Vintage Nicknames as First Names?

Girl Names
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While I was ‘rediscovering’ some names on my previous lists (my long list has got to be close to 200 names long now!), I noticed a few vintage nicknames, that, in history, have been used as standalone names, and ranked somewhere in the top 1000 at some point in time. I’ve starred the names that made the top 100 at one point.

[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]*
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]*
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]*
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]*
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]*
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]*
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]

I’m looking for suggestions for a few more vintage nicknames that have been used as first names/could be used as standalone names. Looking at all the names I’ve liked in the past 2 years, vintage/classic with a twist is DEFINITELY my style!

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f] (really popular now though0
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Margie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Meg[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Suki[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
Nell/Nellie

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Also, you might like to consider [name_f]Lettie[/name_f], [name_f]Susie[/name_f], [name_f]Pippa[/name_f], and [name_f]Dot[/name_f]. Good luck finding some more to add, I love what you have so far :slight_smile:

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Thanks for the suggestions! I love [name_f]Pippa[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_u]Connie[/name_u], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], & [name_f]Molly[/name_f] :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lexie[/name_u]
[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ibbie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]

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[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsey[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]

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Thanks for the suggestions, I really like [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Betsey[/name_f]/[name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Lula[/name_f] and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]!

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except [name_f]Annie[/name_f].

They are cheery and chipper and plucky and energetic.

Also they are so opposite something like [name_f]Elizabella[/name_f], which seems over the top.

Not that I don’t love multi-syllabic -a ending female names b/c I do love many of them, but [name_f]Polly[/name_f] and [name_f]Mamie[/name_f] are great names in my book.