Nicknames That Can Standalone?

As most people know, I love nicknames as standalone choices, but I’m in need of some fresh ideas.

On my list right now, I have:

[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]
[name_u]Lexie[/name_u]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]

I don’t count a lot of flower names ([name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], etc) as nicknames, or names that have become established on their own ([name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], etc).

What nicknames do you think can standalone? Are there any favourites you have?

[name_f]Lulu[/name_f] is beyond cute, I like it. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite nicknames are [name_f]Essie[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Lolly[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Franny[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f] and [name_f]Jenny[/name_f]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like any of these?

[name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_f]Coco[/name_f], [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Emme[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Posy[/name_f]/[name_f]Posey[/name_f], [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_u]Jo[/name_u], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] (and [name_f]Katie[/name_f]), [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] all fit in this category I think

@handsallover - [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] and [name_f]Jenny[/name_f] are gorgeous, haha. [name_f]Essie[/name_f]'s adorable too, but I’m not sure on it. Thank you :slight_smile:

@prettygirl - ooh, [name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Posy[/name_f], and [name_f]Katie[/name_f] are lovely :slight_smile:

Not all of these are really nicknames, but they all end in -ee.
[name_m]Rossy[/name_m] (not prn. like [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Idony[/name_f]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
[name_f]Kimberley[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarity[/name_f]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f]
Ophélie
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Eurydice[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mitzi[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_u]Shelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiki[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_u]January[/name_u]
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhapsody[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
Kiersty

And these are my 4-letters-and-under names.
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_u]Issy[/name_u] (nn for [name_f]Corsica[/name_f] on my list)
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
CiCi (nn for [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f])
[name_f]Jill[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f] (nn for [name_f]Mariposa[/name_f])
[name_f]Mimi[/name_f] (nn for [name_f]Naomi[/name_f])
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] (nn for [name_f]Marina[/name_f])
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] (nn for [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] on my list, so sue me)
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] (for [name_f]Emily[/name_f])
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] (for [name_u]Juniper[/name_u])
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Asta[/name_f] (for [name_f]Astrid[/name_f])
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]
[name_f]Elva[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursa[/name_f] (for [name_f]Ursula[/name_f])
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Riva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_m]Ming[/name_m]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_u]Shay[/name_u]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] (for [name_f]Delilah[/name_f])
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
[name_f]Liza[/name_f]
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u] (for [name_f]Arabesque[/name_f])
[name_u]Sal[/name_u]
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f] (Sonalu)
[name_f]Kia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]

You got [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] from didn’t you!:rolleyes:

So many nice ones, thanks Raevyn! ([name_m]Even[/name_m] if they aren’t all nicknames :p)

I like:

[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Kimberley[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f] (more of a GP)
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] (see [name_f]Liberty[/name_f])
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f] (see [name_f]Liberty[/name_f])
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]

any more suggestions?

[name_f]Cat[/name_f], [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_u]Britt[/name_u], [name_m]Lenny[/name_m], [name_f]Aly[/name_f], [name_f]Winny[/name_f], [name_u]Maxy[/name_u], [name_u]Ever[/name_u]

A lot of the names you listed are among my favorite nicknames. Most could stand alone, but one of my siblings is having a [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] soon and the family reaction has been … not so positive (NEVER to the parents, of course). I almost prefer just [name_u]Lou[/name_u], oddly enough? But I’d never be able to pass up the awesome full names [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f].

That said I also like the nicknames:
[name_f]Lula[/name_f] (the A makes all the difference to me)
[name_f]Tess[/name_f] / [name_f]Tessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_u]Kaye[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Meg[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Caddie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Francie[/name_f]
[name_u]Dell[/name_u]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]

[name_f]Mira[/name_f] and [name_f]Vienne[/name_f]

Out of these already mentioned, [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] all feel like full names, although technically originated as nicknames. I prefer [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] to [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but not sure if these count as they are not only nicknames but also [name_m]French[/name_m] variations.

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]/[name_f]Clea[/name_f]
[name_f]Mitzi[/name_f]
[name_f]Bette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lotta[/name_f]

@isoleith - haha, I have [name_f]Louise[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] on my list, so I may use it for them, or on it’s own. I love your suggestions of [name_f]Tess[/name_f], [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] :slight_smile:

@polina - I would class names like [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] as [name_m]French[/name_m] variations of [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] rather than as nicknames, but I really like [name_f]Lena[/name_f] from what you’ve suggested, it’s a family name for me (my great great grandmother was [name_f]Lena[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]), so that boosts it a bit higher on my list too.

[name_u]Abbey[/name_u]
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Tina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]