Cool Girls Nicknames

Josie

English, diminutive of Josephine, feminine of Joseph, Hebrew

"Jehovah increases"

Josie is jaunty and friendly: among the most winning of all nickname names. She's been on the Social Security list since records began being kept. Josie and the Pussycats , revolving around an…

Lottie

Diminutive of Charlotte, English

"free man"

Sweet Charlotte nickname Lottie might be considered a nostalgic great-grandma name that conjures up lockets and lace, and — like Nellie, Josie, Hattie, Tillie, and Milly — has considerable vintage…

Allie

Variation or diminutive of Alexandra, Alice or Allison; Greek, German or Scottish

"defending men or noble"

Allie is one short form that's gotten so popular it's often used as a name on its own. Cute, friendly, yet we'd recommend using one of the proper names such as Alice to give your daughter an option.…

Jessie

Anglicized form of Teasagh or diminutive of Jessica, Hebrew

"behold or wealthy"

Jessie has never been used as much as Jennie/Jenny, partly because it's a boys’ name as well (spelled Jesse), but it does have a friendly and unpretentious pioneer feel. In Scotland, it's found as an…

Maddie

Diminutive of Madeline or Madison, English

"woman from Magdala or son of Matthew"

Britney Spears' little sister Jamie Lynn was one of the first to put this nickname on the birth certificate. Cute for a child, but we recommend giving her the option of the full name for later use.

Ollie

Short form of Olive or Olivia, Latin

"olive tree"

Less used than Liv or Livvy, Ollie is a boyish nickname for girls, sometimes used for Olivia and Olive. Currently out of the US charts, you might be surprised to learn that Ollie actually ranked more…

Arli

Arli is a feminine name with multiple possible origins, including as a diminutive of Arlene or as a modern, simplified spelling of Arlie. This concise, playful name carries a contemporary feel while…

Georgie

Greek

"farmer"

A spunky boyish diminutive in the vein of Frankie, Billie and Charlie, but far less popular in the US. Georgie could be a nickname for Georgia, Georgette, Georgina or Georgiana – or just use it as it…

Teddy

Diminutive of Theodora, Greek

"gift of God"

Cute boyish short forms like Stevie, Scottie, Frankie and Billie are in some ways a relic of the past, when girls were given feminized versions of their father's names, but now, they're back in as…