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Nicknames - Ideas please?
I'm trying to think of some girls' names that have boy-ish nicknames. (Something along the lines of Francesca "Frankie" or Alexandra "Alex"). I tend to like particularly feminine names, whereas my bf prefers girls' names that are a little more tomboy-ish, so I thought this might be a great way to compromise. Any good ideas? :)

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Aurora nn Rory is one of my faves
Alexandra nn Alex
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I've always liked feminine names that have boy-ish nicknames.*My name is Joanna and I have a friend that calls me Joey, which I think is cute.*My daughter is Alexandra but we call her Andie. I read a book in which the main character's name was Margaret but she went by Rett, which I thought was cute.Good luck!joanna***
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Georgia/Georgina/Georgiana - George
Louise/Louisa - Lou
Helena/Helen/Helene - Leni
Jessica/Jessamine/Jessa - Jess
Christine/Christina - Chris
Alberta - Bertie/Bert
Augusta - Gus/Gussie
Charlotte - Charlie
anything begining with J - Jay
Jocelyn/Josephine/Joanna - Jo
Danielle/Daniela/Dana - Danny
Annika/Nicola/Nicole - Nick/Nikki
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Billie - Wilhelmina, Willa, Sybil
Bobbie - Roberta, Robin
Chris - Christine/a/ian
Jo/Joey - Josephine, Johanna, Joelle, Jocelyn
Mattie - Matilda
Sammy/Sam - Samantha
Sandy - Alexandra, Cassandra, Alessandra, Lisandra, Sandra
Stevie - Stephanie, Stefania
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Andrea: Andy/AndiAontionette/Antonia: ToniAlexandra/etc.: Al (There is a series of books from the eighties by Constance C. Greene abouta girl named Alexandra who goes by Al.)Amy: Amos (I have a friend whose name is Aimee and her family occasionally calls her Amos for a joke)Barbara/Roberta: BobbieWilhelmina: BillieBernice/Bernadette: Bernie (I know a lady named Burnese who is called Burnie)Carhlotte/Charlene: Charlie/Chuck (I know a Charlynda who sometimes goes by Chuck)Carla/Carlotta: Carl?Christine/Christina/etc.: ChrisClaudia/Claudette/etc: Claude?Nicole: Cole? Nick?Courtney: Cory?Camille: Cam?Cecilia: Cecil?Davina: Davey?Donna: Donnie?Danielle: Danni?Denise: Denny?Edwina: Eddie?Eugenia: Genie?Fredericka/Frieda: Freddy?Geraldine: Jerry/GeriHenrietta/Harriet: Henry or Hattie. Even Hank?Jacqueline: JackieJanelle: Jonnie?Jamie: Jim?Josephine/Jocelyn: Jo or Joey?Georgia: GeorgieJulia: JulesLaura: Larry?Leah: Leo?Lynette: Lennie?Michelle: Mike (I know a nurse at the eye doctor's office, her name is Mike. I don't know what it's short for)Margaret: Markie (I think this is Markie Post's name)Melanie: MelNatalie: Nate/NatOlivia: OlliePatricia: Pete/Pat? (once read a book about a girl whose name was Priscilla, but she went by Pete)Regina: Reggie/Richie?Rhonda/Veronica: RonnieRachel: Rae?Ruth: Rusty? (Rusty ona girl is kind of tacky though, and kind of downmarket on a male, too)Samantha: Sam
Stephanie: StevieSylvia: Sly?Tamara: Tim/Tomy/Tommy?Theodora: TeddyTeresa: TerryVirginia: Vinnie?Willow: Will/Willie?Bear in mind, some of these are the kind of nns that only a certain kind of girl can p8ull off. Most every Samantha will get to be Sam for a little while, but not every Laura is going to be able to manage Larry.
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Samantha "Sam"
Samara "Sam"
Samira "Sam"Josephine "Joey"
Joanna/Johanna "Johnnie"Julia "Jules"
Juliet/Juliette "Jules"
Julianne "Jules"
Juliana/Julianna "Jules"
Julissa "Jules"Jacqueline "Jake" "Jack"
Jacquetta "Jake" "Jack"Camille "Cam"
Camila/Camilla "Cam"Charlotte "Charles" "Charlie"
Charlene - -
Charlize - -
Charla - -
Carlotta - - "Carl" "Carly"Veronica "Ronnie" "Ron"
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Ooh. I used to love these (And the other way around, boys names with girly-ish nns). Other than Francesca/Frances "Frankie" and Alexandra "Alex":Jacqueline "Jack" / "Jackie"
Luciana "Luc" / "Luke" (these are pronounced the same, one's just the french spelling)
Josephine / Joan / Joanna etc - "Joe"
Davida - Davy
Edna / Edith / Edwina - "Ed" / "Eddie"
Theodora - "Theo"
Elisabeh - Ellis
Alexandra / Alison / Alannah / etc - "Al"
Frederica - "Fred" / "Freddie"
Wilhelmina / Willow - "Will" / "Billie"
Roberta - "Bobby" / "Robby"
Stephanie "Steve"
Michaela - "Mick"
I might think of more later. It's early.
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