Nicknamey Names

I really do love nicknames. Although, I usually gravitate towards names that are longer with nicknames, I do have a list of names that are comparable to the ones on this list (or are on it). In fact, I used one of the names on this list: Jude. I also use one of them as a nn for my daughter: Belle. Great list with lots of wonderful options!

I am one who loves long names with

Sorry, I love long names with shorter nicknames.
Some that were left off:
Lily
Sadie
Kerry/Carrie

I’m sorry, but only half of these names are strong enough to “stand alone” in my mind….

I really love nicknamey names! Some I really like are:

Girls: Belle, Bonnie, Elle, Gwen, Gwyn, Kate, Lola, Lucy, Maisie, Posy, Rue, Duffy(I really like it for a girl).
Boys: Ash, Barney, Beau(in my top 3 names), Bodhi, Bowie, Colby, Finn, Fritz, Jack, Jesse, Jude, Kai, Poppy, Rio, Remy/Remi, Rocco, Rex, West, Wiley, Bay, Brett, & Sasha!

I think all of these can totally stand alone on their own. I’m the Mama of a Theo and Max (just Theo and just Max) – so of course these are right up my alley.

Stoked to see Rafe on the list. Poor guy doesn’t seem to get much attention, but I swear he is an up and comer.

Daydreaming of baby #3 and we’ve got Gus, Rafe, Jude, Liza/Eliza and Liv on the list…

I love a bunch of these as given names . . . Cleo, Liv, Maisie, Posey, Tess, Bram, Gus, Luca, Nico, and West . . . I would add Edie, Hattie, Josie, and Maggie to the girl list. And Charlie, Cole, and Leo, and Theo to the boys.

I think some nickname names are cute but I couldn’t bring myself to use one on its own. I prefer formal, more substantial names, even though I do think Sadie, Poppy, etc. are cute. My husband still doesn’t understand why we couldn’t just use Bay by itself. It seems too nicknamey to me.

Right up my alley!

Bree, Elle, Gwen, Kate, Liv, Lucy, Nell, Piper, Poppy, Rue, Sylvie, Tess, Ash, Grady, Jude, Luke, Rafe, West, Wiley, Bay, Bryn, Rory, Sasha, and Toby? I actually like ‘em all!

I think nickname-names have a fun, modern feel, but they’re usually nicknames for more traditional names – so, what they give you is a bit of a vintage-modern feel, which I love. My own favorites are Eliza, Toby, Lucy, Jude, and Clare (not a nickname, but it feels a bit like one).

I’m with other pps, I do not care for these as standalone names for the most part ESPECIALLY for girls, who have enough trouble being taken seriously in the work force. Giving a nickname without something more substantial bothers me for two reasons.

A lot of times they sound ditzy to me – Kinzi, Lola, Fifi, etc. The nicknames on this list are pretty decent standalones for the most part, but usually without something behind it, it sounds to me like a person that doesn’t want to be taken seriously. It almost sounds like they are naming a future cheerleader. One that comes to mind is Busy Phillips’ daughter Birdie. I love Birdie as a nn, but alone it sounds frou frou but not sophisticated almost like a poodle.

The other thing is that you’re not helping the child professionally. Do people honestly think a hiring manager thinks the same thing about a Bree or a Fifi as it does a Bridget or Fiona on paper? If you’re looking through the phone book (am I dating myself talking about phonebooks?) for a dentist, would you pick a Dr. Fifi out of all the choices on the list?

Also, I think it takes away the chance for the child to make their own mark on their name. When you pick the nn for them, you’re saying this is who I want you to be. Instead of the beautiful Genevieve, with Vivi, Eve, Evie, Jenny, etc. for the child to choose from, if you pick just Vivi, you’re limiting the kid’s identity. At least that’s how I see it.

That being said, I do like a lot of these names as fun personal nicknames for something longer and I do agree that some (not all) can stand alone like Sally, Molly, Poppy, Bonnie, Sylvie, etc. Kate and Lucy are nice alone, though the longer name is preferable to me. Isa, Jenna, Gwen, Bree sound cut off, like I’m waiting for more to come. Jenna…….fer? Gwen…..dolyn?…..yth?

Sorry if I offend anyone, just my opinion.

I would say I don’t like nickname names, but I didn’t even know a lot of these were nicknames. What are some of these nicknames for? On just the girls side, I had no idea about Daisy, Dixie, Halle, Hedy, Heidi, Kelsey, Lola, Macy, Maisie, Pia, Piper, or Poppy. I’m sure some of these are obvious, but my brain isn’t connecting them.

Anniebee, you hit so many of my own feelings about long names right on the head. And I love that you used Genevieve as an example because that’s one of the names I’m trying to get my husband to get on board with if we have another girl. Shorter names do seem to be more plentiful for boys, at least the ones that don’t sound too cutesy.

@corsue

Daisy is used as a nickname for Margaret, Dixie is likely for Dorothea or Dorothy, Hedy is probably for Hedwig, Heidi is for Adelheid, Lola is for Lolita or Eloise, Maisie is for Margaret, and Poppy could be for Penelope.

Halle, Kelsey, Macy, Pia, and Piper feel less nickname-y to me. I honestly can’t think of their long forms! Poppy, too, is a flower name and fairly “legitimate” – just, well, cute.

Thanks.

There’s also more out there nick names

My name is Alyssa -Lyssie, Lyss, Lyssa, Alie, Thing 2-

My brothers and friends are:

Techs, Will, Papa -William-
Super Man, Bennie, Ben -Benjamin-
Johnie – Hunter John-
A.V or Flash -Avery-
Bubba or Bubbie -Aadynn-
Dyl -Dylan-
Nina -Angelina-
Twitch -Tyler

I notice that Marie is not on there as a nn for Maria, or Sophie for Sophia. So, what’s Sylvie doing on this list? (I’m just touchy because that’s my kid’s name.)

GAH! It really annoys me when people think Gwyn is only a nickname!