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I don't think Toni counts as a "msculine nickname" unless it's spelled Tony.

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Maxine "Max"
Wilhelmina "Will", "Billy"
Jessica "Jesse" (maybe... idk if using Jesse instead of Jessie makes it masculine though)
Ariana "Ari" (more unisex though)
Vincenza "Vince"
Jacqueline "Jack", "Jake"
Leonora "Leo"
Michaela "Mike", "Mick"
Danielle "Dan"
Kaia "Kai"

I think they're fine, I used to like them more than I do now but some I still have on my long list are...

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Alice "Ali"
Raven "Rae"
Georgina "Georgie / George"
Matilda "Mattie"

In general, I am not fond of boy names for girls. It makes it seem like the parents really wanted a boy and that being a girl somehow wasn't good enough, but nicknames are a bit different. Many nicknames seem like a type of self expression and are more unisex, sporty, fun, or endearing. I don't care for the examples of Charlie, George, or Toni. Are their girls who go by George? I've heard Georgie before, but Georgia is simple enough that most people seem to use the full name.

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Alexandra "Alex"
Josephine "Josie," "Jo"
Melody "Mel"
Kirsten "Kit"

My daughter is Theodora and often called "Theo"

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Edwina "Eddie" and Wilhelmina "Bill" are both on our list for girls.

It depends on the name but for the most part, I like them.

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Some I like:

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Wilhelmina / Sybil "Billie"
Josephine "Joey"
Isidora / Cressida "Sid"
Matilda "Mattie"
Theodora / Theodosia "Teddy" or "Theo"
Ellen / Eleanor "Lenny"
Fionnuala "Finn"
Charlotte "Chuck"
Harriet "Harry" or "Hal"
Katherine "Kit"
Lavinia "Vinnie"
Olive "Olly"
Thomasina "Tommy"
Winifred / Frederica "Fred"
Persephone "Persie"
Phillippa "Pip"

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I also really like Bertie and Stevie on girls but don't really like any of the names they could spawn from i.e Alberta, Roberta or Stephanie.

I think they are really cute and much better then clearly masculine names for girls, like Madison nn Maddie which is kind of the opposite. Especially Charlie as a nickname for Charlotte, although I don't love Charlotte, I think it is adorable.

Not a fan at all for reasons I don't want to get into again, lol.

Well I think they're pretty damn great, but then I would! My parents' intention wasn't for me to be Charley, they shortened my name to Lottie, which I don't like. I declared myself Charley at about the age of 10, and refused to answer to Lottie anymore. My mum almost always calls me Charlotte, as she isn't keen on Charley, but my dad has adjusted to it.

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My favourite examples of such names are Georgina/George, Frankie/Frances, and Lex/Alexandra.

I don't ascertain Andy / Andi to be masculine or feminine due to the amount of people with Andrew / Andreas / Andrea / Andra. "Andrea" itself (I can't really use 'himself' or 'herself') as it has many differing pronunciations among different countries - or within specific countries - it can be used as either "male" or "female" with any pronunciation.

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In the US - and by US standards

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I love Lou (Lew / Lu - or whatever spelling)

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I like Charlie

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Can a Mikkey (Mikky / Micky - etcetera) be a Michael or Mike? I heard a Bangles song last January and learned that a band member changed her name from Susan Nancy to Michael - I think she must have suffered from Harassment as a lady in rock band. I do not know too much behind her story.

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Robert / Roberta / Barbara / Bobby / Bobbie / Bobbi / Barbie / Bob

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Some language historians believe that (as?) the Normans introduced the letter "r" (sonority) into the English language - which brought varying degrees of pronunciation difficulties, the diminutives of the respective names fused. Children frequently have difficulty pronouncing the letter "r' as well.

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I have more friends that happen to be female that are legally named Bobbie / or lady friends that go by Bobbi (from Barbara) than male friends named Robert (whether or not these male Roberts uses a form of Bobby). The "Rob" short form would not fit into this scenario.

This message was edited 5/4/2018, 3:46 AM

I generally don't like them.
Jo for Jo-names is fine.
Alex for Alexandra, I like.
Drew or Dru for Drusilla.
Jay for any J name.
Jory for Marjorie.
Jackie for Jacqueline (though I don't really count Jackie as masculine tbh)

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That's it for favorites, I think. But I also like:
Mel for Melanie, Melissa etc.
Nicky for Nicola.
Dani for Daniella.
Geri for Geraldine.
Kit for Christina.
Terri for Teresa.
Andi, Lou, Jessie.

I like that it gives them the option if they feel like the full name doesn't fit them. Although, when they start going by the nickname more than the real name I start to dislike it.

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Colette: Cole
Delphine/Delfina: Finn
Nadine: Dean
Oriana: Ori, Ri
Rafaela: Rafi/Raffi

I like lots of them, and just the idea of them in general.

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Frances “Frankie”
Georgina “Georgie”
Willemina “Will” or “Billie”
Jacqueline “Jackie”

I like a lot of them.

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Winifred "Fred"
Willemina "Billie"
Nicole "Nic" (I hate Nicky)
Josephine "Joey"
Regina "Reggie"
Artemis "Art"
Alberta "Bert" (I adore this. It's my great-grandmother's name and I thought it was so weird that a boy character on Sesame Street had her name)

Generally, I prefer the feminine version by itself.

Not a fan for the most part, although I'm sure there are exceptions. Charlie on a girl is one of my biggest name pet peeves.

It depends on the names, of course. But a lot of the time, the boyish nn feels childish, like an adult should have graduated to another nn or the full name.
I like Toni a lot, but on its own rather than bothering with a longer name.

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I'm not sure I'd classify Jackie and Jodie as especially masculine, though they can and are used as male names, but I do like them. I prefer Jacqueline as the full name, but for Jodie I think it's fine on its own. Jo is kind of cute in a no-nonsense, softball-pitching, gum-cracking, great-spaghetti-sauce-making sort of way. Bobbi is cute too, but I really dislike Roberta so would rather Bobbi just be on its own.

Back in the day, these are the only I liked for girls. Can't say that's the case anymore, but still love a unisex/masculine nn option for a girl.

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Mack - love this for both actually, Mackenzie is the only full name I like and it's boy only in my mind

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Jo - Josephine is nice, Joanne or Joan
Nic - Nicole
Ray - don't have a good full name I like
Jessie - Jessica
Dan
Jac - Jacqueline
Andy - Andrea
Lou - Louise

And I'll add Kris as it's my name.

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I don't really care for the full names anymore so I can't say I'd use them. But I'd use the nn's

I like them just fine, probably because I think nicknames in general are fun. I don’t much care for Charlie or Toni though. Georgia with the nickname George is fun.

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My name is Fiona and while I did not grow up with a nickname, I’ve heard modern Fionas being called Finn. I think I’d enjoy being called that as an option.

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I love:
Roberta nn Bobbie or Robin
Wilhelmina nn Billie or Will
Patricia nn Pat
Maxine nn Max
Frances or Francesca nn Frankie
Lavinia nn Vinny