Nicknames you love, but have no full name to go with

General Name Discussion
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I have nicknames that I love, but can’t find full names to go with them. Does anyone else have this problem? I would love to hear about it.

[name]Liv[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name] [name]Liv[/name] but won’t use [name]Olivia[/name] due to popularity)
[name]Evie[/name] ([name]Love[/name] this nn and I like [name]Evelyn[/name], but not enough to use it)
[name]Ellie[/name] ([name]Haven[/name]'t found a name I love yet for this one)
[name]Libby[/name] ([name]Love[/name] this one almost as much as [name]Liv[/name]. The only name I like with it so far is [name]Liberty[/name] and I am not 100% in love with it)
[name]Pip[/name] (I think this is cute. I do like [name]Piper[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name], but would like other options)
[name]Remy[/name] (I like this nn for a boy or girl, but I don’t like [name]Remy[/name] as a stand-alone name)
[name]Tate[/name] (Also like this for a boy or girl but can’t find a longer name to go with it besides [name]Tatum[/name])

[name]Gabe[/name] (I love [name]Gabriel[/name] so much, but it’s just too popular for me)
[name]Gus[/name] (I love [name]Gus[/name] but I don’t like [name]August[/name] and can’t think of any other longer names for it)
[name]Wes[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name] [name]Wes[/name]. I do like [name]Wesley[/name] but I’m not in love with it)
[name]West[/name] (I think [name]West[/name] is so cool but I don’t like [name]Weston[/name])
[name]Tripp[/name] (I don’t think I would have the guts the use this as a stand-alone name but I can’t think of a longer version)
[name]Remy[/name] ([name]Love[/name] this nn on both sexes but can’t find a longer name)
[name]Tate[/name] ([name]Love[/name] this for a boy nn also, but the only name I can find that’s longer is [name]Tatum[/name], which I prefer on a girl)

Thanks for any suggestions!

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[name]GiGi[/name]: Not really into [name]Giovanna[/name], but that could change.

[name]Gabe[/name]: I also love this name. I have been dreaming about meeting someone named [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Kai[/name] for years. Lol

[name]Liam[/name]: Cannot use [name]William[/name], it’s incorporated some way in my Grandfathers, Uncle, and Cousin’s name.

Auggie: I like [name]August[/name]/[name]Augustus[/name], but cannot picture my child with that name.

[name]Cole[/name] & [name]Colt[/name]: Can stand alone, but I would [name]Love[/name] to you use the longer name [name]Colton[/name], but it does not work with my last name. Plus, my teenage niece says their are too many [name]Colton[/name]'s in her school.

Winnie: I adore the name Rhoswen at the moment, but I think pronunciation issues will be a major problem for her if I decide to use that name. Winifred I am not a fan of, so that was out the moment I saw -fred.

[name]Dash[/name]: [name]Love[/name] [name]Dashiell[/name], but on the fence about using it as a first name.

[name]Rory[/name]: I just fell in love with this nickname when I thought I was going to use [name]Aurora[/name] somewhere in my daughter’s name. It’s become too popular for me and most people I know have trouble pronouncing it.

[name]Toby[/name]/[name]Tobi[/name]: Thanks to “Good [name]Luck[/name] [name]Charlie[/name]” I can see this nn soaring up a few levels. I was still on the fence on whether I like [name]Tobias[/name] or [name]Tobiah[/name] more, after the name on the show was chosen, my interest has went down.

[name]Cal[/name]: Like it to honor my grandmother’s maiden name, but I fell out of like/love with [name]Calvin[/name] by the time I hit 5th grade.

Saki: Japanese wine, but not sure many people will know.

Saku: I think this may sometimes be misheard as suck you or something worse…

[name]Sookie[/name] or [name]Suki[/name]: I like it since I started watching “[name]Gilmore[/name] Girls,” but the [name]Jersey[/name] Shore person, kinda turned me off the name.

[Saki, Saku, [name]Sookie[/name], or [name]Suki[/name]: Can be used for [name]Sakura[/name], but not sure how well it will be pronounce in Southern U.S.]

[name]Lily[/name]: I am in completely smitten with the name [name]Liliana[/name], yet [name]Lily[/name] is too popular for me as a stand alone name. So, if I am still in love with [name]Liliana[/name], I will just call her [name]Lilou[/name].

[name]May[/name] add more later…this is all I can remember for now.

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[name]Miri[/name]/[name]Mira[/name]: I haven’t found a full name that I love that can use both of them.

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[name]Gus[/name]: I love it as a nickname, but I don’t love any full versions of it.

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[name]Liv[/name], [name]Evie[/name] & [name]Kitty[/name]. I don’t want to use [name]Olivia[/name] because of popularity, even though I really like it. [name]Evie[/name]'s adorable, but I don’t like [name]Eva[/name], [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Yvette[/name], [name]Yvonne[/name] or any other variations. [name]Kitty[/name] is so sweet, but I don’t like [name]Cathy[/name] & [name]Katherine[/name].

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[name]Stephanie[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

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Babynamer, here’s some ideas. Most you have probably already thought of! But hopefully I can be some help. I have put 's next to my favourites.
[name]Liv[/name] : [name]How[/name] about [name]Olive[/name]?
[name]Evie[/name] : [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Everly[/name], [name]Yvonne[/name], [name]Evelina[/name], [name]Evalina[/name], Avelina, [name]Genevieve[/name], Evandra, Evana, [name]Evette[/name], [name]Elvira[/name], Everie
[name]Ellie[/name] : [name]Elisabeth[/name], [name]Ella[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Ellen[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elaine[/name], [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Eldora[/name], [name]Eliana[/name], [name]Arielle[/name], [name]Chantelle[/name], [name]Rochelle[/name], [name]Michelle[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] : Can only think of [name]Elizabeth[/name], sorry!
[name]Pip[/name] : [name]Phillipa[/name], [name]Pheobe[/name], [name]Penelope[/name]. I love [name]Piper[/name] though.
[name]Remy[/name]: [name]Rosemary[/name]*, [name]Remington[/name], Remaya
[name]Tate[/name] : [name]Nathaniel[/name] (boy).

[name]Gabe[/name] : I can’t think of anything other than [name]Gabrielle[/name]. You could always use [name]Gabe[/name] as the middle name, with a ‘fuller’ first name. But nn becomes [name]Gabe[/name].
[name]Gus[/name] : Ohh I love [name]August[/name]. Otherwise, [name]Angus[/name], [name]Augustine[/name], Guston, [name]Gideon[/name], [name]Fergus[/name], [name]Ferguson[/name].
[name]Wes[/name] : I love the name [name]West[/name].
[name]West[/name] : I think this is enough on it’s own!
[name]Tripp[/name] : [name]Wyatt[/name] (a stretch I know!)
[name]Remy[/name] : [name]Remus[/name]* (fond memories for harry potter fans, hehe)
[name]Tate[/name] : [name]Nathanial[/name]*

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Girls
[name]Winnie[/name] (I don’t like [name]Winifred[/name] at all but I think [name]Winnie[/name] is really cute. I have been searching for a good name)
[name]Lottie[/name] (I like [name]Charlotte[/name] but it is way to popular)
[name]Maggie[/name] ( I am not a huge fan of [name]Margaret[/name] and am unsure about [name]Magdalen[/name])

Boys
Skander (I don’t really like [name]Alexander[/name] but don’t think this is a good full name)
[name]Kai[/name] ( Prn. to rhyme with bye. So far the only name that I have found that I could use this for is [name]Malachi[/name], which I like but am unsure of)
[name]Ike[/name] (I like [name]Isaiah[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name] but both are to popular)
[name]Will[/name] (I love [name]Will[/name] but [name]William[/name] is to popular and am unsure about [name]Willoughby[/name])
[name]Tay[/name] (Right now I have this as a nn for [name]Octavian[/name] but I am not sure if it is to out there)

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I love the following, but I don’t like ANY of the long versions… funny thing is they are all m names

[name]Milly[/name]/[name]Millie[/name]
[name]Milla[/name]
[name]Mina[/name]

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I usually have the opposite problem, but here are some I like more than the full names they’re conventionally associated with or that lack full names:

[name]Mitzi[/name] - [name]Miriam[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Maria[/name]
[name]Mindy[/name] - [name]Melinda[/name]
[name]Babs[/name] - [name]Barbara[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name] - [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Posey[/name] - [name]Josephine[/name] (yes, it can be used for other names but IIRC I’m not terribly fond of any of them, especially [name]Josephine[/name])
[name]Kip[/name] - [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Kit[/name] - [name]Katherine[/name] (overdone, my sister is one and every other girl in some of my classes was a [name]Katie[/name] or a [name]Kate[/name])
[name]Molly[/name], [name]Polly[/name] - [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Liz[/name], [name]Lizzy[/name], [name]Tibby[/name], [name]Libby[/name], [name]Buffy[/name], [name]Betsy[/name] - [name]Elizabeth[/name] (has several cute nicknames, but the full name is so overdone and I’ve never been fond of the -beth part or the nickname [name]Beth[/name])
[name]Meg[/name] - [name]Margaret[/name] (I don’t hate [name]Margaret[/name] at all and it isn’t quite as overdone as [name]Elizabeth[/name], but I’ve known so many. I like several international variations of [name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name], though.)
[name]Trip[/name], [name]Tawny[/name] (is this ever a nickname? I think of it like [name]Buffy[/name], which is), [name]Biff[/name], [name]Bebe[/name], [name]Kiki[/name], Miffy (would work well for [name]Mafalda[/name]), [name]Missy[/name], [name]Corky[/name] (would work well for [name]Corcoran[/name]) - don’t go with a particular name

But I can usually at least tolerate the full name. [name]Miriam[/name] may be an exception.

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[name]Maggie[/name]: [name]Margaret[/name] feels too dated and [name]Magnolia[/name] etc are just too frilly for me.
[name]Milly[/name]: I don’t like [name]Millicent[/name] or [name]Matilda[/name] enough to use and [name]Camille[/name]/[name]Camilla[/name] feels too tied to the royal family atm.
[name]Libby[/name]: I’m not 100% on [name]Elizabeth[/name], and [name]Liberty[/name]'s not my style. I’m struggling to think of something else that’s not too out there.

[name]Gus[/name]: I really don’t like [name]August[/name] or variants and [name]Angus[/name]/[name]Fergus[/name] are just so-so.

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Have you considered [name]Camille[/name] nn [name]Milly[/name] ? Thats my neices name and I think it’s adorable.

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redtulips - I love [name]Maggie[/name] too!
I also adore [name]Maisie[/name] - I know that both are nicknames or [name]Margaret[/name], but I just don’t love [name]Margaret[/name]. I don’t even know if I like it. But I find both [name]Maggie[/name] and [name]Maisie[/name] irresistible! Any ideas ladies? (I’ve played with the idea of [name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Maisie[/name], but I can’t find anything that I like that works for [name]Maggie[/name]).

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[name]Liv[/name] - [name]Livy[/name] is my all time favorite, I don’t mind [name]Olivia[/name] and I even like [name]Livia[/name]
[name]Evie[/name] - I actually like [name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Eve[/name] quite a lot but am only so so on [name]Evie[/name]. There’s also [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Evonne[/name]
[name]Ellie[/name] - I actually sort of like [name]Ellison[/name], there’s also [name]Elvira[/name] if you’re up for something stranger
[name]Libby[/name] - I actually really love [name]Liberty[/name] or Talibeth
[name]Pip[/name] - can’t help much since I love [name]Pippa[/name] and [name]Piper[/name], there’s also [name]Epiphany[/name]

[name]Gus[/name] - I love [name]Gus[/name] as well, [name]Angus[/name] and [name]Augustine[/name] are favorites of mine.
[name]Wes[/name]/ [name]West[/name] - probably too weird but I really like Questor ([name]Wes[/name]/[name]West[/name])
[name]Tate[/name] - I really like [name]Tate[/name] on it’s one

I like:
[name]Addy[/name] - and [name]Adele[/name], though the singer’s popularity makes me like it less
[name]Polly[/name] - but I don’t like [name]Pollyanna[/name] or [name]Paulina[/name] or [name]Philomena[/name] - [name]Paisley[/name] and [name]Petronella[/name] are all right but not as obvious for [name]Polly[/name]
[name]Tally[/name] - don’t like [name]Natalia[/name], [name]Catalina[/name] is okay but not super usable, [name]Talitha[/name] is pretty but on the weird side
[name]Winnie[/name] - don’t like [name]Winifred[/name], [name]Winter[/name] is pretty and [name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Tess[/name] - hate [name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Cassie[/name] - don’t like [name]Cassandra[/name] or [name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Nelly[/name] - I like [name]Eleanor[/name] but not [name]Cornelia[/name] or [name]Annaliese[/name] and I’m so so on [name]Penelope[/name]

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I love [name]Kittie[/name], but I don’t think I love any of the [name]Katherine[/name] related names enough to use them just to get [name]Kittie[/name], mostly because I really dislike K’s and [name]Catharina[/name] nickname [name]Kittie[/name] feels odd.

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[name]Beth[/name]: love but don’t like [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Kit[/name]: don’t love [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]: I can’t even think of a longer name for this

[name]Mac[/name]: not a huge fan of [name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Tuck[/name]: dislike [name]Tucker[/name]

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[name]Lulu[/name]. I love [name]Lulu[/name], but haven’t fallen in love with any of the longer versions. My first daughter’s name is [name]Eliana[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name]. I think [name]Ellie[/name] & [name]Lulu[/name] would be so cute, but haven’t found a longer version I like well enough to balance [name]Eliana[/name]…any ideas?

@natural - I think [name]Gigi[/name] would be a cute nickname for [name]Evangeline[/name].

@redtulips - [name]Lottie[/name] could be short for [name]Carlotta[/name] or maybe [name]Ottilie[/name].

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My BFF named her daughter [name]Gianna[/name] and calls her [name]Gigi[/name] (she also calls her [name]Gia[/name]).

I don’t know if anyone recalls the late 80’s/early 90’s American tv show “The Wonder Years,” but one of the main characters was named [name]Winnie[/name]. Turns out her full name was [name]Gwendolyn[/name].

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[name]Lottie[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], but so popular!
[name]Daisy[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like any forms of [name]Margaret[/name]…
[name]Izzy[/name]- [name]Isabella[/name] is just too popular!

loraena- For [name]LuLu[/name], have you considered [name]Lucienne[/name]?

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I can comment on [name]Trip[/name]/[name]Tripp[/name], as it’s my DS’s name :slight_smile: DS’s given name is [name]Michael[/name] [name]Patrick[/name] III, and he is only called [name]Trip[/name]. It’s a common nickname for a IIIrd, so if your DH is a [name]Junior[/name] then problem solved! I have heard of it though as a the full first name, which I think is fine.

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It’s funny, I don’t like [name]August[/name] at all, but I love the name [name]Augustus[/name].

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It’s just not my style… I tend to like E and L names for some reason… and names that end in -ette… I like [name]Minette[/name], but [name]Mina[/name] is out overall because my fiance’s niece’s name is [name]Nina[/name].