Uncommon girls names with gn nicknames

Girl Names
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Hello all!

Hot take but my partner and I are having a much easier time with boys names than girls names! We like gender neutral short nicknames and are considering using a longer more established “resume” name that our kids can have in their back pocket.

Our current short list is:
Cass (Casper)
Shay/Shea (Seamus)
Winn (Winston)
Ray (Rafferty)
Van (Sylvan)
Lou (Louie)
Mick (Mickey)

We are struggling to find girls names that go with these that have a short gn nickname and a longer formal name. Obviously this is a huge trend right now and there are so many – Theodora “Teddy”, Maxine “Max”, Andrea “Andy”, Renee “Renn”, Charlotte “Charlie”, Katherine “Kit”, and Eleanor “Leni” come to mind. However, because of popularity of this trend it is hard to find something a bit less expected. Other ideas that fit this bill and go with the slightly Irish, gentle, gender neutral, nerdy but outdoorsy “Maine” vibe?

Thanks!!!

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[name_m]Adi[/name_m] (Adelaide)
[name_f]Frankie[/name_f] (Francesca)
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] (Juliet)
[name_m]Sal[/name_m] (Selah or [name_f]Sally[/name_f])
[name_f]Leni[/name_f] (Helena)
[name_m]Art[/name_m] or [name_m]Artie[/name_m] (Artemis or [name_f]Marta[/name_f])
[name_f]Bobbie[/name_f] (Roberta)
Bo (Bonnie or [name_f]Roberta[/name_f])
[name_m]Cass[/name_m] (Cassandra or [name_f]Cassidy[/name_f])
[name_f]Cat[/name_f] (Catriona)
[name_m]Joss[/name_m] (Josephine or [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f])
[name_m]Layne[/name_m] (Elaine or [name_f]Elaina[/name_f])

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I hope these are not too far off the mark!

[name_f]Marceline[/name_f] “Mars”
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f] or [name_f]Leonore[/name_f] “Leo”
[name_f]Finola[/name_f] “Finn”
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] “Cole”
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] “Jo”
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] “Jet”
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] “Toni”
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] “Cory”
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] “Mattie”
[name_f]Solana[/name_f] “Sol”
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] “Clem”

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[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] nn [name_f]Matt[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Joey[/name_f]

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[name_f]Aisling[/name_f] - ash
[name_f]Josie[/name_f] - jo
[name_m]Marlow[/name_m] - lo
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] - harry
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] - jo
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - ronnie
[name_m]Valentine[/name_m] - lenny
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - scottie
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] or [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] - rory
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] - al
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] - billie

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[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “Romy, Ronnie/Ron”
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] “Ron/Ronnie, [name_f]Nicky[/name_f], Vick”
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] “Bernie, Bird/Birdie, Ted”
Brigid/Bridget “Bird/Birdie, [name_m]Bridge[/name_m], Ridge”
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] “Mads”
Eloise/Louise “Lou”
[name_f]Maren[/name_f] “Ren”
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] “Vic, [name_m]Tor[/name_m], Vix”
Cordelia/Cornelia/Corinne “Cory, Cody”
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] “Ren”
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] “Flick”
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] “Billie”
Laura/Laurel “Laurie”
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] “Neve”
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f] “Val”
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f] “Cole”
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] “Kin, Kit”
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] “Sol”
[name_f]Sonya[/name_f] “Sonny”
[name_f]Alison[/name_f] “Sonny”
Brenda/Brenna “Ren”
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f] “Ash”
[name_f]Alanna[/name_f] “Al”
Keira/Ciara “Key”
[name_f]Clodagh[/name_f] “Cody”
Mona/Moira/Maureen/Morgan “Moe/Mo”
[name_f]Orla[/name_f] “Ollie”
[name_f]Siobhán[/name_f] “Vaughn”
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] “Dell”
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f] “Des/Dez”
[name_f]Elowyn[/name_f] “Wynn”
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f] “Brynn”
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] “Van, Gene”
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] “Pip”

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[name_m]Ren[/name_m] (Florence)
[name_f]June[/name_f] (Juniper)
[name_m]Kit[/name_m] (Katherine)
[name_f]Lou[/name_f] (Talulla)
[name_m]Pip[/name_m] (Philippa)
[name_m]Van[/name_m] (Sylvana)
[name_f]Valley[/name_f] (Valerie)
[name_m]Winn[/name_m] (Winifred)

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Sorry for any repeats from above!

Francesca/Frances/Francine - Frank/Frankie
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] - [name_f]Aggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] - [name_m]Pip[/name_m]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] - [name_f]Pen[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - Jo
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] - Gus/Auggie/
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] - [name_f]Toni[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] - [name_m]Winn[/name_m]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - [name_m]Van[/name_m]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] - Nev/Neve
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - Ric/Nic
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - [name_m]Clem[/name_m]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] - [name_m]Cal[/name_m]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] - [name_m]Jet[/name_m]

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[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] nn [name_m]Vin[/name_m]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] nn [name_m]Jet[/name_m]
[name_f]Fenella[/name_f] nn [name_m]Fen[/name_m]
[name_f]Solange[/name_f] nn [name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] nn [name_m]Mars[/name_m]
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] nn [name_m]Kit[/name_m], [name_m]Clem[/name_m]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] nn [name_m]Cal[/name_m], [name_m]Pip[/name_m]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f] nn [name_m]Rai[/name_m] / [name_m]Rye[/name_m], [name_f]Sai[/name_f] / Sy
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f] nn [name_m]Kai[/name_m], [name_f]Kez[/name_f], [name_m]Zai[/name_m]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] nn [name_m]Poe[/name_m], [name_m]Pal[/name_m]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Leandra[/name_f] nn [name_m]Landry[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] nn [name_m]Tate[/name_m]
[name_f]Ardith[/name_f] nn [name_m]Artie[/name_m], [name_m]Art[/name_m], [name_m]Ari[/name_m]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] nn [name_m]Eddy[/name_m]
[name_f]Therese[/name_f] nn [name_f]Reese[/name_f], Tez
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f] nn [name_m]Sid[/name_m]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f] nn [name_m]Jac[/name_m], [name_m]Jay[/name_m], [name_m]Jaz[/name_m]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f] nn [name_m]Cass[/name_m]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m], [name_m]Oli[/name_m]

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One I haven’t seen mentioned yet, that I’m really fond, is [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] nn [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]!
[name_m]You[/name_m] could also do…

[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] - [name_m]Micah[/name_m] or [name_m]Mickey[/name_m] / [name_f]Mikkie[/name_f]
[name_f]Crystal[/name_f] / [name_f]Krystal[/name_f] - [name_m]Chris[/name_m] / [name_m]Kris[/name_m]
[name_m]Dakota[/name_m] - [name_f]Kody[/name_f] / [name_m]Koda[/name_m]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - [name_m]Cody[/name_m] or [name_m]Cory[/name_m]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] - Jo / [name_m]Joey[/name_m]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - [name_m]Harley[/name_m]
[name_f]Samara[/name_f] / [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] - [name_m]Sam[/name_m] / [name_f]Sammy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashlynn[/name_f] - [name_m]Ash[/name_m]
[name_f]Alyson[/name_f] / [name_f]Alison[/name_f] - [name_m]Sonny[/name_m]
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f] - [name_f]Nicky[/name_f] / [name_f]Nikki[/name_f] / [name_f]Nickie[/name_f]
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] - [name_f]Stevie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] (Wren / [name_f]Ellie[/name_f])

[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] (Izzy / [name_m]Sully[/name_m])

[name_f]Fiadh[/name_f] (Fia / [name_m]Fenn[/name_m])

[name_f]Oonagh[/name_f] / [name_f]Oona[/name_f] / [name_f]Una[/name_f] (Ollie)

[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] / [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] (Cass)

[name_f]Calluna[/name_f] (Cal / [name_m]Cale[/name_m])

[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] (Perry)

[name_f]Piper[/name_f] (Perry / [name_m]Pip[/name_m])

[name_f]Harper[/name_f] (Ari / [name_m]Perry[/name_m])

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (Syl / [name_m]Vee[/name_m])

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (Cory / [name_m]Rory[/name_m])

[name_f]Leonora[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] (Leo / [name_f]Leona[/name_f])

[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] (Winnie / [name_m]Freddie[/name_m])

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So many great suggestions given so far!
A few I have not seen yet:
Louise/Eloise - [name_m]Louie[/name_m]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] - [name_m]Percy[/name_m]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] - [name_m]Beau[/name_m]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] - [name_m]Gerri[/name_m]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] - [name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] - [name_m]Lyle[/name_m]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] - [name_m]Gray[/name_m]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] - [name_f]Sandy[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudette[/name_f] / [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] - [name_m]Claude[/name_m]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] - Gail/Gale
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] - [name_m]Harri[/name_m]
[name_f]Erica[/name_f] - [name_m]Ricky[/name_m]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] - [name_m]Bernie[/name_m]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f] - [name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_f]Sydney[/name_f] - [name_m]Sid[/name_m]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - [name_m]Ronnie[/name_m]
[name_f]Mackenzie[/name_f] - [name_m]Mack[/name_m]
Cornelia/Courtney - [name_m]Cory[/name_m]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - [name_m]Jett[/name_m] (sound based not spelling based)
.
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

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A few I haven’t seen:

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]: [name_f]Caro[/name_f]

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]: [name_m]Evan[/name_m], Eaves, [name_m]Vann[/name_m]

[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]: [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_f]Flick[/name_f]

[name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Louella[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]: [name_f]Lou[/name_f]

Martha/Martina: [name_f]Marty[/name_f]

[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]: [name_m]Ray[/name_m]

[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]: [name_m]Tam[/name_m]

[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]: [name_m]Terry[/name_m]

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[name_f]Delaney[/name_f] “Lane” came to mind for me.

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[name_m]You[/name_m] have some really lovely boys’ names! I like them a lot, especially [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], and [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]! I do see where you have a bit of trouble - most of the ones for girls are already quite familiar (or feel a bit dated like [name_m]Sam[/name_m] or [name_m]Alex[/name_m] or Nicky).

Here’s a few ideas I had:

  • [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] “Louie”
  • [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] “Ari”
  • [name_f]Jubilee[/name_f] (or Willow?) “Billie”
  • [name_f]Mattea[/name_f] “Mattie”
  • [name_f]Alba[/name_f] “Albie”
  • [name_f]Olivet[/name_f] or [name_f]Olive[/name_f] or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] “Ollie”
  • [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] or [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f] “Johnny”
  • [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] “Tommie”
  • [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] “Chuck”
  • [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] “Hank”
  • [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] (or [name_m]August[/name_m], [name_m]Augustine[/name_m], [name_f]Augustina[/name_f]) “Gus/Gussie”
  • [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] “Clem”
  • [name_f]Rafaela[/name_f] “Rafe”
  • [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] “Freddie”
  • [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] or [name_f]Maxima[/name_f] “Max”
  • [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] “Vinnie”
  • [name_f]Berenice[/name_f] “Bernie”
  • [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] “Persie”
  • [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] “Rome”
  • [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “Remy”
  • Destiny/Desiree/_____ “Dezzie”
  • [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “Joss”
  • [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] or [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] nn [name_f]Georgie[/name_f]

I also thought [name_m]Ozzy[/name_m], [name_m]Mac[/name_m], [name_m]Sonny[/name_m], or Bertie/Birdie could work in some way but struggled to find long names I liked for them (same with [name_m]Dezzie[/name_m] tbh but liked the crossover potential from Desmond!).

Good luck!

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oooh, echoing [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] nn [name_m]Jet[/name_m] (or Bridget!), [name_f]Leonora[/name_f] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] nn [name_f]Billie[/name_f] (another great one!), and [name_m]Joey[/name_m], [name_m]Pip[/name_m], [name_m]Artie[/name_m], [name_m]Mars[/name_m], [name_f]Scottie[/name_f], [name_f]Stevie[/name_f], [name_m]Sol[/name_m], and in addition to [name_m]Joey[/name_m], I think [name_f]Jorie[/name_f] would work really well for [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]!

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Thanks everyone!

I LOVE but painstakingly can’t use [name_m]Cal[/name_m], [name_m]Mac[/name_m], [name_m]Kit[/name_m], [name_m]Ren[/name_m], [name_m]Bernie[/name_m], [name_f]Billie[/name_f], [name_m]Perry[/name_m], [name_m]Dell[/name_m], [name_m]Sonny[/name_m], [name_m]Ozzy[/name_m], [name_m]Joss[/name_m], Bo, [name_f]Lenny[/name_f], [name_m]Jules[/name_m], and [name_m]Pip[/name_m].

[name_m]Van[/name_m], [name_m]Cass[/name_m], and [name_f]Shay[/name_f] I think I like exclusively for boys.

I am loving the suggested [name_f]Lou[/name_f], [name_m]Sol[/name_m], [name_m]Artie[/name_m], [name_m]Sully[/name_m], [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], [name_m]Ray[/name_m], Wynn/Winn, [name_m]Mickey[/name_m] but still unsure about the source names. [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Winnifred[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], and [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] are closest to my style and the style of [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] I think but not totally grabbing me. I’m open to “stretching” a nickname to make a first name work ie. a Bridget Lillian who goes by [name_f]Billie[/name_f].

[name_f]Any[/name_f] suggestions for girls names for [name_f]Lou[/name_f], [name_m]Sol[/name_m], [name_m]Artie[/name_m], [name_m]Sully[/name_m], [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], [name_m]Ray[/name_m], Wynn/Winn, and [name_m]Mickey[/name_m]?

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[name_m]Other[/name_m] full names for nn [name_m]Mickey[/name_m] - [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], [name_m]Micaiah[/name_m], McKenzie, and Michelangela. I think [name_m]Micaiah[/name_m] goes really well with your boy names!

[name_m]Other[/name_m] full names for nn [name_f]Lou[/name_f] - [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Luciana[/name_f], [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f], [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Luella[/name_f], [name_f]Luanne[/name_f], and [name_f]Luetta[/name_f]. For your boys names, I would go with [name_f]Luciana[/name_f] or [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]!

For Winn/Wynn you might like [name_f]Olwin[/name_f] / [name_f]Olwyn[/name_f] / [name_f]Olwen[/name_f], [name_m]Oswin[/name_m], [name_m]Rowan[/name_m], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], and [name_f]Winona[/name_f]. I think [name_m]Rowan[/name_m] and [name_f]Olwin[/name_f] fit best with your boy names!

For [name_m]Ray[/name_m], maybe you’d like [name_f]Rayanne[/name_f] or [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]? I like [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] with your boys, but I knew a [name_f]Rayanne[/name_f] growing up and I always thought it was a cool name!