Baby Names with Repeating Sounds

Sissy

Diminutive of Cecilia; pet name for "sister"

"sister"

Old-fashioned nickname for a sister, almost never heard today.

Tata

Diminutive of any T-starting name

Some sources connect Tata to. variety of origins and meanings, most often "father", but as a name in English-speaking countries it might be a nickname for Tatiana or something similar.

Vivi

Diminutive of Viv- names

"life"

Vivi is a short form of all the Vivian and Viveca forms that is sure to get a lot more attention now that a little Jolie-Pitt girl has been named Vivienne.

Yuyu

Japanese

"gentle friend; dream friend"

Cute and nicknamey girl name with a great meaning to boot.

Zaza

Hebrew

"movement"

Funky choice with za-za-zoom. Zaza could be used as a nickname for almost any name with the "za" cluster, including Elizabeth and Esperanza.

Zamzam

Arabic place name

Zamzam has to be the ultimate impact name. Despite all those Zs, Zamzam, is not a trendy modern invention by some rock star; in fact Zamzam derives from the Well of Zamzam, which is the holiest place…

Zizi

African, Kiswahili

"pledged to God"

Despite its varied cultural ties, Zizi still sounds like a cancan dancer or a fluffy lapdog.

Zsazsa

Hungarian, , diminutive of Erzsebet

"God is my oath"

Zsa Zsa is a zippy Hungarian nickname name, sometimes used independently, linked for decades with the Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor--who was born Sari.

Zuzu

Czech diminutive of Susan

"lily"

This sizzling nickname Zuzu is heard every Christmas as the name of Jimmy Stewart's little girl in "It's a Wonderful Life," but we love it all year round as a lively alternative to double names like…