Help! feminine name with a unisex nn??

I really love the nn Charlie for a little girl, but would like a full name that is more feminine. I like Charlene but not in love with it. Any suggestions? Is there any names I have overlooked? I am open to other suggestions, but want to stick with a name that has a unisex nn. I am also not interested in anything too popular. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

justjen wrote:I really love the nn Charlie for a little girl, but would like a full name that is more feminine. I like Charlene but not in love with it. Any suggestions? Is there any names I have overlooked? I am open to other suggestions, but want to stick with a name that has a unisex nn. I am also not interested in anything too popular. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Charlotte
Charisma
Caroline
Charla
Charity
Charlise
Charlisa

I really love Dot's Mom's suggestion of Charlotte for Caroline.

I know that somewhere there's a long thread featuring boyish nicknames for feminine names, but I haven't been able to located it. (I'm so sorry! I'm sure that someone will be able to dig it up!)

In the meantime, you may also like:

Arabella: Ari
Alexandra (popular): Alex
Aurora: Rory
Augusta: Gus/August/Augie
Camille: Cam
Francesca/Frances: Frankie
Georgia/Georgiana/Georgina: Georgie
Juliet/Julia/Juliana: Jules
Louisa: Lou/Louie
Lavinia: Vinnie
Matilda: Mattie
Samara: Sam
Thomasina: Tommie
Veronica: Ronnie


Good luck! :-)

Charisse - derived from Charis, Greek, "grace"
Charis is ok itself, not sure how to say it. I went to junior high with a Charisse. She wasn't called Charlie, but another one may.

lol you have very good taste:) Charlie is the perfect nn for a girl and full form is usually Charlotte. Good luck:)

Charlene and Charlotte are the most obvious full names for Charlie. Other names with boyish nns:

Alberta (Al, Bert)
Bernadette/Bernadine (Bernie)
Bilhah (Billy)
Biljana (bil-YAH-nah) nickname Billy
Cordelia (Cody)
Danica (Danny)
Christiana (Chris)
Fergusia (Fergie)
Francesca/Frances/Franziska (Frankie)
Giovanna (Jo)
Harriet (Harry)
Henrietta (Henry)
Ignatia (Iggy)
Jamesina (James, Jim, Jimmy or Jamie)
Josephine/Josefa (Jo, Joey)
Juliet (Jules)
Nicolette/Nicolina (Nicki)
Roberta (Bobby)
Stefania (Stevie)
Willa/Willow/Wilhelmina (Billy, Will)

I love Charlie for a girl! Charlize like Charlize Theron is the only other name I can think of for Charlie. Charlise was suggested, I just thought I'd bring up the "z" variation.

Samantha - nn Sam
Maxine - Max
Alana - could get you nn Alan
Bernice - Bernie
Edna - Eddie/Edie
Eden - ditto
Edith - ditto
Federica - nn Freddie
Leonie - Leo
Michelle - Mickie
Michaela - Mickie
Natalie - Nat
Nicola - Nick or Nickie
Olivia - Ollie - one of my favorites.
Paulina - nn Paulie
Rhoda - Rhodie
Sean - not a nn but I love for a girl
Toby - ditto
Rosemarie - Romy

My cousin's nn is Charlie.. her given name is Charlene...
i also like Jessamyn with nn of Jessie

calisse wrote:My cousin's nn is Charlie.. her given name is Charlene...
i also like Jessamyn with nn of Jessie

It's so funny I didn't even think of Jessie. That's my grandmothers name. It must feel more like a girls name to me now. :)

Thank you for your suggestions! I am having the hardest time deciding. Your input is greatly appreciated, as I have being driving my husband nuts!