Girl names with boyish nicknames?

Girl Names
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I have been drawn to that sort of name as of lately, and was wondering if you all could help me brainstorm some more. A few that I have already considered are:

[name]Juniper[/name] “[name]Jay[/name]”
[name]Cornelia[/name] “[name]Neil[/name]”
[name]Olivine[/name] “[name]Olly[/name]”
[name]Lavinia[/name] “[name]Vin[/name]”

Any other ones you can come up with? I’d prefer less common if possible, so something along the lines of [name]Charlotte[/name] “[name]Charlie[/name]” or [name]Alexia[/name] “[name]Alex[/name]” aren’t quite right for me.

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My favorite is one that’s already in your signature: [name]Eleni[/name] nn [name]Leni[/name]! I adore it. [name]Lenny[/name] on a boy seems frumpy and old fashioned and makes me think of the [name]John[/name] Steinbeck novel, but [name]Leni[/name] on a girl is lithe and youthful and interesting. And I don’t feel so bad about more masculine-ish nns on a girl as opposed to an actual full name that’s unisex/masculine. That’s really the only one I love, although I don’t mind [name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Charlie[/name] (although I prefer [name]Lola[/name] and [name]Lottie[/name], personally). I think [name]Evangeline[/name] nn [name]Evan[/name] is sort of cool, too.

[name]Aurora[/name] nn [name]Rory[/name]? Or is that too mainstream, too?

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[name]Cornelia[/name] could be [name]Cory[/name]/[name]Cori[/name] and I prefer it to [name]Neil[/name]. [name]Juniper[/name] could be [name]Perry[/name]/[name]Peri[/name].

[name]Cordelia[/name] “[name]Cori[/name]”
[name]Corinne[/name] “[name]Cori[/name]”
[name]Andromeda[/name] “[name]Andi[/name]”
[name]Wilhelmina[/name] “[name]Willie[/name]/[name]Billie[/name]”
[name]Philippa[/name] “[name]Phil[/name]”
[name]Donatella[/name] “[name]Don[/name]/[name]Donnie[/name]”
[name]Augusta[/name] “[name]Gus[/name]/Auggie”
[name]Jacqueline[/name] “[name]Jack[/name]”
[name]Jacoba[/name] “[name]Jake[/name]”

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[name]Wilhelmina[/name], nickname: [name]Billie[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name], [name]Frances[/name], nickname: [name]Frankie[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name], [name]Delphina[/name], [name]Josephina[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Seraphina[/name], etc, nickname: [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Lucienne[/name], nickname: [name]Lou[/name]/[name]Lu[/name]
[name]Martina[/name], nickname: [name]Marty[/name]/[name]Martie[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name], nickname: [name]Rory[/name]
[name]Olympia[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], nickname: [name]Ollie[/name]/[name]Olly[/name]
[name]Roberta[/name], nickname: [name]Bobbie[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], nickname: [name]Trix[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name], nickname: [name]Penn[/name]
Filomene/[name]Philomene[/name], nickname: Fil, [name]Flip[/name]

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I actually like [name]Larissa[/name] nn [name]Lars[/name]. I think I made that up myself, and I know it’s weird, but to me it’s cute.

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ashthedreamer: I like [name]Leni[/name] with [name]Eleni[/name] too. I think that’s why I like the name so much in general, haha. [name]Evangeline[/name]'s too religious for me, but I do like [name]Evanna[/name]/[name]Evadne[/name] “[name]Evan[/name]”. [name]Aurora[/name] isn’t too mainstream (geez, I sound like the worst hipster) but it’s not personally a name I like.

scarletrune: I like [name]Neil[/name] slightly more for [name]Cornelia[/name], but [name]Cori[/name] is a nice nickname too. Besides, I love [name]Cordelia[/name] and [name]Corinne[/name]! Your other suggestions are nice as well. My favorites would be [name]Andromeda[/name], [name]Wilhelmina[/name], and [name]Philippa[/name].

cj85: Thanks! I like [name]Francesca[/name] but my darned cousin has used [name]Francisco[/name] for her second son. Loving [name]Martina[/name], [name]Olympia[/name], [name]Penelope[/name], and [name]Philomene[/name].

ruefossette: That is neat, and quite creative to boot. I never would have come up with [name]Lars[/name] on my own.

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I think [name]Martie[/name] / [name]Marty[/name] / [name]Marti[/name] is super cute. It would work for [name]Martina[/name] (love), [name]Martene[/name]/[name]Martine[/name], [name]Martha[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name], [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Martelle[/name], etc.

[name]Philomene[/name]/Filomene is one of my favorites. (I think [name]Philomena[/name]/[name]Filomena[/name] is too much).

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This was fun!

[name]Josephine[/name] “[name]Jo[/name]”
[name]Theodora[/name] “[name]Teddy[/name]”
[name]Georgina[/name] “[name]Georgie[/name]”
[name]Franca[/name] “[name]Frankie[/name]”
[name]Clementine[/name] “[name]Clem[/name]”
[name]Samara[/name] “[name]Sammy[/name]”
[name]Caldonia[/name]/calista “[name]Cal[/name]”
[name]Desdemona[/name] “[name]Dezi[/name]”
[name]Regina[/name] “[name]Reggie[/name]”
[name]Reina[/name] “[name]Ray[/name]”
[name]Miranda[/name] “[name]Rand[/name]”
[name]Cassia[/name] “[name]Cash[/name]”
[name]Aurelia[/name] “[name]Ari[/name]”
[name]Perdita[/name] “[name]Perry[/name]”
[name]Paulina[/name] “[name]Paulie[/name]”
[name]Geraldine[/name] “[name]Gerry[/name]”
[name]Natalie[/name] “[name]Nat[/name]”
[name]Katherine[/name] “[name]Kit[/name]”

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[name]Augusta[/name] “[name]Gus[/name]”

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I also like [name]Artemis[/name] nn [name]Arty[/name]. :slight_smile:

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The two girls names on my list with boys nns are:
[name]Leonora[/name] - [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name] - [name]Gus[/name]

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My favorites are [name]Maxine[/name] nn [name]Max[/name] and [name]Leona[/name]/[name]Leora[/name] nn [name]Leo[/name].

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[name]Timothea[/name] with “[name]Timmie[/name]” as a nickname, I think it’s cute that way. If the child wants the nickname or the more feminine sounding name they will have that option. This is one of my favorite names!!!

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I have two for you

[name]Aurora[/name] nn of [name]Rory[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name] nn [name]Georgie[/name] (super cute).

rollo

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[name]Alexandra[/name] nn [name]Alex[/name]