A Nameberry visitor commented recently that she loved ultra-feminine proper names with tomboyish nicknames. That’s a sentiment we echo.

If you’re torn between girls’ names with a conventionally female image and ones that sound more androgynous, these choices have it all. They give you (and your daughter) the choice between going totally girly and sidestepping conventional gender identity, at least when it comes to your name.

Some very feminine names with tomboyish nicknames are:

Alexandra – Alex

Allegra — Al

Antonia — Toni

Araminta or Arabella — Ari

Augusta — Gus

Aurora – Rory

Bernadette — Bernie

Camilla — Cam

Catherine — Cat

Charlotte – Charlie

Christiana — Chris

Clementine — Clem

Cordelia — Cory

Daniella – Dani

Francesca – Frankie

Frederica – Freddi

Georgia – Geo

Harriet – Harri

Henrietta — Hank

Isabella — Izzy

Jessamine – Jessie

Josephine or Joanna – Jo

Julia, Juliet or Juliana – Jules

Lavinia — Vinni

Leonora – Leo

Louisa – Lou

Martina – Marti

Matilda – Matti

Maxine – Max

Melania – Mel

Michaela/Mikayla – Micki or Mike

Natalie – Nat

Natasha — Sasha

Nicole – Nicki

Philippa – Flip

Rosemary – Romy

Samantha – Sam

Stephanie – Stevie

Theodora – Teddi

Veronica – Ronni

Victoria – Vic or Tori

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