I need help!!! My 2 year old son Nicolas has lovingly referred to this baby as Bobby/Bobbie since the day we told him i was pregnant. He was also always adamant that it was a girl, and he was right! He talks about about her so much that we have all started referring to her as Baby Bobbie. Here’s the problem, my husband and i absolutely do not want to name her this and don’t particularly care for masculine names for girls, BUT love the nickname and that Nicolas is so attached to it. Does anyone have any ideas that Bobbie could be a nickname for, even if it’s a stretch!?? ( we have thought of, and dont like Roberta, bobette, Barbara, Beth) TIA
Hmm…that’s a tough one.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (maybe a stretch)
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] (I think this is prettier than just [name_f]Beth[/name_f])
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Brisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f] or [name_f]Brynlee[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_m]Abileen[/name_m]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u]
Good luck! 
I honestly think your child can just be nicknamed [name_u]Bobby[/name_u]/[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] and go by a totally different name. It would be simple to just say that’s what your son has called her ever since you fell pregnant, and it’s a cute, special nickname.
However, if you want it to be somewhat connected to her proper first name, anything beginning with B and (possibly) included an O in it somewhere would work. I like the name [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f], but [name_f]Bonita[/name_f] is cute too and has the same ‘feel’ as [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]. Any other B names would work, such as [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_f]Brianna[/name_f] or [name_f]Brianne[/name_f]/Brienne, [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] and Bronagh (bro-na).
I grew up with a family who had a [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] nn [name_m]Bob[/name_m]. Her big brother couldn’t really say “baby” when she was born, so eventually it just ended up a nn for her. It started out as [name_u]Bobby[/name_u], but just transitioned to [name_m]Bob[/name_m] as she grew. Last I saw her family, they still called her [name_m]Bob[/name_m], and she’s now a full-time nurse. If you like [name_u]Bobby[/name_u], I think it would be just fine to call her whatever name you like, but still use the nn [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] if you want. I think really any “B” name would work, but [name_f]Bryony[/name_f] in particular seems attractive to me, and could still warrant the nn [name_u]Bobby[/name_u].
Good luck!
Maybe [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] could work?
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
I totally agree that you could give the baby a totally unrelated name and call her [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] as a nickname. If you do want something that could shorten to [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], I feel like [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is a decent call - it fits with [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m], and it has so many nicknames, some of which are a bit of a stretch anyway - I don’t think [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] is any less intuitive than, say, [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]. [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] and [name_f]Bryony[/name_f] / [name_f]Briony[/name_f] feel semi-intuitive, too.
A little off-topic: I think it’s adorable when older siblings “help” name younger siblings. When my [name_f]MIL[/name_f] was pregnant with my [name_m]SIL[/name_m], my husband was three, and he became determined that it was “a sister, and her name is [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]” (not her real name, just using it for the story), and told everyone he knew all about it. I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f] was a name they had tossed around (among several others) early in the pregnancy, and he just latched onto it. They didn’t know if it was going to be a boy or a girl, but when it was a girl, they figured they might as well name her [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f] since that was what he had kind of named her already (and of course because it was a name they at least liked OK).
I think even if you name her something else but still call her [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] you should probably just name her [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
I have an aunt [name_f]Bobbi[/name_f] ([name_f]Roberta[/name_f]) and it totally fits. She is a very classy yet fun lady.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_u]Robin[/name_u]?
Thank you all- i never even thought of [name_u]Robin[/name_u] but it could be a good one. I also like [name_u]Bryn[/name_u], Brienne and have an aunt [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] so any of those could work. I see both sides of the argument-if you’re going to call her [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], just name her [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], or name her whatever you like and call he [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] even if it isn’t related. I figured it might be nice if we cod find best of both worlds-choose a name we like, call her [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], and then when she grows up she can decide what she wants friends and colleagues to call her. Thanks again!
Have you considered making [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] her middle name? It is a really sweet story and it would make a cute middle name.
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] isn’t a very good idea for a first name, boy or girl. It’s way too childish. If you don’t like any of the suggestions where [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] makes some sense for as a nickname like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Roberta[/name_f] I think it’s fine just to give her a name that doesn’t sound anything like it and still use [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] as a nickname. I’d suggest not trying to hard to make the name fit, I think it limits your choices too much and you might end up picking a first name that you regret just because it goes with the nickname. [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] as a middle is also a great suggestion.
Trying not to repeat any:
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]/[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
B names are always tough! Good luck. [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] could always be a mn I think [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] would be cute nn [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]!
Or a compound name like [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] [name_m]Houston[/name_m]'s daughter [name_u]Bobby[/name_u]-[name_f]Kristina[/name_f]?
I have to disagree with your comment on [name_u]Bobby[/name_u]/[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] being childish. I know a 16-year-old male [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] and a 19-year-old female [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] who both wear their names well; not at all childish.
I’m not opposed to nicknames as given names - I have one! - but I wouldn’t use [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] as a girl’s first name myself. My sister picked my name, and I hated my name as a child although I’m okay with it now. I think with an uncommon, boyish name like [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] you run a risk that she’ll both dislike her name and feel slighted that she got named by a toddler.
There’s an equal chance that she’d love it, of course! But that’s just the call I’d make in your shoes due to my own history and hangups. I love it as a nickname or middle though! Especially for [name_u]Robin[/name_u]. Not that names have to match, but [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_u]Robin[/name_u] or [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] just goes better than [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] and [name_u]Bobby[/name_u].
You could use [name_f]Roberta[/name_f] as a middle name. [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Roberta[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] then later she could go by first name
I know a girl named [name_u]Bobby[/name_u]. It suits her so well and I now think it definitely works on it’s own. She has a running joke with her friends that her real name is [name_f]Roberta[/name_f], but it’s not, aha. Not going to lie though, everyone thought it was a little weird at the beginning, but as we all grew to knew her you could tell it was just he perfect name for her.
I second the suggestion of [name_u]Robin[/name_u], though! What a cute name to get the spunky NN [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]!
I have a good friend (girl) who goes by [name_m]Bob[/name_m]/[name_u]Bobby[/name_u], and sometimes [name_u]Bo[/name_u]/[name_m]Bobo[/name_m]. There’s nothing childish about it, I think [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] is fine for either gender! I prefer fuller names, ex: [name_m]Robert[/name_m]/a, but that doesn’t mean that [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] is any less usable. 
Thank you all so much for your suggestions and insights. I loved considering some of your points about naming her something else and just calling her [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] at home, thinking about how she might feel being named by a toddler, giving [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] as a middle name, and the concept of naming her something that we don’t really like just to tie in [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]. All such good points. Thank you!