Girl name list with nicknames from 1921

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Hello, Nameberry! I recently went to a thrift store and found a book, [name_f]Fabiola[/name_f]. The original owner added a lot of personal info. She wrote that she was a freshwoman at a Northeastern Catholic high school in 1920-21. She put the names of all her friends and their nicknames! I’ll list them in the order they appear.

  1. [name_u]Francis[/name_u] (Noodles)
  2. [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] (Mippie/Rufus)
  3. [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (Snookum)
  4. [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (Patzy)
  5. [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
  6. [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (Bee)
  7. [name_f]Peggy[/name_f] (Topkie)
  8. [name_f]Doris[/name_f] (Pimples)
  9. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (Patches)
  10. [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (Pinky)
  11. [name_f]Flora[/name_f] (Flo)
  12. [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] (Margie)
  13. [name_f]Mildred[/name_f] (Miles-Crow)
  14. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (Connie)
  15. [name_u]Marion[/name_u] (Dobby)
  16. [name_f]Mae[/name_f] (Sonnie)
  17. [name_f]Bessie[/name_f] (Betty)
  18. [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] (Lyo-Donnie)
  19. [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] (Lap)
  20. [name_f]Constance[/name_f] (Connie)
  21. [name_f]Helen[/name_f] (Reedie)
  22. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (Litzie)
  23. [name_f]Helen[/name_f] (Freckles)
  24. [name_f]Nathalie[/name_f] (Nat)
  25. [name_f]Jennette[/name_f] (Jean)
  26. [name_f]Helen[/name_f] (Munnan)
  27. [name_m]Pauli[/name_m] (Slim)
  28. [name_f]Virginia[/name_f] (Bakey)
  29. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (Lukey)
  30. [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
  31. [name_f]Julia[/name_f]

A lot of the unexpected nicknames are based on their surnames.

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Oh my goodness the nicknames are next level, I’m in love :heart_eyes: my favourites are [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] ‘Rufus’ and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ‘Litzie’!

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Ooh these are fun! [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] nn [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] is cool and I’m fascinated by [name_f]Mildred[/name_f] nn Miles-Crow. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn Litzie is fun too

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] these! I guess I like names from the early 1900s then, as lots of these are on my list! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Doris[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: