🐝 names with animal nicknames

I am not usually one for nicknames, but I do cherish a good one sometimes. I love a little theme, and this one’s for animals. Some I have thus far:

  • Beatrice/Beatrix ‘Bea’

  • [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] ‘Pan’

  • [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] ‘Hare’

  • [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] ‘Dolphin’

  • [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] ‘Doe’

  • [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] ‘Bear’

  • [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] ‘Bear’

  • [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ‘Fox’


I am at a bit of a loss for anymore names, so I’d figured the creative Berries could help. I’m looking for both boys and girls’ names! Thank you :heart:

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[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] “Cat” is an obvious one.

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A lot of these are very stretchy

[name_f]Wrenley[/name_f] - [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Belphoebe[/name_f] - [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m] - [name_m]Seal[/name_m]
Nocturne - [name_u]Owl[/name_u]
[name_f]Begonia[/name_f] - Bug
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - Bug
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f] - Lark/Bird/Birdie
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] - Bird/Birdie (I always think of [name_u]Florence[/name_u] having the nickname Birdie)
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m] - [name_u]Bear[/name_u]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] - [name_u]Cricket[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u] - [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] - [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_u]Aquila[/name_u] - [name_u]Eagle[/name_u] / [name_u]Bird[/name_u]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f] - [name_m]Lion[/name_m]
[name_u]Lupin[/name_u] - [name_u]Wolf[/name_u]
[name_f]Mayflower[/name_f] - Mouse
Morse - Mouse
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f] - [name_u]Owl[/name_u]

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Some of these got silly maybe :grin:

Ottilie/Ottoline/Otto ‘Otter’

[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] ‘Wolf’

[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] ‘Cat’/‘Kitty’

Henrietta/Henry ‘Hen’

Leandra/Leander/Leonard ‘Lion’

[name_m]Tadhg[/name_m] ‘Tiger’

Mira/Mira [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] ‘Meerkat’

[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] ‘Sheep’/‘Sheepy’

[name_f]Brigid[/name_f] ‘Birdie’

[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] ‘Bat’

[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] ‘Rhino’

[name_u]Amos[/name_u] ‘Mouse’

[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u] ‘Lynx’

[name_u]Laramie[/name_u] ‘Llama’

Olwyn/Olwen/Olson ‘Owl’

[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] ‘Duck’/‘Ducky’

Elijah/Elias ‘Eel’

[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] ‘Sable’

Roscoe/Caroline ‘Crow’

Elizabeth/Lizette/Lisette ‘Lizard’

Zebediah/Zebedee ‘Zebra’

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] ‘Goose’

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I’m just gonna throw out [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] “Bear” because it’s a nickname used for me sometimes and I’ve heard it used by other Hannahs!

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I’ve known a few Katie’s who sometimes went by Katydid
Christine-Cricket
Deborah-Dovie
Elizabeth-Birdie

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Here’s a similar topic I made a few years ago that has some creative ideas!

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[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] or [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] and [name_f]Bee[/name_f]

[name_u]Kitty[/name_u] for [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]

[name_f]Cat[/name_f] for [name_f]Catlin[/name_f]

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[name_f]Bunnie[/name_f] from [name_f]Bonnibel[/name_f]

[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] from [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]

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shocked to see that nobody has said deborah “bee”!!

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What comes to mind is [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] - [name_f]Lady[/name_f] Bug!!

I’ve also heard of

[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] - [name_u]Otter[/name_u]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f] - [name_m]Lion[/name_m]

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Not sure how many of these I would actually use but I fell down a bit of a rabbit hole and couldn’t stop looking

[name_m]Felix[/name_m] nn [name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] or [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn [name_u]Otter[/name_u]
[name_m]Crusoe[/name_m] nn [name_m]Crow[/name_m]
[name_m]Waylon[/name_m] nn Whale
[name_m]Newton[/name_m] nn [name_m]Newt[/name_m]
[name_m]Elikai[/name_m] or [name_f]Zelkova[/name_f] or [name_f]Selkie[/name_f] nn [name_u]Eli[/name_u]
Croydon nn [name_u]Koi[/name_u]
[name_m]Jebadiah[/name_m] or [name_m]Obadiah[/name_m] or [name_m]Zebadiah[/name_m] nn Badger
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u] nn [name_u]Lynx[/name_u]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] or [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] or [name_m]Antonio[/name_m] or [name_u]Constantine[/name_u] or [name_f]Anatolia[/name_f] or [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] or [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] or [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] or [name_m]Brantley[/name_m] or [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] or [name_m]Antioch[/name_m] or [name_f]Chantal[/name_f] or [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] or [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] nn Ant
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f] or [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] or [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u] or [name_f]Camila[/name_f] nn Chameleon
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] nn Moth
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] or [name_f]Indira[/name_f] or [name_m]Belvedere[/name_m] nn Deer
[name_f]Dolce[/name_f] or [name_f]Domenica[/name_f] or [name_f]Sedona[/name_f] or [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] or [name_f]Donatella[/name_f] or [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f] or [name_f]Meadow[/name_f] or [name_u]Shadow[/name_u] nn [name_f]Doe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Soraya[/name_f] or [name_f]Esmeray[/name_f] or [name_f]Loraine[/name_f] or [name_f]Freya[/name_f] or [name_m]Aurelien[/name_m] or [name_u]Brayden[/name_u] or [name_m]Dougray[/name_m] [name_m]Thackeray[/name_m] or [name_u]Grayson[/name_u] or [name_u]Andre[/name_u] nn [name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_f]Grazielle[/name_f] nn [name_f]Gazelle[/name_f]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] [name_u]Walter[/name_u] nn Narwhal
Serephin [name_u]Charles[/name_u] or [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_u]Charles[/name_u] or [name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]Charles[/name_u] nn [name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_f]Wanda[/name_f] or [name_f]Swanhild[/name_f] nn [name_u]Swan[/name_u]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] or [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] or [name_f]Sahara[/name_f] nn Hare
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn Lizard
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] or [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] or [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] nn Magpie
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] nn Ocelot
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] nn Rhino
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u] [name_m]Mikhail[/name_m] nn Quail
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] or [name_m]Bruce[/name_m] or [name_m]Crusoe[/name_m] or [name_m]Pruitt[/name_m] or [name_m]Truett[/name_m] or [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] or [name_m]Truman[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rooster[/name_u]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] [name_u]Ray[/name_u] nn Manta [name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] or [name_u]Maddox[/name_u] or [name_f]Roxanne[/name_f] nn [name_m]Ox[/name_m]
[name_f]Imana[/name_f] [name_u]Teagan[/name_u] nn Manatee
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] or [name_f]Cecile[/name_f] or [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] or [name_f]Selah[/name_f] nn [name_m]Seal[/name_m]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] nn Meerkat
[name_f]Ebony[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bunny[/name_f]

Less realistic:
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] nn Salamander
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m] nn Ape
[name_m]Troubadour[/name_m] nn Badger
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f] or [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] or [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] or [name_f]Selah[/name_f] nn Eel
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m] nn Swallow
[name_f]Bathilda[/name_f] or [name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f] or [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] nn [name_m]Bat[/name_m]
Moscow nn Cow
[name_m]Albus[/name_m] nn Bass
[name_f]Celinka[/name_f] nn [name_u]Lynx[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsbet[/name_f] nn [name_f]Butterfly[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] or [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] or [name_m]Zaccariah[/name_m] nn Caribou
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f] nn [name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_f]Michiko[/name_f] or [name_f]Sachiko[/name_f] or [name_f]Chicago[/name_f] nn [name_f]Chickadee[/name_f]
[name_u]Bowen[/name_u] nn [name_u]Boa[/name_u]
[name_m]Cleveland[/name_m] or [name_u]Leland[/name_u] or [name_f]Vreeland[/name_f] nn Eland
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn Gopher
[name_u]Beverly[/name_u] or [name_m]Belvedere[/name_m] nn Beaver
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u] or [name_u]Jack[/name_u] or [name_u]Jacoby[/name_u] or [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] nn Jackal
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] or [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] or [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] or [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] or [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] or [name_f]Anatolia[/name_f] or [name_f]Donatella[/name_f] or [name_m]Donatello[/name_m] or [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] or [name_f]Sonata[/name_f] nn Gnat

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[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bird[/name_u]
[name_f]Elke[/name_f] nn Elk
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnibel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bunny[/name_f] (@Strawberry.Bunny!)
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] nn Fly
[name_f]Doveva[/name_f] nn [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] nn [name_u]Otter[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn Ladybird

[name_u]Robert[/name_u] nn [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u] nn [name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] nn [name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bat[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] nn [name_u]Wolf[/name_u]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bear[/name_u]

One of my favorite things about nicknames, though, are that they can really come from anyplace. I’m a [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] nicknamed ‘Mouse,’ and I babysit a N0elle nicknamed ‘Bird!’ They both come from different aspects of our personalities that parents have seen in us!

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I’ve always loved the idea of [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] ‘Tadpole’ :pleading_face:

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When I was younger, I absolutely adored the idea of having a son named Ronan and calling him my “Little Seal” :pleading_face: This topic reminded me of that again!

There was also a user on here a few years ago named Mira whose family called her “Mirkat” (like Meerkat) which I think is cute.

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