Names that are too sweet

By person2

Updated Fri May 12 2023

Sweet names. You don't have to nickname them sugar when that's their name!

Honey
- Origin:
  Word name
- Description:
  Honey entered the US Top 1000 for the first time ever in 2024, following the lead of parents in England, who've elevated this nickname-name to the Top 300 girls' names in the UK. Honey's popularity in the UK can be credited to its status as a cute British celebrity baby name, used by actress Kate Winslet, chef Jamie Oliver, and TV presenter Fearne Cotton, among others.
Candy
- Origin:
  English word name or diminutive of Candace, Latin
- Meaning:
  "white, pure, sincere"
- Description:
  Too sugary sweet and inconsequential for a modern girl.

Valentine
- Origin:
  French variation of Valentina
- Meaning:
  "strength, health"
- Description:
  For a girl, we'd say Val-en-teen, though many would insist on pronouncing it like the holiday.
Sugar
- Origin:
  Word name
- Description:
  You can call your daughter Sugar, but it's probably best to keep it as a term of endearment. For sweet names, you try Dulcie, Honey, Mitsu, Amai, Sherine, Melita, Eulalia, or Melina, but Sugar does work as a generic nickname.

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