Underused classics with spunky nns

General Name Discussion
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So I am looking to update my signature/ list now that I think I have a better handle on what my style for naming a real child would be. I am drawn to underused classic names with strong meanings and spunky/ unisex nicknames. In my world nicknames and given names are interchangeable and any child of mine would get called by both regularly. My family is no stranger to creative nicknames (I have a brother [name_m]Johnathan[/name_m] called [name_u]Finn[/name_u]) so I would be fine with a creative nickname.

So far I am liking:

[name_m]Phillip[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] nn [name_u]Jet[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] nn [name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Cody[/name_u]

Any ideas that are similar/ would go well with those names??

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

I love this style too. Here are some suggestions…

Boys:

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m]

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ace[/name_m]…you can really do any ‘A’ name nn [name_m]Ace[/name_m]

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m]

[name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_m]Cab[/name_m], [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_m]Chance[/name_m], [name_m]Chet[/name_m]

[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m]

[name_m]Edward[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gib[/name_m] or [name_m]Gibby[/name_m]

[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m]

[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m]

[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m] or [name_m]Zac[/name_m]

[name_u]James[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u] or Jass

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

[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m] or [name_m]Nils[/name_m]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m] or Patch

[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] nn [name_m]Penn[/name_m]

[name_m]Percival[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m]

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Satch[/name_m]

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] or Thax

[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] or Thax

[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] nn [name_u]Zooey[/name_u] or [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]

Girls:

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bess[/name_f] or [name_f]Bette[/name_f]

[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bess[/name_f] or [name_f]Bette[/name_f]

[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bette[/name_f] or [name_f]Nettie[/name_f]

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]

[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Bette[/name_f]

[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] nn Fliss

[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Vivie[/name_f]

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] nn Idgie

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Posy[/name_f]

[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u] or [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]

[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lola[/name_f]

[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]

[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maisy[/name_f]

[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maisy[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Peggy[/name_f]

[name_f]Susanna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_u]Scout[/name_u]

[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], Wimsy!

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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Sorry if I repeat

[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Nico[/name_u]’ ‘[name_m]Donny[/name_m]’
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u] ‘[name_u]Kit[/name_u]’
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Kent[/name_m]’
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Fox[/name_m]’ ‘[name_u]Rex[/name_u]’
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] ‘[name_m]Lance[/name_m]’
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Tate[/name_u]’ ‘[name_m]Nils[/name_m]’
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Pax[/name_u]’
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Bard[/name_m]’ ‘[name_m]Bear[/name_m]’
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] ‘[name_f]Aster[/name_f]’ ‘[name_u]Asa[/name_u]’
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Mac[/name_m]’ ‘[name_m]Cole[/name_m]’

[name_f]Esther[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Este[/name_f]’
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] ‘[name_m]Nim[/name_m]’
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Joni[/name_f]’
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f] ‘[name_m]Manny[/name_m]’ ‘[name_f]Mina[/name_f]’
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Netta[/name_f]’ ‘[name_u]Hero[/name_u]’
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] ‘[name_m]Otto[/name_m]’
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]/[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Blaze[/name_u]’
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]’
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Casey[/name_u]’
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Wyn[/name_u]’ ‘Ender’
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Hero[/name_u]’
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lux[/name_f]’

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[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn [name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]/[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Cory[/name_u]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] nn [name_m]Iggy[/name_m]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]/[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] nn [name_f]Viva[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] nn [name_f]Aggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]/[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Silver[/name_u], [name_f]Liv[/name_f]

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[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] nn [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] nn [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Mina[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] nn [name_f]Leni[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] nn [name_f]Indy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] nn [name_f]Dot[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] nn [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn Lady
[name_f]Astoria[/name_f] nn [name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Emme[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]

[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] nn Dare
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Lowell[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] nn [name_m]Oz[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m]

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[name_u]Howard[/name_u]- [name_m]Howie[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]- [name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]- [name_u]Vinny[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]- [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]- [name_m]Mac[/name_m]/[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]- [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]- [name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]- Lady
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- [name_u]Bird[/name_u]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f]- [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]- [name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Didi[/name_f]/[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]- [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]- [name_f]Effie[/name_f]/[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]- [name_u]Hero[/name_u]/[name_f]Minny[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]- [name_f]Hennie[/name_f]/[name_f]Hen[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]- [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]

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[name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f]: “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]”
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m] or [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]: “[name_m]Jett[/name_m]”
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]: “[name_f]Roz[/name_f]”
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]: “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]” or “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f]: “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”
[name_f]Renata[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f]: “[name_u]Ren[/name_u]”
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Louella[/name_f], [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Luther[/name_m]: “[name_u]Lou[/name_u]”

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I really like the suggestions of [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Thor[/name_m] and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Pax[/name_u]. I like [name_m]Malcom[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and [name_m]Fredrick[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fox[/name_m] but I am looking for names with more solid meanings. [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] is a really good suggestion as well but I’m not a [name_m]Christian[/name_m] so I’m not sure about using it. I do really like the nn [name_u]Billie[/name_u] on a girl but I’m not crazy about [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f].

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Sorry for repeats if there are any.

[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gerri[/name_f])
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Libby[/name_f] or [name_f]Betty[/name_f])
[name_m]Johannes[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Joe[/name_m])
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Roxy[/name_f])
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m])

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So far for girls I am liking [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] but for their nicknames I am looking for something more unisex/ masculine

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[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f])
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (nn Ebie)
[name_f]Maureen[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Marnie[/name_f])
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Della[/name_f])
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (nn Marg)

[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Cass[/name_u], [name_u]Casey[/name_u])

[name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Lou[/name_u])
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Gary[/name_u], [name_m]Rhett[/name_m])
[name_u]James[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Jamie[/name_u])
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Tommy[/name_m])

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[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]: [name_m]Cas[/name_m], [name_f]Cassie[/name_f], [name_u]Andy[/name_u]/[name_f]Andi[/name_f],
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]: [name_u]Izzy[/name_u], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_f]Dori[/name_f] all come to mind, but none are really unisex. [name_f]Zora[/name_f] is unique, but still feminine
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]Bea[/name_f]/[name_f]Bee[/name_f] (like the letter, which is my nickname for my boyfriend), [name_f]Trix[/name_f], could use [name_f]Attie[/name_f] as a nickname.

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[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]- [name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]- [name_m]Sid[/name_m]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- [name_u]Beau[/name_u]