Crazy Nicknames for Girls

Bebe

English diminutive of Beatrice or any other B name

High-kicking cohort of Coco, Gigi, Fifi, Kiki, et al.

Biddy

Irish and English diminutive of Bridget

"strength or exalted one"

A once very common Irish diminutive of Bridget that has unfortunately been associated since the 18th century with a pejorative slang term for an old or fussy woman.

Bitsy

Diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew

"pledged to God"

The archetypal diminutive, in every sense of the word. Bitsy enjoyed some use as a nickname in the era when children were named after family members and then called by a cute pet name: Chip, Skip,…

Bizzy

Diminutive of Elizabeth

"pledged to God"

Bizzy has a 1930s wisecracking waitress -- think Mitzi, Flossie, Fanny -- feel to it, yet at the same time feels like a fresh, modern nickname for Elizabeth. Given that any Bizzy better be, this name…

Bobo

Diminutive of Bo- names

Cheeky nickname better left off the birth certificate.

Boo

Word name or nickname

Boo may have started out as a nickname for the male character Arthur "Boo" Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird and these days may be closely associated with another male Boo, the "world's cutest dog" or…

Bootsy

English diminutive

A pet name that's usually unrelated to a person's given name. Musician Bootsy Collins was born William Earl.

Buffy

English diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew

"pledged to God"

Buffy was a one-time sorority girl with a roommate named Muffy, then a fearless vampire slayer, though still basically fluffy. You might think of Buffy as the feminine version of Chip or Bud -- an…

Busy

English, diminutive of Elizabeth

"pledged to God"

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…

Bunty

English and Scottish nickname

"lamb or plump"

A bouncy English and Scottish nickname name, which originally started out as a term of endearment, either meaning "lamb" or (more probably) "plump". It has been in rare but regular use as a full name…

Chica

Chica is a feminine name with direct Spanish origins, literally meaning 'girl' or 'small girl' in Spanish. Simple yet distinctive, this name has an endearing quality with its straightforward meaning…

Cissy

Cissy is a feminine diminutive that traditionally serves as a nickname for names like Cecilia, Cecily, or Priscilla. Derived from the Latin 'caecus' meaning 'blind,' its root names were popularized…

Cookie

English

"cookie"

Cookie is most often used as a dog name, and it should stay that way.

Corky

English diminutive of names that start with C

Corky is an old-fashioned nickname, historically used more often for boys with names like Courtney, Corwin, or surnames with the "cor" element. On girls, Corky has been used as a short form of names…

Deeda

English diminutive of names that start with D

Bouncy vintage pet form of names like Dorothy and Dolores.

Dicy

Dicy is a feminine name with historical American roots, particularly in the Southern United States. It likely originated as a diminutive form of names like Eurydice or Candice, or possibly as a…

Dilly

English diminutive of Delia, Greek, or Dilys, Welsh

"born on the island of Delos; genuine, steadfast, true; "

Somewhat light and silly on its own.

Dodie

English diminutive of Dorothy

"gift of god"

Sweet old-fashioned nickname name that could make a comeback in the wake of Sadie, Edie et al. Famous bearers include author Dodie Smith, who wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the…

Dody

English diminutive of Dorothy

"gift of god"

Dodie was the more common form of this name, as in Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians .

Dodo

English diminutive of Dorothy, Greek

"gift of God"

Dodo is one of the few names of the cute repeating-sounds genre that is not alas so cute, being a slang word for someone brainless as well as the name of the infamous extinct bird. Dot, Dottie, Dory,…