What's your favourite nickname?

See the results of this poll: Which is your favourite?

Respondents: 80 (This poll is closed)

  • Essie : 12 (8%)
  • Etta : 17 (12%)
  • Immy : 5 (3%)
  • Emmy : 18 (12%)
  • Dottie : 13 (9%)
  • Tessie : 7 (5%)
  • Ellie : 19 (13%)
  • Evie : 32 (22%)
  • Josie : 19 (13%)
  • Other (please comment): 5 (3%)

I love Evie, Ella/Elle, Brie/Bree, Calli, Nina, and Valley! Not that these are all necessarily popular, but they are my absolute favorite nicknames.

Favorite full names:

Brie/Bree: Aubrielle or Brielle

Calli: Calista (I think :p)

Ella/Elle: Gabriela/Gabrielle (there are tons of others that this nn goes great with!)

Evie: Genevieve

Nina: Nikolina

Valley: Valentina

I like other names with these nicknames, but these are my absolute favorites! This is a great post :smiley:

I voted earlier, btw and clicked Evie and Other, but I didn’t have a chance to comment till now.

I have a soft spot for [name_f]Essie[/name_f], [name_f]Tessie[/name_f], [name_f]Bessie[/name_f], etc.

I also like:
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]/[name_f]Bella[/name_f] ([name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f])
[name_f]Maddy[/name_f] ([name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_u]Madison[/name_u])
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] ([name_f]Lilia[/name_f], [name_f]Lilliana[/name_f])
[name_f]Gigi[/name_f] ([name_f]Genevieve[/name_f])
[name_u]Izzy[/name_u] ([name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f])
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] ([name_f]Katelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f])
[name_f]Soph[/name_f] ([name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f])
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]/[name_f]Livvy[/name_f] ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f])
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] ([name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f])
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f] ([name_f]Vanessa[/name_f])
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] ([name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f])

My favorites of these are [name_f]Dottie[/name_f], which I like as a stand alone, and [name_f]Etta[/name_f], which I like as a nickname for [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]

I really like [name_f]Etta[/name_f]. I think it can totally be its own full name, but I also like it as a nickname for [name_f]Rosetta[/name_f].

Most of my favourite names are nicknames - and I like them as stand alone names.

[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]/[name_f]Dollie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mollie[/name_f]/[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]/[name_u]Abi[/name_u]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aggie[/name_f]

ETA: more names;

Becky
Jennie
Florrie
Flossie
Maggie
Georgie
Bobbie
Lexi/Lexie
Billie
Lola
Josie
Lulu
Maddie
Sally
Marcie
Gracie

[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]- [name_f]Emma[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]- [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]- [name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]/[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]- [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

I adore [name_f]Nell[/name_f]! It’s my all time favorite nickname but I don’t love the full names nearly as much and a nickname name wouldn’t match my other kids names so I don’t know if I’d ever use it.

I love [name_f]Tillie[/name_f], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] and [name_f]Florrie[/name_f] a lot.

These are my favorites from your list. I like using a nickname with a longer, more formal name – gives your child more options as she grows into an adult.

[name_f]Immy[/name_f] ([name_f]Imogen[/name_f])
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f] ([name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] or [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f])
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] ([name_f]Eleanor[/name_f])
[name_f]Evie[/name_f] ([name_u]Evelyn[/name_u])
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] ([name_f]Josephine[/name_f])

[name_f]Evie[/name_f]'s my favourite! I prefer it as a nn for [name_f]Eva[/name_f], though.

Of these, [name_f]Evie[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmy[/name_f]. My favorite full forms are [name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Eve[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Emilia[/name_f].

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] (or just [name_f]Tess[/name_f]), but I’m not a huge fan of [name_f]Tessie[/name_f] personally. I love just [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] or just [name_f]Tess[/name_f], although [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]'s my favorite form of [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] right now. I like [name_f]Tess[/name_f] second best, and then [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]. I’m not hugely fond of [name_f]Therese[/name_f] or [name_f]Tessie[/name_f] or [name_f]Teresa[/name_f].

I’m actually not hugely fond of most of these, personally–I’m more into [name_f]Bella[/name_f]/[name_u]Ari[/name_u]/[name_f]Liv/name_f/[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]/[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]/Litty/[name_f]Annie[/name_f]/[name_f]Della[/name_f]/[name_f]Lola[/name_f]/[name_f]Cissy[/name_f]/[name_f]Lena[/name_f]/[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]/[name_f]Cara[/name_f]/[name_f]Mia[/name_f]/[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]/[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/Liesey, etc.