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HelpWhat are your favorite unconventional nicknames for full names?
I’ve been thinking a lot about unconventional (or “stretch”) nicknames for full names. What are some of your favorites for each gender?
I’ve seen Felicity “Fliss/Flick” a lot recently. I also saw someone suggest Catherine “Cricket”.
I love the idea of Calliope “Posy” or “Pia”.
I’ve also come across:
Andromache “Romy”
Apollonia “Apple”
Ceridwen “Cara/Wen/Winnie”
Florence “(W)ren/Flick”
I’ve seen Felicity “Fliss/Flick” a lot recently. I also saw someone suggest Catherine “Cricket”.
I love the idea of Calliope “Posy” or “Pia”.
I’ve also come across:
Andromache “Romy”
Apollonia “Apple”
Ceridwen “Cara/Wen/Winnie”
Florence “(W)ren/Flick”
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Haven't come across these, but I like:
"Djoser" for Joseph (I know Djoser was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, but I still think Djoser could be a cool nickname)
"Law/Ren" for Lawrence
"Kit" for Christopher
"Flossie" for Florence
"Dodi" for Dorothy and Dorothea
"Fliss" for Felicity
"Tris" for Beatrice
"Madge" for Margaret
"Lainey" for Eleanor
"Djoser" for Joseph (I know Djoser was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, but I still think Djoser could be a cool nickname)
"Law/Ren" for Lawrence
"Kit" for Christopher
"Flossie" for Florence
"Dodi" for Dorothy and Dorothea
"Fliss" for Felicity
"Tris" for Beatrice
"Madge" for Margaret
"Lainey" for Eleanor
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My grandmother had an aunt named Louisa, and people used to call her Wheezy. I think it's kind of adorable.
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I've also seen Cricket used as a nickname for Christine....I think? In a soap opera. I think it would be cute as a nn for Christopher or Christian as well, on a boy.
Kit for Christopher pleases me a lot.
Antigone "Tiggy" is one of my faves although maybe that's not much of a stretch.
I love "Flip" for Philip or Felix, and it could work for Philippa too.
Ziggy for Sigmund or Siegfried, or Signy!
Iggie, Figgy or Fig for Iphigenia.
I find "Flossie" or Floss for Florence a bit of a stretch but I like it.
Oh, and yesterday I was trying to think of full names for Trixie beyond Beatrice/Beatrix and thought it could maybe work as a nn for Patricia!
Kit for Christopher pleases me a lot.
Antigone "Tiggy" is one of my faves although maybe that's not much of a stretch.
I love "Flip" for Philip or Felix, and it could work for Philippa too.
Ziggy for Sigmund or Siegfried, or Signy!
Iggie, Figgy or Fig for Iphigenia.
I find "Flossie" or Floss for Florence a bit of a stretch but I like it.
Oh, and yesterday I was trying to think of full names for Trixie beyond Beatrice/Beatrix and thought it could maybe work as a nn for Patricia!
This message was edited 3/31/2021, 3:06 AM
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I LOVE Antigone, though I could never get away with using it, sadly. Tiggy is sweet, I like it a lot.
I don’t like the name Christopher, but I do like Kit as a nickname for it.
I definitely think Trixie works for Patricia! I have a nana named Patricia and she’s gone by Tina her whole life, which is much more of a stretch to me.
I don’t like the name Christopher, but I do like Kit as a nickname for it.
I definitely think Trixie works for Patricia! I have a nana named Patricia and she’s gone by Tina her whole life, which is much more of a stretch to me.
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