally of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Letitia. This is now a slang word for the female breast, and the name has subsequently dropped out of common use.

Nickname for someone with a tiny build.

Created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé for the hero in his comic book series of the same name, debuting 1929. Hergé never explained why he chose the name.

Diminutive of Matilda.

Diminutive of Matilda.

Diminutive of Antigone also used for many other names.

Diminutive of Tiffany.

Diminutive of Tabitha or Theobald.

Short form of Theobalda/Theobald and Tabitha. (See also Tibbot).

Diminutive of feminine names that end in -thena and -thenia, such as Athena, Parthena and Parthenia.

Short form of Theresa. This is the name of the main character in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).

Diminutive of names beginning with Temp- such as Temperance, Tempest or Temple.

Diminutive of Edward or Theodore.

Feminine diminutive of David. Diminutive of Octavia. Variation of Tavish.

A notable bearer is fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson.

From the name of the flower, which is derived via Old French from Late Latin tanacita.

Scots short form of Thomas.

Anglicized form of Dafydd. It has been used as a slang term for a Welshman.

Diminutive of Tabitha.

From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".

Diminutive of Susanna or Susan.

From a nickname that is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son.

Short form of Skipper.

Originally a diminutive of Alexander. As a feminine name it is a diminutive of Alexandra or Sandra. It can also be given in reference to the colour.

Diminutive of Sarah.

Diminutive of Rudolf.

Diminutive of Rose.

Diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom.

Diminutive of Richard.

Diminutive of Rhoda used in the Victorian era.

Short form of Raymond, often used as an independent name. It coincides with an English word meaning "beam of light". Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) and musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) are two notable bearers of the name.

Diminutive of Ralph.

Diminutive of Queen.

Meaning unknown, from Old English puca. It could ultimately be of either Germanic or Celtic origin. In English legend this was the name of a mischievous spirit, also known as Robin Goodfellow. He appears in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595). It is used in the Netherlands as mainly a feminine name.

Short form of Prudence.

Diminutive of Prudence.

Diminutive of Josephine. It can also be inspired by the English word posy for a bunch of flowers.

Medieval variant of Molly. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.

The name of a hobbit in The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien. His full given name is Peregrin, a semi-translation into English of his true hobbit name Razanur meaning "traveller".

Diminutive of Philippa.

Diminutive of Philip.

Diminutive of Philip or Philippa. This is the name of the main character in Great Expectations (1860) by Charles Dickens.

Diminutive of Euphemia.

Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca. 1474-1499), a pretender to the English throne who was executed by hanging at age 24 or 25.

From the English word for the spice, which is prepared from the dried berries of the pepper plant. The word is derived from Latin piper, ultimately from an Indo-Aryan source. In popular culture, Pepper is the nickname of Virginia Potts from the Iron Man series of comic books and movies, created 1963.

Diminutive of Penelope. It can also be given in reference to the copper coin (a British pound or an American dollar are worth 100 of them), derived from Old English penning.

Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.

Short form of Peggy.

Diminutive of Pearl.

Originally a variant of Matty, a 17th-century diminutive of Martha. It is now commonly used as a diminutive of Patricia.

Variant of Patty, also used as a diminutive of Patrick.

Short form of Patrick or Patricia. A famous bearer of this name was Pat Garrett (1850-1908), the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid.

In Greek, “virgin, pure.” Related to Parthena.

Diminutive of Pamela.

Irish diminutive of Patrick.

Diminutive of Oswald, Osborn and other names beginning with a similar sound.

Meaning unknown, possibly a diminutive of Naomi 1.

Diminutive of Oliver, Olivia or Olive.

Diminutive of Humphrey.

Note that the archaic English word numps also means "blockhead, dolt". It might be chosen by the authors of the theatre plays with this meaning in mind.

Either a variant of Nolia or a variant of Noelie.

Short form of Newton.

Diminutive of names ending in nette, such as Annette or Jeanette.

Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen 1 or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel.

Diminutive of Edward or Edmund. It has been used since the 14th century, and may have had root in the medieval affectionate phrase mine Ed, which was later reinterpreted as my Ned.

Originally a diminutive of Ann. It may have originated with the affectionate phrase mine Ann, which was later reinterpreted as my Nan. It is now also used as a short form of Nancy.

Diminutive of Myrtle.

Diminutive of Margaret and Mary.

Diminutive of Margaret or Mary, possibly an elaborated form of Muffy. It may also be given in relation to the baked goods called muffins.

Variant of Monte.

German diminutive of Maria.

From the plural of the English word mitten. This is a common name for cats, given because of a distinctive colouration of the paws.

Diminutive of Araminta.

Diminutive of Wilhelmina. This name was used by Walt Disney for the cartoon character Minnie Mouse, introduced 1928.

Diminutive of Melinda.

Diminutive of Margaret, Miriam and Maria.

Diminutive of Miriam.

Diminutive or short form of Milton

Short form of Marie-Louise. This is the name of a (male) dog in the French-language Belgian comic series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, first appearing in 1929. He is named Snowy in the English version and Bobbie in the Dutch version.

Diminutive of Mildred, Millicent and other names containing the same sound.

English diminutive of the Spanish name Miguel.

Variant of Madge.

Diminutive or feminine form of Michael. This was the name that Walt Disney gave to Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Mickey Mouse (debuting 1928), who was called Mortimer Mouse while being developed. Another famous bearer was the American baseball player Mickey Mantle (1931-1995).

Diminutive of Maximilian, Maxwell, Maxine and other names beginning with Max.

Diminutive of Maud.

Diminutive of Matilda or Matthew.

Possibly a diminutive of Marina. This name was brought to public attention by Alfred Hitchcock's movie Marnie (1964), itself based on a 1961 novel by Winston Graham.

Diminutive of Margaret.

Diminutive of Amanda.

Diminutive of Mary or Margaret.

Medieval diminutive of Mary (via its diminutive Malle) or Matilda (via its medieval English form Mald or Malde; also see Maud). It became a term for a lower working-class woman, as in the following lines from Act II, Scene I of Shakespeare's play Coriolanus (written between 1605 and 1608): 'The kitchen malkin pins / Her richest lockram 'bout her reechy neck, / Clamb'ring the walls to eye him.' Shakespeare also used the name Gray-Malkin for a familiar of one of the three witches, presumably an old she-cat, in his play Macbeth (1605).

Diminutive of Margaret.

Welsh form of Mabel. It was coined circa 1900.

Diminutive of names beginning with Lou or Lu, such as Louise or Lucinda.

Diminutive for names starting with Lu-.

Possibly a diminutive of Ludicia, Ludema, and other names beginning with the same sound, or perhaps a form of Loudey.

Variant of Lovey.

Diminutive of Louis.

Short form of Louise or Louis. Famous bearers include the baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903-1941) and the musician Lou Reed (1942-2013).

Diminutive of Charlotte or Liselotte.

Short form of Alonzo and other names containing the same sound.

Diminutive of Charlotte and Laura. This was borne by Laura Isabelle 'Lollie Belle' Wylie (1858-1923), an American writer.

In the case of American actress and dancer Loie Fuller (1862-1928) and American painter Loie Hollowell (1983-).

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Short form of Lincoln. This is the name of the hero in the Legend of Zelda video game series (first appearing in 1986), derived from the English word link meaning "link, connection". He is called リンク (Rinku) in Japanese.

Either a diminutive of French names containing the sound lee or a combination of Lili and Louise.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Short form of Lillian and other names beginning with Lil.

Diminutive of Elizabeth or Lydia.

Originally a medieval diminutive of Ibb, itself a diminutive of Isabel. It is also used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.

Short form of Lewis.

Diminutive of Lettice.

German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius.

Diminutive of Leonard.

Medieval diminutive of Laurence 1.

Diminutive of Laura or Laurence 1.

Medieval diminutive of Laurence 1.

Diminutive of Lalage.

Diminutive of Keziah.

Diminutive of Katherine.

Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.

Diminutive of Kirsteen or Kirstin.

From a nickname, probably from the English word kipper meaning "male salmon".

Diminutive of Christopher.

Diminutive of Kenneth.

German diminutive of Katharina, a Hungarian diminutive of Katalin and a Dutch diminutive of Catharina.

Diminutive of Joyce.

Diminutive of Josephine.

Diminutive of Jonathan.

Diminutive of Joan 1.

Diminutive or feminine form of James. Aunt Jamesina is a character in the book 'Anne of Green Gables'. She gets called "Aunt Jimsie".

Short form of Gillian.

Middle English diminutive of John.

Diminutive of Jeremy (and formerly of James).

Diminutive of Jeremy (and formerly of James).

Diminutive of Isidore, Isabel, Israel and other names beginning with a similar sound.

Diminutive of Ignatius.

Medieval diminutive of Isabel.

Medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Diminutive of Howard.

Simply from the English word honey, ultimately from Old English hunig. This was originally a nickname for a sweet person.

Medieval diminutive of Roger. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the velar Norman R was pronounced by the English.

(Note: The nickname may have occasionally been given in reference to Middle English hodge "hog".)

Diminutive of Hobart.

Medieval diminutive of Richard.

Diminutive of Henrietta, Hester and Mehetabel.

Diminutive of Hephzibah.

Diminutive of Harriet.

Diminutive of Harriet and Henrietta

Diminutive of Gwen.

Diminutive of Augusta.

Short form of Augustus or Angus.

From a nickname for a person with blond hair, from the English word gold.

The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.

From the English word ginger for the spice or the reddish-brown colour. It can also be a diminutive of Virginia, as in the case of actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), by whom the name was popularized.

Short form of Gilbert and other names beginning with Gil.

Medieval diminutive of Gilbert.

Diminutive of Gertrude.

Diminutive of Georgia or George.

Diminutive of George.

German diminutive of Friedrich.

Diminutive of names containing the element Franc-. In the English-speaking world this is used as a diminutive of Frances.

Short form of Francis, Frances or related names.

Diminutive of Florence.

Diminutive of Florence or Flora.

Short form of Florence or Flora.

Diminutive of Felicity.

Diminutive of Filip.

Diminutive of Felicity. In some cases it can be a nickname from the English word flick.

Diminutive of Joséphine and other names containing the same sound.

Diminutive form of Fergus.

Diminutive of Ferdinand.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Euphemia. In Scotland it has been used as an Anglicized form of Oighrig.

Diminutive of Edith.

From Latin dulcis meaning "sweet". It was used in the Middle Ages in the spellings Dowse and Duce, and was recoined in the 19th century.

Transferred from the surname Duffy 1 or Duffy 2.

Diminutive of Deborah, or sometimes simply from the English word dove. (See also Dove.)

Diminutive of Douglas.

Diminutive of Dorothy.

Diminutive of Dorothy.

Diminutive of Dorothy. Doll and Dolly were used from the 16th century, and the common English word doll (for the plaything) is derived from them. In modern times this name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores.

Diminutive of Dorothy.

Originally a diminutive of Christina and Christine.

Meaning "comfortable". A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for "Cosima" or "Cosette/Cozette".

A Dimunitive Form of Clifford, Clifton, Clifette, and Cliftona and also a variant of Cliffy and Cliff.

Diminutive of Clementine or Clemence.

Short form of Clement.

Diminutive of Charles or Christopher. It can also be from a nickname given in reference to the phrase a chip off the old block, used of a son who is similar to his father.

Simply means "cherry" from the name of the fruit, derived from Latin cerasium, Greek κεράσιον (kerasion). It can also be a diminutive of Charity. It has been in use since the late 19th century.

Diminutive of Charlotte mentioned by Charlotte M. Yonge in her 'History of Christian Names'. Perhaps it was an individual nickname for this writer, who produced 160 books.

Diminutive or feminine form of Charles. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). It is also borne by Charlie Brown, the main character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz.

Diminutive of Cedric.

In English literature, this name is most notably borne by Cedric Errol, the titular character of the novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885) written by the English-American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924). He is fondly called Ceddie by those closest to him, especially his mother.

Between 1914 and 1980, the novel was made into a film four times, always under the same title. A Japanese animated TV series was also released in 1988, of which the original Japanese title was changed in most (if not all) countries. In the Netherlands, the series was aired under the name Ceddie.

Originally a nickname denoting a person who broke things, from the word bust, a dialectal variant of burst. A famous bearer was the American silent movie star Buster Keaton (1895-1966), whose real first name was Joseph.

Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one"). In Scotland this name is frequently used as a diminutive of Margaret.
The name's use as a formal given name was inspired by George Moffat's 1910/1911 highly popular comic play "Bunty Pulls The Strings" which was made into a silent film in 1921.

Diminutive of Berenice.

Diminutive of Elizabeth, from a child's pronunciation of the final syllable. It is now associated with the main character from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).

Anglicized diminutive of Bríd.

Variant of Bonnie.

Short for Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Bertha, Bernice and other names with a similar sound, or sometimes simply from the English word bird.

A nickname of unknown meaning. A notable bearer of the nickname is Binky Felstead from the show 'Made in Chelsea', whose real name is Alexandra.

Diminutive of Bill. It is also used as a feminine form of William.

Short form of William. This spelling was not commonly used before the 19th century. The change in the initial consonant may have been influenced by an earlier Irish pronunciation of the name. Famous bearers include basketball player Bill Russell (1934-2022), comedian Bill Cosby (1937-), American president Bill Clinton (1946-), and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (1955-), all of whom were born with the name William.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Albert, Herbert and other names containing bert (often derived from the Old German element beraht meaning "bright").

Diminutive of Benjamin.

From the English word for the animal, derived from Old English bera, probably derived from a root meaning "brown".

Variant of Beenie.

Short form of Beatrix or Beáta.

Diminutive of Barbara. This is the name of a doll produced by the Mattel toy company since 1959. It was named after the original designer's daughter.

Derived from Italian bambina meaning "young girl". The American novelist Marjorie Benton Cooke used it in her novel Bambi (1914). This was also the name of a male deer in a cartoon by Walt Disney, which was based on a 1923 novel by Swiss author Felix Salten.

Diminutive of Barbara.

Diminutive of Algernon.

Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha.