I’m relatively new here, and not expecting…but more in the thinking about it stage. In talking with my dh about names…he likes more classic names, while I like kind of unusual nicknames.
For example:
[name]Alexander[/name] ([name]Zander[/name]/[name]Xander[/name] or [name]Zane[/name])
[name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Lissa[/name])
[name]Both[/name] of these are family names–but I can’t think about any additional names that we would both like for (future) siblings.
Any ideas for classic names with unusual nicknames?
[name]Susan/name - [name]Sukie[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] - [name]Dot[/name], [name]Dottie[/name], [name]Dolly[/name], [name]Dodie[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] - [name]Hetty[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] - [name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] - [name]Kit[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] - [name]Maisy[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Greta[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] - [name]Sally[/name], [name]Sadie[/name], ([name]Sarita[/name], really you can put -ita on anything, but I knew a girl who went by [name]Sarita[/name] and I think it worked really well.)
[name]Mary[/name] - [name]Maidie[/name], [name]May[/name], [name]Mimi[/name], [name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] - [name]Posy[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name]: Bixie, [name]Bee[/name], and [name]Trixie[/name] for [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]: [name]Rollie[/name], [name]Caro[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]: [name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]: [name]Annie[/name] (not exactly unusual, but unexpected for [name]Diana[/name])
[name]Elizabeth[/name]: Biz/Bizzie/[name]Tibbie[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]: [name]Nell[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]: [name]Lia[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]: [name]Kit[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]: [name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]: [name]Margo[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]: [name]Zanna[/name], [name]Annie[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]: [name]Vika[/name] (vee-ka)
[name]Christopher[/name]: [name]Topher[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]: [name]Ward[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]: [name]Red[/name]
[name]James[/name]: [name]Jem[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]: [name]Cole[/name] (not unusual, but different from the expected [name]Nick[/name])
[name]Nathaniel[/name]: [name]Ned[/name]
Thank you for all of your suggestions! Hopefully we will find a few more that we can both agree on.
One suggestion my DH came up with is [name]Zoey[/name] for [name]Isabella[/name] or [name]Elizabeth[/name] (since they both have a “z” sound). [name]Do[/name] you think that is a valid nickname or just a little bit out there?
My favorite nickname for [name]Alice[/name] is Elkie.
[name]Elisabeth[/name] could also be [name]Elsie[/name], [name]Elsa[/name], [name]Libby[/name], or [name]Bette[/name].
[name]Wilhelmina[/name] could be [name]Billie[/name], [name]Ina[/name], or [name]Minka[/name].
