Cutest. Nickname. Ever.

I love Jet as a nn for Bridget. Just heard it recently. I also love Ree for Rebecca or Theresa.

Essie for Esther is definitely the cutest I have heard lately!

I don’t know if it’s cute, but I knew a girl named Eleanor whose little brother couldn’t pronounce her name, and called her Gemma. The name stuck

Muff or Muffin as a nickname for Mary, I heard it on a 7 year old girl.

Djuna, as in the great Djuna Barnes. Such a cute story, and such a fabulous name.

I went to college with a girl named Elizabeth who went by Tizzie. Adorable. I also know an Elizabeth who goes by Bit, which is also cute.

Idgie is the main character’s name from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. Real name in the movie – Imogene. Awesome movie. Mom must have been a fan.

I know an Elizabeth who goes by EB. I think it’s adorable.

My name is Sahar; Persian for dawn. But growing up I loved to bake and cook. So around 3 or 4 I yearned the nickname Saucey. Over the years Saucey has evolved to Saucilito as well. I love my nickname.

I loooove the nickname “Rue” for Ruby, or even “Roo” for Rooney

When my friend Kelly was brought home from the hospital, her sister, very little at the time, called her “Keddy.” The nickname stuck for a while among close family and friends.

But I think the cutest nickname actually comes from the classic novel Silas Marner, in which the baby Hephzibah is known as “Eppie.” Can you get much cuter than Eppie?! I prefer Eppie for Elspeth, though, or just on its own.

I also think “Mim” would be cute for a Miriam.

One of my son Springer’s nicknames is Springbok!

Foo and Roo and names like that are adorable. I also think Bea (although very traditional) is very very cute. I know a little Delphine who goes by Phinee, that’s very sweet as well.

I love the nickname Lulu, or just Lou is really cute too.
My little cousin’s full name is Fenway, but he’s sometimes called Fennie or Fen.
His sister is Griffith, and she goes by Griffey, which is so adorable.

Solomon nn Solo
Imogen nn Ginny
Jeffrey nn Free
Celia nn Cece
Lucille nn Celie
Clementine nn Emmy
October nn Toby
November nn Nova
Susannah nn Sunny
Crispin nn Kip
Thomas nn Massey
Elliot nn Leo
Barrett nn Rett
Gideon nn Dean or Ian
Jeremy nn Remy
Malachi nn Kai
Maxwell nn Wells
Orison nn Ori
Serefin nn Finn
Thaddeus nn Teddy
Zajac nn Jack
Zeben nn Ben
Reuben nn Ben

I’ve heard Jet for Juliet, too – love that idea!

I love Fee for Phoebe, Bea for Beatrice, and my absolute favourite is Roo for Ruby.

I also recently heard of the nickname Scout for Scarlett.. Swoon!

I once knew a Katherine who went by Katio! Everyone called her that, including teachers, parents, etc. I thought it was spunky and cute.

I also knew a firstname Mary-middlename Elizabeth who went by Emmy (from *M*ary *E*lizabeth), which I LOVED. It’s made me think of Emcat for a Mary Catherine, which I think is super super cute but not quite usable (because of its similarity to the dreaded med school entrance exam, among other reasons).

I worked at a HeadStart a few years ago and there was a little boy there, about three years old, named Gabriel. He was called GusGus after the Cinderella character by kids and staff. I always thought that was adorable, and he completely fit the nn.

My daughter, Bianca, gets called B by a friend of mine. I thought it was cool already and then watched re-runs of Buffy and realised that’s what Faith calls Buffy. Even cooler.

Also, not a new nickname, but I always thought Issey was a cuter nickname for Isabella than Bella. Or even Bells…it just sounds more natural. And isn’t overplayed to hell!

My friend Felicia gets called Fee. Cute.

Annoushka – whilst less of a nn and more of a diminutive – is great for Ann.

I knew a Matthew who went by Mash or Mashy bc his older sister couldn’t pronounce it.
My name is Elizabeth and my husband calls me Bets (before we ever watched a Mad Men episode!)
I also knew a Lila Louise and she went by LilaLou which I thought was adorable.

I saw an obit a few days ago for a woman name Poinsettia nicknamed Pins.

I have three daughters who have given themselves nicknames: Lucah, nn Lulu; Ruby, nn Rue; and Maude, nn Maudie. I’ve never been into nicknames, but they’re hard to resist when kids choose them themselves!

Two that I absolutely love that we very seriously considered:

Huck for Charlie
Jett for John the 3rd

I know a Ria whose real name is Maria. Blew my mind! I used to nanny a Sofia who I called Fia and Fia Bia. Loved that too. We call my Dash Dashie and Flynn Flynnie, not unusual but I think they’re cute. . My mom is a Katherine who goes by Kitty, I mean how much cuter does it get? Honey for Honora.

Dash says he wants a sister named Clementine nn Lemon. I also like nicknames like Scout, Cricket, etc.

Do you distinguish nicknames, derived directly from the given name, and what I think of as pet names, having no connection to the given name?

I’ve called my son “Mischkin” since he was a toddler. It just came out of my mouth one day, with no prior thought, and has no relation to his real name.

Lola for Lorelei
but sometimes the nickname doesn’t come from the name. My son is named Christian and I swore he would never be called Chris. because he looked like a fish when he cried for the first two years of his life we called him Trout.

My 3 year old has a favourite friend at pre school who’s name is Harper. My daughter started calling her Parper when she was about 18months and now calls her Parpy. From this her parents started to call her “our little parrot” and now she’s called Birdie by everyone including my daughter! Adorable!

All these comments just remind me how much I dislike nicknames. However, my mom calls me by my middle name all the time and since she’s the only one who does it is sweet and special. Just nobody call my Miriam “Mim.” Or my Emeline, Emmie (gag) or my Harriet . . . I have no idea what absurd name people would come up for that one. I gave them names that sound intelligent for a reason.

I used to babysit a little girl named Sofia whose parents called her Fifi or just Fi, which I found refreshing. And I know a girl named Elisabeth that goes by Lilly Beth because that’s how her older brother said her name when she was a baby.

I adore Posy as a nickname! I want to use it for Penelope Rose, but I know it works really well for Josephine

@nativoyoung: Harriet could end up as Hattie, I can see that

My little brother was nicknamed “Teddy” because of a teddy bear coat he wore as a toddler. People get very confused about it because his name is Benjamin.

I also would love to give my kids nicknames related to their name but not the actual sounds.

Juliet –> Sunny (“What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun”)

Eloise –> Skipperdee (Eloise’s turtle in the books)

Matilda –> chumbuck/little lamb (chumbuck is the word used for sheep in the song “Waltzing Matilda”)

Penelope Rose –> bumblebee (flowers?)

Atticus –> Finch once in a while?

Rowan –> Captain (rowin’ a boat?)

etc.

I really like Indy for Indiana, Jet for Juliet, and Evie for Genevieve.

My Charlotte often goes by Coco by friends and family. But at school she insists on Charlotte.

Sybbie from downton abbey is utterly adorable.
I’ve known a boy Nolan for a long time. Me and his sister called him Noli Ravioli and now we just call him Lil Ravioli.
I think Ollie is super cute. I also like Macky, Chlo, Phia, Winnie, And Teddy

Just to clarify @senoritashan the term for a sheep in “waltzing Matilda” is a jumbuck not a chumbuck.
And as a side note in the song Matilda is actually slang for a swag (a bag) carried by a swagman. (itinerant worker)

Jae from Jaelyn!

I love Emmie or Cleo for Clementine
Mia for Miranda
Sosie for Sophie
Lulu for Eloise
Bella or Sibby for Isobel

I am very good friends with an Idge/Idgie! I didn’t know it was a character name though, she became Idgie because the children her parents did youth work with couldn’t say her name!
That family is full of cute nns, Imogen nn Idgie/Idgie/Didgie/Didgiemon, Monique nn Niquey (prn Neek-y), Laurence nn Laurie and Hugh nn Hudge (as in Hug-dj not as in Huge).
I think Hudge is one of the cutest nicknames ever…
I recently discovered that a Puggle is a baby Platypus, I think ‘Puggle’ would be a cute nn.

When my mum was younger my uncle couldn’t say her name, Elizabeth, and instead called her Libith. I think that’s pretty cute.

I call my seven year old brother is law Ozzie for Oscar which I prefer to his father’s preferred Oskey. His brother Frank gets called Frankie, Frankie Bean and sometimes just Bean.

I think Midge is a cute nn for Imogen! Also like Kitty for Katherine and Lilibet for Elizabeth. My favourite for Elizabeth is Bessie. I like the old school feminine feel.
One of my nicknames when I was little was Juniper, all because my parents didn’t know what gender I would be but they knew I was due in June, hence: June Nipper.

My daughter Isolina Louise goes by Lina Lou or sometimes LiLu.

I know and love a little girl with the nickname Bean/Beanie. Her full name is Genevieve, so I’m not really sure how they got Bean! I’ll have to ask mum and dad some time.
I also know two Bug’s: Ari-bug and Molly-bug.
My sister was a self proclaimed Bessie when she was very young, because Bethany was too hard to say. Bessie didn’t stick, but it’s cute once you get past the cow image!

My daughter Eliza is also known as Little E. A friend whose son is named Sebastian also goes by Seabass.

What a collection of lovely stories to wake up to! Plus lots of good nicknaming ideas. Can’t wait to read more! Thanks everyone.

I know a woman who has a daughter named September, but they call her Tess. When Tess was younger, she couldn’t say her name, so it came out Sep-tess-ber. And so, they shortened it to Tess.

Ria for Rebecca is something my mom came up with.

Isabella nn Bee
Maria nn Mia/Ria/Mimi
Susannah nn Suki/Zan
Alexandra nn Lex, Xandra
Elizabeth nn Zibby
Bethany nn Bess
Saskia nn Kiki
Antonia nn Ant/Nia
Aurelia nn Ray

My cousin Sayde is called Tinkerbell and my cousin Taylor is called Tator, which is the nickname Sayde gave her

My name is Niamh and i’m seeing a lot more of it lately, it wasnt so popular when i was given it. I have a lot of nicknames, mostly derived from teasing at school but i dont mind, they’ve become a part of me now.
Mostly, Nim, Nimmy. A lot of my friends call me these.
Parents however call me Noodles…

I met an Elizabeth nn Zabby, her brother was Gabriel nn Gabe. And I know a Josephine, who is normally exclusively Josie, but gets called Phine or Phinie by her family.

But I just melt everytime I hear Lulu/Lula/Lou, regardless of what it’s a nickname for.

I called my aunt Laura Yo Yo for years, because I couldn’t pronounce Laura to begin with.

My favorite traditional nns are Ollie for Oliver and Fee for Felix. Also Juju for Julian or Juniper.

I am in love with Sosie for Susan or Susannah.

I have a friend who has a Cosette, nn “Cozy.” Absolutely adorable. I also recently heard of a Lavinia, nn “Lovey.” Finally, one of my friend’s grandmother’s name is Henrietta, but she’s been called “Honey” her whole life. I always thought that was super cute.

My kids are – Tabitha who gets called Tabby or Tabs
– Mathilda Rowan who goes by Tilly-Ro or Tilda,
– Seth Atticus who often gets called Sethicus as a pet name,
and – Ramona who we sometimes call Little Mo or Mobot

I’ve heard Ember and Emm for September.
Elisabeth Belle was called Elisabel.

And I love both Tilda and Tilly for Matilda.

I have a friend who’s little 5 year old little sister Lydia goes by Huckle as in Huckleberry because she is a little mischief maker. I think that is the cutest thing ever.

Rah for Sarah

Oohhh, I love Jet for Juliet! I have always loved Rue/Roo for Ruby, and Sosie for Susannah. I also love the nickname Nellie (for Anneliese or Penelope). Our little neighbor girl is named Molly but goes by “Moe”, it fits her perfectly. I love Essie for Ester, so cute! We nearly named our daughter Ingrid nickname Indie, but the name didn’t stick.

Idgie is from Fried Green Tomatoes.
My fave is Mim for Miriam. However, I am not really a fan of nicknames. Not all names need nicknames.

I love nicknames.Three of my favorites off the top of my head would be Cordelia nickname Corrie, Sunniva nickname Sunny and Penelope nickname Nell or Lola.

Our 3 year old daughter’s name is London, who we have called Lolo since she was born. Her little brother, who is just starting to talk, is now calling her Nani, which we never expected, but think is super cute. We’ll see if it sticks!

My name is Angela (Angie to family) and my nieces call me Gigi. I love knowing I’ll always be Auntie Gigi.

My niece took to calling me Aunt Kiki since she couldn’t say Kristi. I kind of miss it. But my mom will still call me that from time to time.

My own daughter is Arabella, but I’ve taken to calling her Boo. I’m the only one that does, but I’ve really used it heavily as of late and I kind of love it. I think it stems from watching Bunheads. One of the girls is Boo, who’s given name is Bettina.

My other favorite less expected nn is Thea for Catherine. Adore Thea!

I’m not big on nicknames coming from a name, for some reason, but we call my girls (who are Iris and Cora) Pumpkin and Munchkin. For some reason they stuck. But what I think is really cute is Cora’s teacher calls her Mushie. I don’t know where it came from but it’s cute!

My favorite nn is for my little niece, Francine. We call her Cici (pronounced Cee-cee). I also have a neighbor named Michelle and they call her Mina. Her little sister couldn’t pronounce Michelle and so Mina stuck. Both of those are totally cute and my favorites right now.

My little Camilla is called Milly, but calls herself Mimi. And her big sis Brigid is called Bea by us but her little sis calls her Gigi. She has also renamed her cousins Eden as Edie and Ella as Lala. Cant wait to see what she renames our next little peanut!!

Our Cosima Rose is Cozy Rosie. When she started talking, she called herself Coey, and that’s stuck for a few months now.

Her brother is Sylvan, and she calls him Dilby or Bubba. I hope the Bubba doesn’t stick, Dilby’s way easier on my ears!

From Sylvan to Bubba — that IS about as far as you can stretch a name! I’m LOLing….

My name is Victoria, and my mom has always called me Tortellini

Or Tortuga! Forgot that one!

I know a Michael who’s family calls him Mick, or Mishy (mee-she), or Mish (meesh)

I also now a Luke who is Buds, or Fred

Others I love:
Wells for any name with well in it, like Maxwell
Elle or Lucy for Elisabeth
Wills for William
Brigitta for Bridget
Annie for Susannah
Lynlee for a Melinda Lee
Whit for Whitman
Mira or Miri for Miranda or Miriam
Cara for Caroline
Ange for Angela or Angelique
Marta for Margaret
Sadie for Sarah

My father has called me T-Bone since I was small, he still does. One of my bosses started calling me that out of nowhere, not knowing that it is my family nickname. i thought that was funny, i guess i just look like a T-Bone?

I love Mim for Miriam! Miriam is definitely on my list. I heard Eno once for Eleanor, and I love that. I love Silo for Silas. I was always jealous of people with nickname able names, like Elizabeth or Margaret or Katherine.

My daughter is Marilena, and her dad calls her Marzie, or Marzipan-Babycakes. She will often introduce herself as Marzie as well.

Also when she first started to talk- she came up with all sorts of crazy nicknames for people around her. Her babysitter is Bijeta, and she called her Jaba, with has evolved to Jabby. Her cousin is Theo, and she started calling him Tadou.

Rowan is called “Monkey” and “Munkin” (A pumpkin/munchkin cross) at home. I’m very anti nickname names, so I would never use an actual nickname for my children. It just bugs me. If you like the nickname so much and plan on calling the child that exclusively, why not just use the nickname?

I have heard so many! From Drusie for Drucilla, Prissy-Prissilla all the way to Banjo out of Josiah Benjiman Amos-Joel! But my favourite by far, and the cuttest one I have ever heard, was a little girl I baby sat for once named Theodora, with the cute nickname of Teddy!

My niece, Nina, is called Nina Bean, sometimes Beanie,(she looked like a bean in her sonogram) I thought that was cute.

My name is Marie but my dad has called me Swish for as long as I can remember, still does, and I’ve no idea why. Some of my friends picked it up too. I’ve also been called Rie, Mertz/Mertzy, and MC (my middle is Claire).

My friend’s son is Felix and they call him Fee, which I love.

I also like calling people by the first letter of their names. Some of my favorites are Vee for Vanessa, Bee for Brett and Eee for Erik. Anything with that “ee” sound is cute.

My Christopher morphed from being called “Topher” to “Tophie”! Everyone comments how cute!

I knew an Alexandra Catherine. She was Ally Cat to her family.

Our daughter Savannah goes by Savvy, and our son Miles goes by Milo some of the time.
Their more off-the-wall nicknames are Beans (I used to call Savvy my little bean, and somehow that transformed into “Beans” for her) and Mr. Smi (a friend used to call Miles “Smiles” so Smi stuck). I can only imagine what baby number three will go by.

I knew a girl named Lindi, which I thought was really cute since it seemed to fit her bubbly personality. I thought it was her given name for the longest time, but it turned out it was short for Melinda or something like that. It could work for a variety of names.

My Mom’s given name is Kathleen, but she couldn’t pronounce ‘Kathy’ as a wee one and it came out at Tossie. She’s been Tossie ever since!

I know a girl that has gone by Duck or Duckie since she was baby. Her real name has nothing to do with the nn, btw…but she is Duckie to 99% of people I think it’s adorable!

Omi for Naomi. my favorite nickname ever. it’s adorable on my niece. so jealous i didn’t come up with it

Okay, I thought of one that I do love.
Bitsie for Elizabeth.
There is an actress that has the name and I think it is adorable.
Nicknames are cuter on children than adults though.

• My mom is named Virginia, but her dad’s family is southern and she was the youngest with three older brothers, so they referred to her as “Missie.” Most people don’t even know her real name is Virginia!
• I know a Ruth whose husband calls her “Roo”
• My childhood bestie Maria I’ve always called “Mia,” but her family calls her “RiRi”
• My mom’s cousin was supposed to go by his initials that included a “W,” but his sister couldn’t pronounce “W” and so for his entire life, by everybody, he was known as “Dubby”
• Another childhood friend of mine is Elizabeth, whose mom calls her “Lizbeth”
• One of my good friends is Augusta, and occasionally I love to call her “Gus”

Winnie for Winifred or Minnie for Mary!

Susannah nn Suzlle

I just remember one of friend’s brother’s growing up was Demetrius and for some odd reason everyone called him Meech and it stuck, I’m pretty sure a lot of people still call him that and he would be an adult now.

I actually love my nickname. I’m Marianna but everyone calls me Mars. I also met a girl name Marcella that went by Mars. Any MAR- name… I also like Fox for Foster. And Cricket, and Panther.

When my cousin was little he couldn’t pronounce his C sounds. So instead of calling me Caitlin he called me Taito pronounced like Tay-toe which is what a lot of family members occasionally still call me.

I know someone named Angelica who goes by Jelly, which I absolutely love! Jelly could also be a nn for Evangeline/Evangelina but I still think Evie is the cutest nn!

I like Sass for Saskia, Elo for Eloise or Elodie, Kit for Christopher, So for Sophia, and Fanny for Stephanie. Dot and Dodo for Dorothy, Vivi for Genevieve and Lilibet for Elizabeth are pretty cute as well.

Zuzu (as in It’s a Wonderful Life) or Lulu <3

“Critter” for Christopher is the cutest I’ve heard. Also, I used to get called termite a lot (not related to my name, but still cute).

I babysit 2 little girls named Elizabeth and Giuliana who go by Libby and Jules. Also a little girl named Lainey who is called Lou.

I love
Rora, nickname for Aurora, which I came up with for a story.
Sia, for Cassia.
Nia, for Antonia, which I’m not a huge fan of but Nia is beautiful!
Willa for Willow
Xander for Alexander
Topher for Christopher

some nicknames that I’ve heard that I LOVE would be…
Evelyn “Evie” ( i saw a little girl at the fair with this name-SO CUTE)
charlotte “Lotti”
Jessica “JoJo” (my sister <3)
Thomasina "Tomma" (my cousin)
Christopher "Toph"

Fox for Felix and Cessy for Cecelia or Francesca!

Oh, and Viv for Vivienne

Aww love Jelly for Angelica
My Reuben I’ve called ‘Boo’ since he was born other people call him ‘Roo’. His cousin couldn’t pronounce his name and called him ‘Rooba’ which morphed into ‘Rhubarb’

The nick name isn’t related to my brothers name, Joshua, but I seriously think the nick name Bear is the most adorable thing!! His first poem he memorized was “fuzzy wuzzy was a bear” so I started called him Joshy Bear cause he said the poem all the time, then we shortened it to Bear

As a Charlotte I get a lot of nicknames!
I think the ‘cutest’ would be Lotty.

But I also get
Charley
Charl
Coco
Chaz
Lots
Charles < Haha

I like having lots of nicknames. My nan is called Elizabeth and we call her nanny Bibeth because we couldn't pronounce it as kids.

Here’s one I came up with: Atticus, nn Tuck

Here’s one from J.R.R. Tolkien, which I know fellow Berry saracita00 also uses for her youngest son: Peregrin/Peregrine, nn Pippin (SO CUTE!)

And one I saw suggested by another Berry: Crispin, nn Pip. I already had Crispin on my list but hadn’t thought of a nickname. When I saw Pip, I just melted!

I don’t know if I’ll want to use name-derived nicknames for my future kids or not; my parents weren’t into that type of nickname at all. All of us children had funny little pet names when we were babies, but no name-derived nicknames. But there are some awfully cute options out there.

Emma & Katherine nn M&M KitKat

We used to call my little sister Kass for Katherine, and I have a cousin who’s been going by Wally, short for William.

Trick for Patrick!

My favorite nickname is one that everyone called my Aunt Mary, Mimi.

Opi for Penelope

As a Jill, my family have always called me JillyBean.

I now live in Queensland, Australia, and I’ve noticed here that basically anyone who has an “R” in their name gets a nickname containing “azza.” For example, Aaron becomes Azza, Barry becomes Bazza, Carol becomes Cazza, etc. Almost without exception.

I love Sosie for Susannah, Romy for Rosemary and Betsy for Elizabeth.

Also:
Francie or Frannie for Frances/Francesca
Rory for Lorelei or Aurora
Teddie for Theodora/Theodosia
Phae for Phaedra
Annabeth for Anne Elizabeth
Maribeth for Mary Elizabeth
Marlo for Mary Louise

Vinnie for Lavinia.

My favorite is for my little girl, Evelyne. Her nn is Evie. I also love my niece’s nn. Her first name is Wilhelmina and we call her Billie.

Thanks everyone for the beautiful answers to this question — reading them has made the day so much fun!

We.call my sister Mackenzie, Kezzie

My name is Victoria and when my little sister started speaking she couldn’t say Victoria thus called me Toyah (toy-ah) which has stuck concerning younger relatives. However my sister is 16 now and she calls me Vee. My sister is Helen and gets Hells-bells and my brother is William and gets Billy/Will.

Nicknames I love:
Katherine – Kitty
Emmeline – Emmy
Anastasia – Anya
Evelyn/Evangeline/Genevieve – Evie (the best nickname ever in my eyes)
Alexandra – Lexi
Eleanor – Elle
Isabella – Bella

Boys names I don’t tend to shorten.

xxx

My daughter is Annabel, and I call her my Anna Bluebell, Bluebell, or Anna Blue quite a bit. Her eyes are the color of bluebells. Her father prefers Bellybean.

I think Polly could make an adorable, and unexpected, nickname for Penelope.

I have Becca Boo (Rebecca), Liam Beep (Liam), and Feeney Foo (Josephine).

My almost one-year-old daughter’s name is Nadine, but Deenie for short.

I’m an Elizabeth nn Ellie, I’ve never gone by Elizabeth though. My friends call me “Ellers” or “Elles Belles”. Which is a nice change after 22 years of the same time!

I too love Zuzu and Lulu:) My son is Atticus Nathaniel, so we sometimes call him Attie-Nattie;)

My name is Rose and I get Rosebud and Roseabella and Bella Rosa a good bit

I am Mercedes but I go by Sadie which confuses people. My mom and cousin call me Sade (rhymes with shade). My dad calls be Sadini (like Houdini). There are three people who call me Sadie-Baby. I was also called Meche (MEH – chay) in high school because that is the spanish nickname for Mercedes. One person called me Sylo because my last name is Lyons.

I know:
Melissa nn Bean (Melissa > Melly > Jelly > Jelly Bean > Bean)
Thomas nn Turtle
Kathryn nn Kim
Monique nn Meeky
Alexandra nn Leja (Alexandra > Alejandra > Aleja > Leja)
Gregory nn Gus
Megan nn Moogoo
Nicholas nn Krickey
Penelope nn Poppy
LeeAnn nn LeeAnnie
Jacob nn Kuba (his mom is Polish and Kuba is the Polish diminutive of Jacob)
Tierra nn Twilly (her last name is Williams)
John nn Hutch (he was a third)
Christopher nn Toaster

My cousin eligah nn ligee (lie-g)

I just LOVE Edie. I think it’s the cutest most endearing nickname. My Grandma knew a few people in the 1950′s/1960′s who went by this, including her aunt.
Also really like Minnie for Mary.

Also my rabbit Eleanore gets Ellie/Ellie Nellie. And my guinea pig Algernon gets Algy(LG). I stole the name from a 1950′s radio series.

We call my daughter Josephine by JoJo. My niece Lucy is sometimes called Lula, which I love.

The cutest one I’ve ever heard of Isby for Thisbe (though it could also work for Isabel/Isabella).
Others:
Bitsy for Elisabeth/Elizabeth
Isa for Isabel/Isabella/Isadora/Louisa
Katia for Katherine

Southie for Sullivan read it in a book
Teddy for Theora

I love Bea (Beatrice), Auggie (August), Phea (Ophelia), Millie (Millicent), and Etta (Harriet)
Those ones aren’t new, but I still love them. These next ones are friends or ones I have heard.
Atea (Althea)- We had a math teacher who had a heavy Russian accent and she started calling Althea Altea (Al-tea-a) and it became Atea
Binny (Corinne)- my little sister Corinne–>Rinne—>Binne–>Binny sometimes Binny Bunny when she was little
Antie (Antonio)
Shin Shin (Caterina)- middle name Jashin so Shin Shin
Vet (Yvette)
Izzy (Isagani)
Olia (Olivia)- Olie-a or O-lia
Polliwog (Paul)- I babysat a little boy who loved going to the stream by his house to collect fish and tadpoles so it fit

I have a friend called Miriam who goes by Mim – I think that is so cute!
My mum has a friend called Bithie. Her full name is Elizabeth and she was originally going to be Beth or Bethy but it turned into Bithie instead which I think is so cute.

My goddaughter’s name is the religious and unusual spanish name Lodaira. Her nickname is Lody. I am Laura and my parents usually call me Lala.

This might not be that cute, but when I was about 5 I came up with the nickname Sammiemantha for myself. I probably thought that I was very clever, because I was combining my given name with my nickname.

I have a friend whose name is Magdelena. She goes by Maymay! So cute! It suits her perfectly.

My favourite, and the cutest nickname I’ve heard is Ollie (Ol-lee) for Olivia!

I love nicknames! Especially cute ones.
I love Immy for Imgoen, Georgie for Georgina and Phee for Sophia.

oh, i’m late to the party. i can’t believe i didn’t see this earlier! but i have a beckett who goes by “bee” and an oliver who goes by “ollie”. i love their nn’s!

I have an Auntie Elizabeth who goes by the name Bebe – and a Penelope that goes by Pepe (pronounced Peppy). Very cute!

Lucy for Elisabeth

Bee for Bridget.

Oh, and Katherine/Kathryn nn Kit

My brother was named Charles, which I as a 2-year-old pronounced “Tass” (the a as in Charles). The family called him Tassie or Tass for the rest of his life, although he went by Charlie outside of the family. I think Tassie/Tass is really cute and could be used for Charlotte as well.

My mom has always called me “Dottie/Daughty”. So as mother & daughter we were “Mommy & Daughty”.

Roey (pronounced like Zoey) for Rose or Rosemary

Cesie for Cecily or Cecilia

Etta for Juliet or Briget

As a Penelope I’ve had Nell and Eppie as well as Penny which I changed to Penni as an 80s kid and then got stuck with forever. (Thank goodness it wasn’t Pennii like Dannii Minogue).
Madge for Margaret or Marguerite
Chas for Charles
Kit or Kitty for Katherine or Kathleen
Mars or Marlo for Marlena
Sib or Billie for Sibylla
I also love Bea and Liv for girls and Augie and Tollie for boys

Bizz for Elizabeth

I’m Alison but almost exclusively go by Ali. My family calls me Alze (pronounced like Al’s) or Alzer. My younger brother went through a stage where he teasingly called me Big Al.

Our pet cat’s official name is Jordan but we call her Mowwer (rhymes with power) and sometimes Mow-Mow and Meower-cat. Haha

I ended up as “Bucket” in my family. My name is Meredith but one of our family friends’s child couldn’t say it and instead said Merefruss. That got shorten to Fruss for a while, and my dad will sometimes still call me it. Fruss then became Frussbucket for some reason and then shorten down to Bucket when I was about 10 and it stuck.

My grandmother was Elizabeth called Betty except for one cousin who called her Bessie. Her sister-in-law was Margaret called Marga. One of my nieces is Annalia and we call her Lia mostly but because her last name begins with B, she’s also Lia Bia. My other niece is Lilia Elizabeth and while she’s mostly called Lili, she’s such a peanut she is called Lil Bit or just Bit. One of my cousins’ names is Alexandra Elizabeth and she’s been always been Alye Beth.

Lissi for Melissa
Bethie for Elizabeth

Maisie as a nickname for Mabel

There is this girl whose name was Taylor but she went by Bug… I thought that was cool! But then I got to know some people who gave nicknames from there initials: JJ, AJ, KC. Now that inspired my nickname:)

Oh and the cutest one I have heard was Margie for Margaret:)