Hey, everyone! I’m on the hunt (no pun intended) for names with animal/bird nicknames. For instance, [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Katrina[/name_f]/[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] nickname [name_f]Cat[/name_f]/[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]. I like unexpected nicknames, too. Like [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] nickname [name_m]Fox[/name_m]. Looking for names for both genders, so go wild! (Again, no pun intended.)
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u] - [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] - [name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] - Panda (I got this a lot as a kid)
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m] - [name_m]Fish[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]/[name_f]Roberta[/name_f] - [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_f]Fauna[/name_f] - [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]/[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - [name_u]Bird[/name_u]/[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_m]Beowulf[/name_m]/[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] - [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Jason[/name_m]/[name_u]Jayden[/name_u]/[name_f]Jaycie[/name_f] - [name_u]Jay[/name_u]
Those are all the ones off the top of my head. My personal favorite is [name_m]Bernard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m].
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] - lynx
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] / [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] / [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] - wren
[name_m]Wyclef[/name_m] - wolf
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] - bear
[name_f]Fabienne[/name_f] - fawn
[name_m]Kent[/name_m] / [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] / [name_m]Christian[/name_m] / [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - kit
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] - puma
[name_f]Monica[/name_f] / [name_f]Monique[/name_f] - monkey
My dd2’s name is spelled [name_f]Katheryn[/name_f] and I realized after she was born we could have called her [name_u]Wren[/name_u] or Ryn.
Oh, I love [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] nn Panda! It reminds me how much I adore [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] nn Panda, like in Skins. [name_f]Fabienne[/name_f] is adorable. 
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f]/[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] nn [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn [name_f]Doe[/name_f]
[name_f]Fauna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m] nn [name_m]Crane[/name_m]/[name_m]Crow[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] nn [name_u]Ren[/name_u]/[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]/[name_m]Leo[/name_m]/[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]/[name_f]Leona[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]/[name_f]Leonie[/name_f] nn [name_m]Lion[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]/[name_m]Colbert[/name_m]/[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]/[name_m]Finnick[/name_m]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u] nn [name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f] nn [name_m]Lynx[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]/[name_m]Liam[/name_m] nn [name_m]Lynx[/name_m]
Or you could just use an animal name as the name, I love these ones:
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Lynx[/name_m]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Doe[/name_f]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]/[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Crane[/name_m]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] these, sorry for repeats.
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] nn Deer
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] nn Ant
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f] nn [name_m]Tig[/name_m], [name_m]Tiger[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_f]Cat[/name_f], [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bat[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bat[/name_m]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/ce nn [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] nn [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] nn Cub
C/[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cricket[/name_f], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Corentin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f] nn [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Doveva[/name_f] nn [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], [name_f]Bunny[/name_f], Lizard
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]/a nn [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m] nn Hamster
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] nn Hare
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] nn Hare
Hawking nn [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Hen[/name_f]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_f]Hen[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] nn [name_f]Dodo[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] nn Jackal
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f] nn Panda
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] nn Magpie
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f] nn Mouse
[name_m]Obadiah[/name_m] nn Badger
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f] nn Owl
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] nn Otter
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tabby[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/e nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] nn Moth
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn Bass
Sperantia nn [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u] nn Stag
[name_f]Swanhilde[/name_f] nn [name_f]Swan[/name_f]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
Wulfric nn [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Zebadiah[/name_m] nn Badger
Personal favourites are [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] “[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]”, [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] “[name_m]Tig[/name_m]”, [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] “Panda”, [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] “Moth”, [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]” and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] “[name_f]Tabby[/name_f]”
Wow!!! That list is my new bible. I especially love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn Lizard. [name_m]How[/name_m] creative is that?!
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Kit/name_u
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m] (or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], or [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], or [name_m]Espen[/name_m])
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bird[/name_u] (not sure where this comes from? But I have heard of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], so why not?)
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bird/name_u
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] nn [name_m]Lion[/name_m]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m] nn Rook - I saw that one around the boards a couple of years ago and I’ve loved it ever since.
[name_m]William[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] nn [name_u]Poe[/name_u].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] (initials F.X.), nn [name_m]Fox[/name_m]? [name_f]Serena[/name_f] or [name_f]Serenity[/name_f], nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. A dinosaur isn’t really an animal, but our [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] is often called M-saurus because that’s how his sister pronounced it when he was born. You can also just pick a nickname, I know an [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] who goes by [name_m]Tiger[/name_m] (could also use [name_m]Teague[/name_m], maybe). A Drake is an animal…