Although this is for a writing project, I thought it would belong here. I’m looking for traditionally male names that have feminine (or unisex) nicknames.
So far, I’ve got:
[name_u]James[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gill[/name_u]
[name_m]Reymond[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rey[/name_u]
[name_m]Salvador[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sal[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] nn [name_u]Tris[/name_u], Trissy
Any ideas?
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cass[/name_u] is a favorite of mine.
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] “[name_f]Attie[/name_f]” or “Lissy”
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m] “[name_f]Polly[/name_f]”
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] “[name_u]Cass[/name_u]” or “[name_f]Cassy[/name_f]”
[name_u]James[/name_u] “[name_u]Jamie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Amias[/name_m] - “[name_f]Amy[/name_f]”
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] or [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] - “[name_f]Emma[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]”
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] or [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] - “[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] or [name_m]Luke[/name_m] or [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] - “[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]”
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] - “[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]”
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]/[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]/[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]/[name_m]Casper[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cass[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_f]Attie[/name_f]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jazz[/name_u]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]/[name_m]Truett[/name_m] nn [name_u]True[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] nn [name_u]Win[/name_u]/[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]/[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] nn [name_u]Clem[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]/[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] nn [name_u]Remy[/name_u]/[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]/[name_m]Julius[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] nn [name_m]Iggy[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sasha[/name_u]/[name_u]Lex[/name_u]
[name_m]Valentin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Val[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] “[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “[name_u]Tobi[/name_u]”
[name_m]Judah[/name_m] “[name_u]Jude[/name_u]”
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] “[name_u]Josie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] “[name_f]Mina[/name_f]”
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] “[name_f]Lola[/name_f]”
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] “[name_f]Patty[/name_f]”
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] ‘[name_f]Flick[/name_f]’ ‘[name_u]Fee[/name_u]’
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] ‘[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]’
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Ari[/name_u]’
[name_m]Davis[/name_m] ‘[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]’
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]/[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] ‘[name_f]Em[/name_f]’ '[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] ‘Ells’
[name_m]Salvatore[/name_m] - [name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - [name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] - [name_u]Jem[/name_u]/[name_u]Jemmy[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]/[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] - [name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
I thought of some more:
[name_u]Abbott[/name_u] - “[name_u]Abby[/name_u]”
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - “[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]”
There’s a lot so I’m just going to use some boy names I personally really like.
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] - [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_u]Clem[/name_u] (unisex but [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] “[name_u]Clem[/name_u]” is a lot more common)
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] - [name_u]Nelly[/name_u], [name_u]Lennie[/name_u]
Any D- name could be [name_f]Deedee[/name_f]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m] - [name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_u]Maxime[/name_u] - [name_u]Maxie[/name_u]
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m] - [name_f]Honey[/name_f]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m] - [name_f]Demi[/name_f]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] - [name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] - [name_f]Merry[/name_f]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] - [name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m] - [name_f]Mari[/name_f]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] - [name_f]Cece[/name_f]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_f]Theda[/name_f]
[name_m]Eliezer[/name_m] nn [name_u]Elie[/name_u] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_u]Nat[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] nn [name_f]Liv[/name_f] or [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] nn [name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] nn [name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u] nn [name_u]Dani[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m] (or any [name_m]Ry[/name_m] or Ri name) nn Riri
[name_m]Alan[/name_m] nn [name_f]Ally[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m]/[name_m]Jack[/name_m]/[name_m]Jackson[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jackie[/name_u]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m] nn [name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m] nn [name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - [name_f]Tori[/name_f], [name_u]Vic[/name_u], [name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m] - [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] - [name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] - [name_f]Lacy[/name_f]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - [name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] - [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Aggie[/name_f]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] nn [name_u]Fran[/name_u]
[name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m] nn [name_f]Rosey[/name_f]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sandy[/name_u]
I’m not a fan of feminine nn for boys. I know someone with a “feminine” name & he hates it.
I love feminine nicknames on boys. One I haven’t seen mentioned is [name_m]Harold[/name_m] nn [name_u]Halley[/name_u]. I’m also personally a fan of [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sascha[/name_u], [name_f]Aly[/name_f], and [name_u]Lexi[/name_u]; [name_u]Michael[/name_u] nn [name_u]Mischa[/name_u]; and [name_m]Julian[/name_m] / [name_m]Julius[/name_m] nn Jul ([name_f]Jewel[/name_f]), [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_u]Juli[/name_u].
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] - [name_f]Miah[/name_f]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] - [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] or [name_f]Mags[/name_f]
[name_m]Killian[/name_m] - [name_f]Kiki[/name_f]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - V or [name_f]Vicky[/name_f]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] - [name_u]Joss[/name_u] or [name_f]Josey[/name_f]