I am looking for girls names that can have a boys name as a nickname. I have come up with…
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]/[name_f]Frances[/name_f] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn [name_f]Charli/name_f
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Joey[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] nn [name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]Andrea[/name_u] nn [name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
What are your favorites of these names? And what are your thoughts on girls names that have masculine nicknames in general? If you have any other ideas feel free to share!
Personally I love [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] but of your list I like [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u].
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] nn [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Toni[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] nn [name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_f]October[/name_f] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_f]Aquinnah[/name_f] nn [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Boheme[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bo[/name_u]
I love [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]/[name_f]Frances[/name_f] ([name_u]Frankie[/name_u]), [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_u]Joey[/name_u]) and [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] ([name_u]Sam[/name_u]/[name_u]Sammy[/name_u]).
I love [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]’ and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]’. [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] are great too!!
[name_f]Leona[/name_f] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m]), [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] ([name_u]Matty[/name_u] and [name_u]Max[/name_u]), [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u] or [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]), [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]/[name_f]Astoria[/name_f]/[name_f]Eliora[/name_f] ([name_u]Rory[/name_u]), [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] ([name_u]Cory[/name_u]) and [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] ([name_m]Cap[/name_m]) are some other faves
My favorite from your list is [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]! [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] is so pretty and [name_u]Max[/name_u] is cute as a nickname.
I also really like the suggestion of [name_f]Leona[/name_f] - [name_m]Leo[/name_m]. It could also work with [name_f]Leonora[/name_f] or [name_f]Leocadia[/name_f].
My favorite is Maxine nn Max. I also really like Frances nn Frankie.
I feel Charlotte nn Charlie is a bit overdone, but regardless is a lovely and timeless name.
I second:
Theodora-Theo/Teddy
Stephanie-Stevie
Antonia-Toni
I like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] best as the full names are elegant and feminine, but the NN’s are masculine, meaning they give options for a wide spectrum.of personalities and traits!
I also like [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] NN [name_u]Max[/name_u] as it’s pretty spunky and I know a couple of [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]/[name_u]Max[/name_u]'s so have good connotations!
Another I think fits your bill would be [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], NN [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] nn [name_u]Ronnie[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] nn [name_f]Leni[/name_f]
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] nn [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] nn [name_u]Mattie[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Cory[/name_u]
I love these sort of names. I think they’re a great way to use a feminine name but give her a more edgy option should she not be the frilly type.
I don’t really like the name [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] but I love [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] as a nn.