Help! feminine name with a unisex nn??

I really love the nn [name]Charlie[/name] for a little girl, but would like a full name that is more feminine. I like [name]Charlene[/name] but not in love with it. Any suggestions? Is there any names I have overlooked? I am open to other suggestions, but want to stick with a name that has a unisex nn. I am also not interested in anything too popular. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Charisma[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Charla[/name]
[name]Charity[/name]
[name]Charlise[/name]
[name]Charlisa[/name]

I really love [name]Dot[/name]'s Mom’s suggestion of [name]Charlotte[/name] for [name]Caroline[/name].

I know that somewhere there’s a long thread featuring boyish nicknames for feminine names, but I haven’t been able to located it. (I’m so sorry! I’m sure that someone will be able to dig it up!)

In the meantime, you may also like:

[name]Arabella[/name]: [name]Ari[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name] (popular): [name]Alex[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]: [name]Rory[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]: [name]Gus[/name]/[name]August[/name]/[name]Augie[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]: [name]Cam[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]/[name]Frances[/name]: [name]Frankie[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Georgiana[/name]/[name]Georgina[/name]: [name]Georgie[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]/[name]Julia[/name]/[name]Juliana[/name]: [name]Jules[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]: [name]Lou[/name]/[name]Louie[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]: [name]Vinnie[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]: [name]Mattie[/name]
[name]Samara[/name]: [name]Sam[/name]
[name]Thomasina[/name]: [name]Tommie[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]: [name]Ronnie[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

[name]Charisse[/name] - derived from [name]Charis[/name], Greek, “grace”
[name]Charis[/name] is ok itself, not sure how to say it. I went to junior high with a [name]Charisse[/name]. She wasn’t called [name]Charlie[/name], but another one may.

lol you have very good taste:) [name]Charlie[/name] is the perfect nn for a girl and full form is usually [name]Charlotte[/name]. Good luck:)

[name]Charlene[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] are the most obvious full names for [name]Charlie[/name]. Other names with boyish nns:

[name]Alberta[/name] ([name]Al[/name], [name]Bert[/name])
[name]Bernadette[/name]/[name]Bernadine[/name] ([name]Bernie[/name])
Bilhah ([name]Billy[/name])
Biljana (bil-YAH-nah) nickname [name]Billy[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] ([name]Cody[/name])
[name]Danica[/name] ([name]Danny[/name])
[name]Christiana[/name] ([name]Chris[/name])
Fergusia ([name]Fergie[/name])
[name]Francesca[/name]/[name]Frances[/name]/[name]Franziska[/name] ([name]Frankie[/name])
[name]Giovanna[/name] ([name]Jo[/name])
[name]Harriet[/name] ([name]Harry[/name])
[name]Henrietta[/name] ([name]Henry[/name])
[name]Ignatia[/name] ([name]Iggy[/name])
[name]Jamesina[/name] ([name]James[/name], [name]Jim[/name], [name]Jimmy[/name] or [name]Jamie[/name])
[name]Josephine[/name]/[name]Josefa[/name] ([name]Jo[/name], [name]Joey[/name])
[name]Juliet[/name] ([name]Jules[/name])
[name]Nicolette[/name]/[name]Nicolina[/name] ([name]Nicki[/name])
[name]Roberta[/name] ([name]Bobby[/name])
[name]Stefania[/name] ([name]Stevie[/name])
[name]Willa[/name]/[name]Willow[/name]/[name]Wilhelmina[/name] ([name]Billy[/name], [name]Will[/name])

I love [name]Charlie[/name] for a girl! [name]Charlize[/name] like [name]Charlize[/name] [name]Theron[/name] is the only other name I can think of for [name]Charlie[/name]. [name]Charlise[/name] was suggested, I just thought I’d bring up the “z” variation.

[name]Samantha[/name] - nn [name]Sam[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name] - [name]Max[/name]
[name]Alana[/name] - could get you nn [name]Alan[/name]
[name]Bernice[/name] - [name]Bernie[/name]
[name]Edna[/name] - [name]Eddie[/name]/[name]Edie[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] - ditto
[name]Edith[/name] - ditto
[name]Federica[/name] - nn [name]Freddie[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name] - [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Michelle[/name] - [name]Mickie[/name]
[name]Michaela[/name] - [name]Mickie[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] - [name]Nat[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name] - [name]Nick[/name] or [name]Nickie[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] - [name]Ollie[/name] - one of my favorites.
[name]Paulina[/name] - nn [name]Paulie[/name]
[name]Rhoda[/name] - [name]Rhodie[/name]
[name]Sean[/name] - not a nn but I love for a girl
[name]Toby[/name] - ditto
[name]Rosemarie[/name] - [name]Romy[/name]

My cousin’s nn is [name]Charlie[/name]… her given name is [name]Charlene[/name]…
i also like [name]Jessamyn[/name] with nn of [name]Jessie[/name]

It’s so funny I didn’t even think of [name]Jessie[/name]. That’s my grandmothers name. It must feel more like a girls name to me now. :slight_smile:

Thank you for your suggestions! I am having the hardest time deciding. Your input is greatly appreciated, as I have being driving my husband nuts!

I love the name [name]Charlotte[/name], or how about [name]Charlize[/name], [name]Charleston[/name], [name]Charity[/name] or [name]Chastity[/name].

I really like [name]Charlie[/name] from [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Lenora[/name]- [name]Len[/name], [name]Lenny[/name]
[name]Leona[/name]- [name]Leo[/name], [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]- [name]Max[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]- [name]Randy[/name]
[name]Regina[/name]- [name]Reggie[/name]
[name]Roberta[/name]- [name]Bobbie[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]- [name]Bernie[/name] or [name]Benny[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]- [name]Teddy[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]- [name]Marty[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]- [name]Martie[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]- [name]Freddy[/name]
[name]Edwina[/name]- [name]Eddie[/name]
[name]Davina[/name]-[name]Davie[/name]
Daveney-[name]Davie[/name]
[name]Denine[/name]- [name]Denny[/name]
[name]Denise[/name]-[name]Denny[/name]
[name]Danita[/name]- [name]Danny[/name]
[name]Sydney[/name]- [name]Syd[/name]/[name]Sid[/name]
[name]Antoinette[/name]- [name]Tony[/name]/[name]Toni[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]- [name]Tony[/name]/[name]Tony[/name]
[name]Jolene[/name]- [name]Joey[/name]
[name]Joanna[/name]- [name]Joey[/name]

I think [name]Charlotte[/name] is the best choice. It’s so classic! There was a nameberry blog post a long time ago about girly names with tomboy nicknames. Here is the URL https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/06/12/girly-names-with-tomboy-nicknames/