​
​
Advanced Search

Jazzy Nicknames

vintageluvs
By vintageluvs
Updated Thu May 25 2023
  1. Baby

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Description:

      Usually reserved as a term of endearment, Baby is likely used as a name when parents have yet to choose an official one but need to register their baby. For a girl, it can be considered a nickname for Barbara too.
  2. Bessie

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"

    • Description:

      After a century of association with horses and cows, this name just could be ready for revival by a fearless baby namer -- after all, it did happen to Jessie and Becky.
  3. Bix

    • Origin:

      Modern nickname

    • Description:

      Bix is a cool and jazzy nickname name, thanks to that final x. It's largely associated with the legendary and influential cornet player (and inspiration for the novel Young Man With a Horn), Bix Beiderbecke. He was born Leon Bismark Beiderbecke and his nickname derived from his middle name.
  4. Blue

    • Origin:

      Color name

    • Description:

      Among the coolest of the cool color names, particularly popular with celebs as a unisex middle name.
  5. Bud

    • Origin:

      English nickname

    • Description:

      This is a name you get stuck with, not (we hope) one your parents choose for you.
  6. Buddy

    • Origin:

      English, nickname name

    • Description:

      Until recently it was rarely used as a proper name; Buddy Holly, for example, was christened Charles, and Salinger's Buddy Glass was born Webb. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver did name his fourth child Buddy Bear Maurice--a fittingly named brother to Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela and Petal Blossom Rainbow, and singer Tom Fletcher has a double-nicknamed Buddy Bob.
  7. Bunk

    • Description:

      Bunk is an uncommon masculine name that likely originated as a nickname before occasionally being adopted as a given name. It may derive from the German 'bunke' meaning 'bone' or could be a short form of names like Bunker. The name has a distinct, punchy quality with its short, one-syllable structure. Historically, Bunk has appeared as a nickname in American culture, sometimes associated with rural or Southern communities. While not widely used as a formal given name, it has a friendly, unpretentious quality that some parents might find appealing. The name's brevity and hard consonant ending give it a masculine edge, while its informality projects a down-to-earth character.

  8. Buster

    • Origin:

      Modern nickname

    • Description:

      An old-fashioned nickname in the Bud/Buzz/Biff mold; this one's kind of belligerent. Michelle Hicks and Jonny Lee Miller moved outside the box when they used it for their son--given the safer middle name of Timothy.
  9. Bunny
    • Cab

      • Origin:

        English diminutive of Cabell

      • Description:

        Even for lovers of Cab (born, yes, Cabell) Calloway's music, the connection to 'Taxi!' is too strong.
    • Chet

      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Chester

      • Meaning:

        "fortress, walled town"

      • Description:

        Chet is an old-fashioned short form that, ala Ned and Joe, is starting to sound cool again.
    • Cannonball
      • Cat
        • Chink
          • Chu
            • Conte
              • Cornbread
                • Duke

                  • Origin:

                    English rank of nobility

                  • Description:

                    While John Wayne and Duke Ellington are worthy role models, the reason Duke is currently enjoying a revival and returned to the Top 1000 in 2013 as one of the year's fastest-rising boys’ names is more likely due to the name given to high-profile TV couple Giuliana and Bill Rancic. Christened Edward Duke, he has always been called by his middle name, just as Edward Duke Ellington was. Duke is just one of several aristocratic titles being increasingly used by ordinary citizens.
                • Dizzy
                  • Fats