Namey Names and Wordy Nicknames

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all :slight_smile:

I know some of us here like a word name, and so I was thinking about ‘namey names’ that could lead to ‘wordy nicknames’.

There are some more obvious/familiar ones - [name_u]Lilian[/name_u] ‘Lily’, [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] ‘Cat’, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ‘Teddy’, [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] ‘Art’, [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] ‘Drew’, [name_u]Finley[/name_u] ‘Fin’, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ‘Penny’ etc - but I’m interested in some more unexpected ones!

So far, I've come up with these:

[name_m]Otto[/name_m] – [name_u]Otter[/name_u]

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] – [name_m]Rad[/name_m]

[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] – [name_m]Jam[/name_m]

[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] – [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_m]Lance[/name_m], [name_m]Law[/name_m]

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] – [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] or [name_f]Star[/name_f]

[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] – [name_u]Soul[/name_u]

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] – [name_f]Posy[/name_f]

[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] – [name_f]Opal[/name_f]

[name_f]Alethea[/name_f] – [name_u]Leaf[/name_u]

[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] – [name_f]Ginger[/name_f], [name_u]Ever[/name_u]

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] – [name_m]Tor[/name_m]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] – [name_u]Pepper[/name_u]

[name_f]Margot[/name_f] – [name_u]Glow[/name_u]

[name_f]Philomena[/name_f] – [name_u]Lemon[/name_u]

[name_u]Amos[/name_u] – [name_m]Moss[/name_m]

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] – [name_m]Moss[/name_m]

[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] – Rain/Rainy

[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] – [name_u]Rebel[/name_u]

[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] – [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] – [name_u]Jet[/name_u]

[name_f]Larissa[/name_f] – [name_u]Lacy[/name_u]

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] – [name_m]Captain[/name_m]

Sylvia/Sylvester – [name_u]Silver[/name_u]

[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] – [name_u]Cricket[/name_u]

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] – [name_f]Lady[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]

[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] – Hugs

[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] – [name_u]Hero[/name_u]

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - [name_m]Chess[/name_m]

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] – [name_m]Cosmic[/name_m]

[name_m]Roger[/name_m] – [name_m]Dodge[/name_m]

[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] – [name_m]Saber[/name_m]

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] – [name_m]Crow[/name_m]

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] – [name_u]Breeze[/name_u]

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] – [name_u]Reef[/name_u]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like any of these? What ideas would you add to the list?

All of this is hypothetical, so nicknames came be a little stretchy and as bold as you like :slight_smile:

Thank you for any answers!

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I grew up with a [name_f]Cécile[/name_f] “Silly” !

More ideas:
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] “Bud”
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] “Bash”
[name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] “Fan”
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] “Van”
[name_f]Zippora[/name_f] “Zipper”
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u] “Valley”
[name_u]Augustine[/name_u] “Guts”
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] “Palm”

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I like a lot of these! Especially [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] “Jam”, [name_f]Margot[/name_f] “Glow”, [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] “Rain”, [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] “Jet”, and [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] “Chess”

I started playing around with these too:
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - Giddy, [name_m]Eon[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f] - [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_u]George[/name_u] / [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] / [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] / [name_u]Georgie[/name_u] - Geode
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m] - Tram
[name_m]Preston[/name_m] - Rest
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f] - Gills
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f] - [name_u]Red[/name_u] (Dread would be too much, unless for a character :face_with_peeking_eye:)
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u] - Wits
[name_u]Everly[/name_u] / [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u] - [name_u]Early[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - Charms
[name_m]Severin[/name_m] - [name_u]Ever[/name_u]

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I really like a lot of these!

[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] “Wren”
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] “Lemon”
[name_f]Fionnuala[/name_f] “Fig”
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u] “Cat”
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] “Fox”
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] “Fern”
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] “Fig”
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] “Sand”
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f] “Glow”
[name_f]Astoria[/name_f] “Story”
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] “Opal”

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@Wandarine thank you!!!

[name_f]Cécile[/name_f] ‘Silly’ is good fun!

[name_u]Loving[/name_u] these ideas!

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] ‘Bud’, [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ‘Bash’, [name_f]Zippora[/name_f] ‘Zipper’, and [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] ‘Valley’ are great! I’m imagining an [name_u]Augustine[/name_u] ‘Guts’ would make a cool name for a character

@Foulbaubleofmansvani thank you!!!

These are fabulous

[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] ‘Eon’ is very cool - scifi vibes!
[name_u]George[/name_u] and co ‘Geode’ is brilliant
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f] ‘Red’ is great - but [name_f]Mildred[/name_f] ‘Dread’ for a character is actually a great idea
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ‘Charms’ is cute

@wishmay thank you!!!

[name_m]Felix[/name_m] ‘Fox’ - I forgot that one - a great choice!!

[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] ‘Lemon’ is very cool! - I forgot [name_f]Philomena[/name_f] ‘Lemon’ too!

[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] ‘Fern’, [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] ‘Wren’, [name_f]Gloria[/name_f] ‘Glora’, [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] ‘Opal’ and [name_f]Astoria[/name_f] ‘Story’ are wonderful!!

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

I like this idea!

From your list my favorites are…

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Posy[/name_f] & [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] nn [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]

I also thought of…

Boys:

Basically any ‘A’ name nn [name_u]Ace[/name_u]

[name_m]Bastian[/name_m] or [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn Bash

[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cash[/name_m]

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] or [name_u]Charles[/name_u] nn [name_m]Cab[/name_m]

[name_u]Charles[/name_u] nn [name_u]Chase[/name_u] or [name_u]Chance[/name_u]

[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] nn [name_u]Dash[/name_u]

[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u], [name_m]Gavriel[/name_m], [name_u]Galen[/name_u] or [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gil[/name_m]

[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jerome[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u] or [name_u]Jameson[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]

[name_m]Christopher[/name_m], [name_m]Crispin[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] or [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] nn [name_m]Lad[/name_m]

[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cole[/name_m]

[name_m]Philip[/name_m] or [name_m]Philippe[/name_m] nn [name_u]Flip[/name_u]

[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] or [name_m]Espen[/name_m] nn [name_u]Penn[/name_u]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Paul[/name_m] or [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nn [name_m]Patch[/name_m]

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Tuck[/name_m]

[name_u]William[/name_u] nn [name_u]Witt[/name_u] or [name_u]Win[/name_u]

Girls:

[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bette[/name_f]

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] or [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]

[name_f]Josefina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Posy[/name_f]

[name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] or [name_f]Katia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]

[name_f]Susanna[/name_f] nn [name_u]Scout[/name_u]

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tabby[/name_f]

[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]

What do you think?

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I just realised you’d be saying [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] with a hard G not a soft G to get Gills :cold_sweat::broken_heart:
-sincerely, no. 1 fan of [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] with a soft G :joy:
(Why I now spell it like Jillian)

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[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] nn [name_u]Solo[/name_u]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] nn Dizzy
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] nn [name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] nn Moth
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] nn [name_u]Minnow[/name_u]
[name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m] nn [name_m]Jedi[/name_m]
[name_m]Taggart[/name_m] nn [name_m]Tag[/name_m]
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m] nn [name_m]Jetty[/name_m]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] nn Pen/n
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]

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I like these ones best on your list:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] – [name_f]Star[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] – [name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] – [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] – [name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] – [name_m]Moss[/name_m]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] – [name_u]Rebel[/name_u]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] – [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] – [name_u]Jet[/name_u]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f] – [name_u]Lacy[/name_u]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] – [name_u]Cricket[/name_u]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] – [name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - [name_m]Chess[/name_m]

Other ideas:
[name_f]Astoria[/name_f]- [name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]- [name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]- [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]- [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]- [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]- [name_f]Cat[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]- Bird/Birdie

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[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] “Cap”
[name_u]Declan[/name_u] “Deck”
[name_u]Dillon[/name_u] “Dill”
[name_u]August[/name_u] “Gust”
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] “Gill”
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f] “Mercy”
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], ect. “Bee”

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[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] “Ladybug”
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] “Artsy”
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] “Bird”
[name_f]Franziska[/name_f] “Frizzy”
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “Pepper” or “Poppy”
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] “Scout”
[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] “Ocean”
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] or [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] “Dare”
[name_f]Alafair[/name_f] “Fairy”
[name_f]Apricity[/name_f] or [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] “City”
[name_f]Astoria[/name_f] “Story”
[name_f]Glenora[/name_f] “Glory”
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] or [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] “Bee”
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] or [name_f]Valencia[/name_f] “Valley”
[name_f]Ziazan[/name_f] “Zany”
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] “Zippy”

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What a fun idea! I love these lists so far. I’ll add…

[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] nn [name_u]Gusty[/name_u]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bird[/name_u]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] nn [name_u]Lyre[/name_u]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_u]Lorry[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] nn Junebug
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nanny[/name_f]
[name_f]Elphaba[/name_f] nn [name_f]Elf[/name_f]
Loviisa nn [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_m]Homer[/name_m] nn Homey
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn [name_u]Doll[/name_u], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_m]Vladimir[/name_m] nn [name_m]Lad[/name_m]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u] nn [name_m]Money[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] nn [name_u]Flip[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] nn [name_f]Jewel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bean[/name_u]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] nn [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] nn [name_u]Red[/name_u]
[name_u]Hartford[/name_u] nn Hearty
[name_m]Damon[/name_m] nn [name_u]Day[/name_u], Dame
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Joe[/name_u], [name_m]Jove[/name_m]
[name_f]Vendetta[/name_f] nn Vend
[name_m]Alastor[/name_m] nn Lass, [name_f]Lassie[/name_f]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn Toady (rather than [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] — a recent literary find!)
[name_f]Winona[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] nn [name_u]Win[/name_u], [name_u]Winner[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruthanne[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rune[/name_u]
[name_m]Newton[/name_m] nn [name_u]New[/name_u], [name_m]Newt[/name_m]

And last but not least, I have a cousin named [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] who goes by [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] …but her dad calls her [name_m]Grit[/name_m], too.

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Peregrine “Grin”
Jasmine “Jazz”
Beatrice “Bee” – will always be a fan of this one
Dustin “Dusk”
Leonie “Lion”
Blythe “Light”
Ferelith “Fée, Fay, Fairy, Ferris, Fair”
Eleonore “Honor”
Meredith “Merry or Merrily”
Holden “Gold”
Oh and I just remembered; Florence “Fleur”

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I love [name_f]Posy[/name_f] for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_m]Chess[/name_m] for [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_m]Tor[/name_m] for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] & [name_u]Reef[/name_u] for [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]!

Ideas ~ [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] ‘Ship’
[name_u]William[/name_u] ‘Lamb’
[name_m]Aurelio[/name_m] ‘Arrow’
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ‘Loopy’ or ‘Loop’
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ‘Lott’
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] ‘Trice’
[name_f]Amara[/name_f] ‘Mars’
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] ‘Hen’
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] ‘Neon’
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] ‘Merry’

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@MichelleM thank you!!
Very much liking: [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ‘Bash’, [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] ‘Pen’, [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] ‘Patch’, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ‘Poppy’, and [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] ‘Scout’!

@shanade213 thank you!!

Enjoying [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ‘Solo’, [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] ‘Dizzy’ (cute!), [name_m]Felix[/name_m] ‘Fox’, [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] ‘Minnow’, [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] ‘Moth’ and [name_f]Sonia[/name_f] ‘Sunny’!!

@sammaegre Thank you!!

[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] ‘Opal’, [name_u]Florence[/name_u] ‘Wren’ and [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] ‘Bird’ are very cool!!

@may.rose thank you!!

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] ‘Cap’, [name_u]Dillon[/name_u] ‘Dill’, [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] ‘Mercy’ (this is great - cheerful [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], but the option not always live up to the meaning :grin:), and [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] ‘Bee’ are wonderful!!

@ElrynTheBookdragon thank you!!

[name_u]Loving[/name_u] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] ‘Ladybug’, [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] ‘Artsy’, Adair/Alasdair ‘Dare’, [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] ‘City’ (how did I forget this :heart_eyes:), and [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] ‘Zippy’!!

@snowmaiden thank you!!!

[name_u]Florence[/name_u] ‘Wren’, Susannah/Annabel ‘Nanny’, Loviisa ‘Love’, [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] ‘Doll’, [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] ‘Jewel’, [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] ‘Red’, [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] ‘Lane’, [name_f]Ruthanne[/name_f] ‘Rune’!, [name_m]Newton[/name_m] ‘New’ are wonderful!
Also, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ‘Toady’ is fun - I can imagine a certain kind of kid pulling it off - where did you find it?

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and [name_m]Grit[/name_m] are such different vibes!

@whimsyberry thank you!!

[name_f]Leonie[/name_f] ‘Lion’, [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] ‘Fay’ ‘Ferris’, [name_f]Eleonore[/name_f] ‘Honor’ and [name_u]Holden[/name_u] ‘Gold’ are brilliant!!

@EdgeOfTheMeadow thank you!!

[name_u]William[/name_u] ‘Lamb’, [name_m]Aurelio[/name_m] ‘Arrow’, [name_f]Helena[/name_f] ‘Hen’, [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] ‘Neon’ and [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] ‘Merry’ are excellent!!

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Honestly, [name_f]English[/name_f] is my second languange and I wasn’t sure if Gills was pronounced with a hard or soft G. I thought it could go either way

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He’s a character in LMA’s short story “Aunt Kipp” (which I am so far really liking as I slowly enjoy my way through her bibliography)!

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I love these sort of name/nickname combos so much, I feel like it makes the traditional names i love, which can feel kind of stuffy and oldfashioned sometimes feel fresher and more modern.
Two of my favorite off of the top of my head are
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]- [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m]- Wish

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@baffled_jessica thank you!!!

Amadeus ‘Day’ and Aloysius ‘Wish’ are very cool!

Ooh that sounds cool! Might have to check that one out :slight_smile:

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Gills is typically pronounced with a hard G over here, to denote gills on a fish - but [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] the name is typically moreso with a soft G, although there are plenty of people who say it with a hard G as well.