Vintagish Nicknames

I love names with nicknames that sound like a teenager in the 50s-60s. They don’t necessarily have to have been popular at the time, though, just sound like they’d fit in back then.

For example:

Boys:
[name]Dash[/name]
[name]Link[/name]
[name]Dodge[/name]
[name]Red[/name]

Girls:
[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Trixie[/name]

If you can think of full names I would love to hear them as well!

Girls
[name]Judy[/name]
Joannie
[name]Trudie[/name]
[name]Patti[/name]
[name]Patsy[/name]
[name]Gidget[/name]
[name]Lori[/name]
[name]Sandy[/name]
Schatze
[name]Mitzi[/name]
[name]Marjie[/name]/[name]Margie[/name]
[name]DeeDee[/name]
[name]Kiki[/name]
[name]Tammy[/name]

Boys
[name]Chuck[/name]
[name]Ritchie[/name]
[name]Johnny[/name]
[name]Buddy[/name]
[name]Bud[/name]
[name]Ted[/name]
[name]Jimmy[/name]
[name]Chip[/name]

Cool topic! I’m sorry for repeats…

[name]Art[/name]/[name]Artie[/name] ([name]Arthur[/name])
[name]Augie[/name] ([name]August[/name], [name]Augustin[/name])
[name]Albie[/name] ([name]Albert[/name])
[name]Ace[/name] ([name]Wallace[/name])
[name]Baz[/name] ([name]Basil[/name] or [name]Sebastian[/name])
[name]Chet[/name] ([name]Chester[/name])
[name]Chaz[/name] ([name]Charles[/name])
[name]Cal[/name] ([name]Calvin[/name])
[name]Chip[/name] ([name]Charles[/name])
[name]Clancy[/name] (for [name]Clarence[/name])
[name]Dex[/name] ([name]Dexter[/name])
[name]Gus[/name] ([name]August[/name])
[name]Ike[/name] ([name]Isaac[/name])
[name]Jem[/name] ([name]James[/name], [name]Jeremy[/name], [name]Jeremiah[/name])
[name]Kit[/name] ([name]Christopher[/name], [name]Christian[/name])
[name]Mick[/name] ([name]Mitchell[/name], which is releated to [name]Michael[/name])
[name]Ned[/name] ([name]Edward[/name], [name]Edwin[/name], [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Nathaniel[/name])
[name]Oz[/name] ([name]Oscar[/name])
[name]Ollie[/name] ([name]Oliver[/name], [name]Solomon[/name], [name]Tolliver[/name])
[name]Sully[/name] ([name]Sullivan[/name])
[name]Solly[/name] ([name]Solomon[/name])
[name]Tad[/name] ([name]Theodore[/name], [name]Thaddeus[/name])
[name]Ted[/name] ([name]Edward[/name], [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Edwin[/name], [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Thaddeus[/name])
[name]Toby[/name] ([name]Tobias[/name])
Uly ([name]Ulysses[/name], [name]Julian[/name], [name]Julius[/name])
[name]Vin[/name] ([name]Vincent[/name])
[name]Van[/name] ([name]Sullivan[/name], [name]Donovan[/name])
[name]Wes[/name] ([name]Wesley[/name])
[name]Walt[/name] ([name]Walter[/name])
[name]Zeb[/name] ([name]Zebedee[/name])
[name]Zeke[/name] ([name]Ezekiel[/name])

Bixie ([name]Beatrix[/name])
[name]Billie[/name] ([name]Willa[/name], [name]Wilhelmina[/name])
Biz/Bizzie (for [name]Elizabeth[/name])
[name]Bee[/name] ([name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name])
[name]Bridie[/name] ([name]Bridget[/name])
[name]Birdie[/name] (could be a nickname for BD initials)
[name]Cleo[/name] ([name]Clementine[/name])
[name]Cass[/name] ([name]Cassandra[/name], [name]Cassia[/name])
[name]Cordie[/name] ([name]Cordelia[/name])
[name]Daisy[/name] ([name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Dolly[/name] ([name]Dahlia[/name])
[name]Dory[/name] ([name]Isadora[/name], [name]Dorothea[/name], [name]Dorothea[/name], [name]Theodora[/name])
[name]Flossie[/name] ([name]Felicity[/name], [name]Florence[/name])
[name]Florie[/name] ([name]Flora[/name], [name]Florence[/name])
[name]Fritzi[/name] ([name]Frances[/name], [name]Francesca[/name])
[name]Frankie[/name] (Ditto…)
[name]Ginny[/name] ([name]Ginevra[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Virginia[/name], [name]Ginger[/name])
[name]Georgie[/name] ([name]Georgia[/name], [name]Georgina[/name], [name]Georgiana[/name], [name]Georgette[/name])
[name]Ibby[/name] (for [name]Isabel[/name]…I know of a few)
[name]Junie[/name] ([name]June[/name], [name]Juniper[/name])
[name]Janie[/name] ([name]Jane[/name])
[name]Kit[/name] ([name]Katherine[/name])
[name]Lulu[/name] ([name]Louisa[/name], [name]Louise[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Eloise[/name])
[name]Libby[/name] ([name]Elizabeth[/name])
Liddy ([name]Lydia[/name])
[name]Lindy[/name] ([name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Linden[/name])
[name]Mitzi[/name] ([name]Mary[/name]…any [name]Mary[/name] name…)
[name]Mago[/name] ([name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Mamie[/name] ([name]Mary[/name])
[name]Nell[/name] ([name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Eleanora[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Helen[/name])
[name]Posey[/name] ([name]Josephine[/name])
[name]Poppy[/name] ([name]Penelope[/name])
[name]Ray[/name] ([name]Aurelia[/name])
[name]Romy[/name] ([name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Romilly[/name])
[name]Tibbie[/name] ([name]Tabitha[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name])
Vix ([name]Victoria[/name])
[name]Winnie[/name] ([name]Winifred[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name], [name]Guinevere[/name])

Good luck with your list! :slight_smile:

I can only think of [name]Hal[/name] and [name]Bridge[/name].

You’ve got such great suggestions, [name]Lyndsay[/name], so I have just two more…

[name]Kip[/name], for [name]Christopher[/name] - BOY
[name]Kit[/name], for [name]Katherine[/name] - GIRL

[name]Love[/name] 'em!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Nan[/name] (obviously a nn for [name]Nancy[/name], but could possibly work for any [name]Ann[/name] name)
[name]Fritz[/name] ([name]Frederick[/name])
[name]Hal[/name] ([name]Halbert[/name])
[name]Hank[/name] ([name]Henry[/name])
[name]Jeannie[/name] (could probably work for [name]Genevieve[/name])
[name]Donnie[/name] ([name]Donovan[/name])
[name]Stu[/name] ([name]Stuart[/name])
[name]Drew[/name] ([name]Andrew[/name])
[name]Bev[/name] ([name]Beverly[/name])
[name]Carrie[/name] ([name]Caroline[/name])
[name]Dottie[/name] ([name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Dorothea[/name], [name]Theodora[/name])
[name]Jan[/name]
[name]Rick[/name] ([name]Frederick[/name], [name]Eric[/name])
[name]Lenny[/name] ([name]Leonardo[/name], [name]Lawrence[/name])
[name]Bernie[/name] ([name]Bernadette[/name])
[name]Sandy[/name] ([name]Cassandra[/name])
Ness ([name]Vanessa[/name], [name]Ines[/name])
[name]Nettie[/name] ([name]Lynette[/name])
[name]Deb[/name] ([name]Deborah[/name])
[name]Randy[/name] ([name]Randall[/name])
[name]Candy[/name] ([name]Candace[/name])
[name]Connie[/name] ([name]Constance[/name])
[name]Jamie[/name] ([name]James[/name], [name]Jameson[/name])
[name]Mindy[/name] ([name]Miranda[/name])
[name]Cindy[/name] ([name]Lucinda[/name], [name]Cythia[/name])
[name]Trish[/name] ([name]Patricia[/name])

I love vintage names with adorable nicknames, so I have a whole list of these! My favorites are:

Girls:
[name]Hattie[/name]- [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Henny[/name] - [name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Aggie[/name] - [name]Agatha[/name]/[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Annie[/name] - [name]Anne[/name]/[name]Annette[/name]
[name]Nettie[/name] - [name]Annette[/name]
[name]Bea[/name] - [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Dee[/name] - [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Kit[/name] - [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Dotty[/name] - [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] - [name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Ginny[/name] - [name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name] - [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Josie[/name] - [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name] - [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Edie[/name] - [name]Edith[/name]
Lissy - [name]Felicity[/name]/[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Millie[/name] - [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Effie[/name] - [name]Euphemia[/name]

Boys:
[name]Win[/name]- [name]Winthrop[/name]
[name]Albie[/name] - [name]Albert[/name]
[name]Alfie[/name] - [name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Freddy[/name] - [name]Fredrick[/name]/[name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Cliff[/name] - [name]Clifford[/name]/[name]Clifton[/name]
[name]Neil[/name] - [name]Cornelius[/name]
[name]Dash[/name] - [name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Davey[/name] - [name]David[/name]
[name]Ned[/name] - [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Ike[/name] - [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Ollie[/name] - [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Bobby[/name] - [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Teddy[/name]- [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Timmy[/name] - [name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Kip[/name] - [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Tripp[/name]
[name]Chip[/name]