Old fashioned nicknames

I really, really love old fashioned nicknames. I’d really love to give some to my kids when I have them. The problem is, I can’t really find a good list. I only know the few that were given to my grandmother and her family. I want to know if anyone out there knows any and can make a little list. Here are the ones I know from my family:

Tootsie
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Queenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sissy[/name_f]
Toadie
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
Pookie
[name_m]Bucky[/name_m]
[name_f]Bunny[/name_f]

I need more male nicknames since most were females. Thanks!

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Have you taken a look at the names in the SSA lists going back to 1880 (if you live in the US)? You could also look at the British name lists going back over the years.

Not sure if these are quite what you’re looking for, but I’ve seen them used in classics/on nn lists

[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
[name_u]Dessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Bizzy[/name_f]
[name_f]Canary[/name_f]
Dainty
[name_f]Suki[/name_f]
[name_f]Tottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tibby[/name_f]
[name_f]Hettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Letty[/name_f]
[name_f]Fan[/name_f]
Caddy
Ducky
[name_f]Tiny[/name_f]
[name_f]Dilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Dillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mimi[/name_f]
[name_m]Manny[/name_m]
[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
Chappy
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_f]Georgy[/name_f]
[name_m]Chuck[/name_m]
[name_m]Pip[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Ourson[/name_m]
[name_u]Clem[/name_u]
Ted
[name_m]Doc[/name_m]
[name_m]Ike[/name_m]
Bug

[name_m]Wiley[/name_m] is an old nickname for [name_m]William[/name_m]

This is a list from my blog (I have another one with vintage two-syllable names, including some nicknames, on there as well)

Those were all in the Top 1000 in 1880

Girls:

[name_u]Abbie[/name_u], [name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aggie[/name_f]
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]
[name_f]Ammie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Amie[/name_f]
[name_u]Angie[/name_u]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_u]Arlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Artie[/name_m]
[name_f]Attie[/name_f]
[name_u]Audie[/name_u]
[name_f]Avie[/name_f]

[name_u]Bennie[/name_u]
[name_u]Bertie[/name_u], [name_f]Berdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Bettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Biddie[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f], [name_m]Birtie[/name_m]
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
[name_f]Bonie[/name_f]

[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cammie[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherry[/name_f]
[name_u]Christie[/name_u]
[name_u]Clemmie[/name_u]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordie[/name_f]
[name_u]Corrie[/name_u]

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Daisey[/name_f], [name_f]Daisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Dessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Dicie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dollie[/name_f], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Donie[/name_f]
[name_f]Doshie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]

[name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_f]Ettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmie[/name_f]
[name_u]Erie[/name_u]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Exie[/name_f]

[name_f]Fairy[/name_f]
[name_f]Fannie[/name_f], [name_f]Fanny[/name_f]
[name_f]Florrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Flossie[/name_f]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_f]Fronie[/name_f]

[name_f]Genie[/name_f]
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_f]Gertie[/name_f]
[name_f]Glennie[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracie[/name_f]
[name_u]Gussie[/name_u]

[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_f]Hassie[/name_f], [name_f]Hessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Hettie[/name_f], [name_f]Hetty[/name_f]

[name_f]Icie[/name_f], [name_f]Icy[/name_f]

[name_f]Janie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jennie[/name_f], [name_f]Jenny[/name_f]
[name_u]Jessie[/name_u], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_f]Jettie[/name_f]
[name_m]Jimmie[/name_m]
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u]
[name_m]Johnie[/name_m]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Jossie[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Junie[/name_f]

[name_f]Katie[/name_f], [name_f]Katy[/name_f]
[name_f]Kattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Kittie[/name_f], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Kizzie[/name_f]

[name_u]Lanie[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Lettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Libbie[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Liddie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f], [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lissie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lockie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lollie[/name_f]
[name_u]Lonie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lonnie[/name_u]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_m]Louie[/name_m]
[name_f]Lovie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ludie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulie[/name_f]

[name_f]Macie[/name_f]
[name_f]Madie[/name_f], [name_f]Matie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f], [name_f]Maymie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mammie[/name_f]
[name_u]Mandy[/name_u]
[name_f]Manie[/name_f]
[name_m]Mannie[/name_m]
[name_f]Margie[/name_f]
[name_u]Mattie[/name_u], [name_f]Mettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maudie[/name_f]
[name_u]Maxie[/name_u]
[name_f]Mazie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mertie[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mintie[/name_f]
[name_f]Missie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mittie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mollie[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f]

[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Nanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nannie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nealie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Nelle[/name_f], [name_u]Nelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Nettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nonie[/name_f]

[name_m]Odie[/name_m]
[name_u]Olie[/name_u]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_f]Omie[/name_f]
[name_f]Onie[/name_f]
[name_m]Ossie[/name_m]
[name_u]Ottie[/name_u]

[name_u]Patsy[/name_u]
[name_f]Pattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearlie[/name_f]
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]
[name_f]Pinkie[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Pollie[/name_f]

[name_f]Queenie[/name_f]

[name_f]Ressie[/name_f]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosy[/name_f]
[name_m]Rossie[/name_m]
[name_f]Roxie[/name_f], [name_f]Roxy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Rubie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]

[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sallie[/name_f], [name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_u]Sammie[/name_u]
[name_f]Sudie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susie[/name_f]

[name_m]Tennie[/name_m]
[name_f]Tessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tinnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiny[/name_f]
[name_m]Tommie[/name_m]
[name_u]Tracy[/name_u]
[name_f]Tressie[/name_f]

[name_f]Vallie[/name_f]
[name_u]Vannie[/name_u]
[name_f]Verdie[/name_f], [name_f]Vertie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vergie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vernie[/name_f]
[name_u]Vinnie[/name_u]
[name_f]Virgie[/name_f]

[name_u]Willie[/name_u]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

[name_f]Zettie[/name_f]

———

Boys:

[name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_m]Algie[/name_m]
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]
[name_u]Alvie[/name_u]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Artie[/name_m]

[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_m]Barney[/name_m]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_u]Bennie[/name_u], [name_m]Benny[/name_m]
[name_u]Bernie[/name_u]
[name_u]Berry[/name_u]
[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_u]Billy[/name_u]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_m]Burley[/name_m]

[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_u]Charley[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Chesley[/name_u]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]

[name_m]Dempsey[/name_m]
[name_u]Dennie[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorsey[/name_u]

[name_u]Early[/name_u]
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]
[name_u]Elie[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Elzie[/name_u]
[name_m]Ernie[/name_m]

[name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]

[name_u]Gary[/name_u]

[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_m]Handy[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_f]Hollie[/name_f]

[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_u]Jerry[/name_u]
[name_m]Jimmie[/name_m]
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u]
[name_u]Johnnie[/name_u]

[name_u]Kirby[/name_u]

[name_f]Lacy[/name_f]
[name_m]Larry[/name_m]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
[name_u]Lonie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lonnie[/name_u]
[name_m]Louie[/name_m]
[name_m]Loy[/name_m]

[name_m]Manley[/name_m]
[name_m]Mannie[/name_m]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_m]Moody[/name_m]

[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]

[name_m]Obie[/name_m]
[name_m]Odie[/name_m]
[name_m]Okey[/name_m]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_u]Orie[/name_u]
[name_m]Orley[/name_m]
[name_u]Orrie[/name_u]
[name_m]Ossie[/name_m]

[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_f]Perley[/name_f]
[name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Pinkney[/name_m]

[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]Rene[/name_u]
[name_m]Rollie[/name_m]

[name_u]Sammie[/name_u]
[name_u]Sandy[/name_u]

[name_u]Terry[/name_u]
[name_u]Tobe[/name_u]
[name_m]Tommie[/name_m], [name_m]Tommy[/name_m]
[name_u]Toney[/name_u], [name_u]Tony[/name_u]
[name_u]Tracy[/name_u]
[name_m]Troy[/name_m]

[name_f]Vernie[/name_f]
[name_m]Volney[/name_m]

[name_m]Wiley[/name_m], [name_u]Wylie[/name_u]
[name_u]Willie[/name_u]
[name_m]Woodie[/name_m]