Nicknames for Girls

Yes, it's a word name, but Busy is also a rare pet form of Elizabeth.  And yes, actress Busy Philipps was christened Elizabeth--she was given the nickname because she was such an active child. She must have been happy with the name, because she also gave her daughters adorable <a href="https://nameberry.com/unique-names">unique baby names</a>, Birdie and Cricket.

Busy

 today are not the cutesy Cindys and Mindys, Candys and Randis of the '60s and '70s, but rather vintage diminutives or sassy nicknames with attitude.

Some parents choose proper names as a way to get to girls' nicknames they like: Adeline for Addie, say, or Eleanor for Ellie. Or

can lighten or soften too-imposing family names. Wilhelmina turns cute when she's called Billie, and Daisy can be a wonderful nickname for Marguerite.

More and more parents are electing to put 

nicknames straight on the birth certificate

, and there's no reason that nicknames can't also be a formal names. Many nicknames for girls are now appearing on popularity lists, with top choices including Ellie, Josie, Kate, Tess, and Sadie. 

Nicknames for girls, including diminutives and short forms of cute short mini girl names with origins, meanings, and popularity (Page 9)