Nickname-name Baby Names
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Tavi#13064 in the U.S.In Hebrew, tov/tavi carries the sense of 'good.' Tavi also serves as a short form of Octavia ('Temi#13069 in the U.S.A Yoruba short form (of names like Oluwatemi, 'God is mine', and Temilade, 'my crown'); connotePatty#13083 in the U.S.A traditional English pet form of Patricia, from Latin patricia, 'noble; of the patrician classRifky#13142 in the U.S.Rifky reads as a Yiddish-style pet form of Rivka (Hebrew Rivkah, the biblical Rebecca), where RRobbi#13145 in the U.S.A pet form of Roberta or Robin, both from Germanic Hrodebert, 'bright fame' (hrod, 'fame' + berRocki#13147 in the U.S.A modern girls' spelling of Rocky — a nickname from the word rock, or from Italian-American RocRossie#13153 in the U.S.Rossie is a pet form used in older American records, read either as a spelling of Rosie (from RRoxi#13156 in the U.S.Roxi is a modern spelling of Roxie, the pet form of Roxana/Roxanne — from Old Persian Roshanak,Ruvi#13167 in the U.S.Ruvi has no fixed traditional meaning as a girl's name. It reads as a pet form of Ruby, of the Saidee#13177 in the U.S.Saidee is a respelling of Sadie, the pet form of Sarah — Hebrew for 'princess; noblewoman.' TheSookie#13251 in the U.S.Sookie is a historical English and American Southern pet form of Susan or Susannah, from the HeStevee#13262 in the U.S.Stevee is a modern spelling of Stevie, the pet form of Stephen and Stephanie — from the Greek sSusy#13274 in the U.S.Susy is a spelling of Susie, the pet form of Susan and Susanna, from the Hebrew Shoshannah — 'lTami#13288 in the U.S.Tami is a spelling of Tammy, the pet form of Tamara — from the Hebrew tamar, 'palm tree' — or oToula#13310 in the U.S.Toula is a Greek affectionate short form, drawn from the -toula diminutive ending on longer namTruvy#13314 in the U.S.Truvy is best known as Truvy Jones, the warm-hearted beauty-shop owner in Steel Magnolias (1989Yachy#13369 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no settled meaning, most plausibly a pet form of a longer Ya- name (YaretCatie#13537 in the U.S.A spelling of Katie, a pet form of Catherine/Katherine, from the Greek associated with 'pure.' Charliee#13550 in the U.S.A spelling of Charlie — a pet form of Charles/Charlotte, from the Germanic karl, 'a free man; fClary#13566 in the U.S.A pet form of Clarissa/Clara — from Latin clarus, 'bright; clear; famous'; also the name of an Bebe#13683 in the U.S.Bebe began as an affectionate word name and pet form — from the French bebe, 'baby' — and as a Bessy#13694 in the U.S.Bessy is an old English pet form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath; GoBritt#13730 in the U.S.A Scandinavian short form of Birgitta (Swedish and Danish), itself from the Irish Brighid/BridgBuffy#13737 in the U.S.A nursery pet form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'), born from a small childBunnie#13738 in the U.S.A spelling of the English endearment 'bunny' (a rabbit), long used as a term of affection and aCamie#13750 in the U.S.A pet form of Camille or Camilla, from the Latin camillus/camilla — a young attendant at a reliCammy#13753 in the U.S.A pet form of Camille, Camilla or Cameron. The Latin camilla names a young attendant at a religArchie#13756 in the U.S.A short form of Archibald (Germanic ercan, 'genuine; precious,' + bald, 'bold; brave') — long aCelie#13780 in the U.S.A pet form of Celia or Cecilia, from Latin roots meaning 'heavenly' (caelestis) or from the RomCici#13796 in the U.S.A doubled-syllable pet name, most often for Cecilia (from the Roman Caecilius) or for any name Cris#13810 in the U.S.A short form of Cristina, Cristal or Cristian, from the Latin Christianus — 'a Christian,' behiDarly#13848 in the U.S.Darly reads as a short modern name clipped from Darlene, Darla or Darlyn, ultimately touching tDeni#13873 in the U.S.Deni is a short form of Denise or Denice, the French feminine of Denis, which descends from LatEddy#13907 in the U.S.A pet form of names beginning Ed- (Edith, Edwina, Eden; for boys Edward, Edwin), spelled Eddy rJami#13909 in the U.S.A form of Jamie — a pet form of James, from the Hebrew Jacob, 'a supplanter; one who follows/hoElie#13922 in the U.S.For girls, a slim spelling of Ellie — a pet form of Elizabeth, Eleanor or Ella. Separately, EliElliejo#13932 in the U.S.A combination name joining Ellie — a pet form of Elizabeth ('my God is an oath'), Eleanor or ElJaynee#13938 in the U.S.A pet form of Jane — a feminine of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'Elzie#13940 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Elsie, originally a Scottish pet form of Elspeth — itself a Scots form ofFlory#13994 in the U.S.A short form of Flora or Florence, from Latin flos, floris — 'flower'. Flory also appears indepFrankee#13998 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Frankie, the pet form of Frances or Francis (and of Frank), ultimately fFranky#13999 in the U.S.A -y spelling of Frankie, pet form of Frances or Frank, from the Germanic tribal name Frank, laGrissel#14021 in the U.S.A short form of Griselda — Germanic gris 'gray' plus hild 'battle'. Grissel (also Grizel, GrissKenny#14076 in the U.S.A pet form of Kenneth (or Kendra) — from Gaelic, variously 'handsome; comely' and 'born of fireIvvy#14121 in the U.S.Ivvy is a modern respelling of Ivy, the English name of the evergreen climbing plant — a plant Janni#14162 in the U.S.Janni is a short pet form of Jane, Janet or Janice — all from John, Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is grJany#14163 in the U.S.Jany is a slim spelling of Janie, a pet form of Jane — the English feminine of John, from HebreJaylannie#14174 in the U.S.Jaylannie is a modern American coinage in the wide Jay- family — a cousin of Jaylani, Jaylin anJazzy#14178 in the U.S.Jazzy began as a nickname for Jasmine, Jazlyn and Jasmin, and doubles as the English adjective Jem#14182 in the U.S.Jem is a one-syllable English name used for both girls and boys. For girls it usually shortens Levie#14192 in the U.S.A spelling of Levi — from the Hebrew, 'joined; attached; united in harmony'; used for both sexeJettie#14198 in the U.S.Jettie is a vintage American pet name, used in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as Jinny#14208 in the U.S.Jinny is a spelling of Ginny, the pet form of Virginia (from the Roman name Verginius, later tiJosiee#14223 in the U.S.Josiee is a modern spelling of Josie, the pet form of Josephine — the French feminine of JosephJoss#14227 in the U.S.Joss is a one-syllable short form of Jocelyn or Joslyn, from the Germanic Gautzelin brought to Jossy#14228 in the U.S.Jossy is an affectionate pet form of Jocelyn (from the Germanic Gautzelin, via Norman French) aJulez#14236 in the U.S.A z-spelling of Jules — long a nickname for Julia, Julie and Julian, and a standalone French giKadi#14242 in the U.S.A short name arrived at by several routes: an English pet form of Katherine or Cadence, an EstoKally#14265 in the U.S.A spelling of Callie, long used as a pet form of Callista, Calliope, Caroline and Catherine. ThKamie#14274 in the U.S.A short, affectionate spelling used as a pet form of Kamila, Camille, Kamryn and similar Kam- nKammie#14277 in the U.S.A K-spelled pet form of Cammie, itself a nickname for Camilla, Camille, Cameron and Camryn. TheKandy#14282 in the U.S.A K-spelling of Candy, long used as a pet form of Candace and Candice, and also read straight aKeny#14339 in the U.S.Keny is a short modern name, used mainly in the U.S. and Latin America. It reads as a trimmed fKimmie#14368 in the U.S.Kimmie is a pet form of Kimberly (and of Kim), used as a given name in its own right. Kimberly Kitty#14374 in the U.S.Kitty is a long-established English pet form of Katherine (via Kit), used as a given name in itKonnie#14384 in the U.S.Konnie is a K- spelling of Connie, the pet form of Constance (and of Cornelia and Consuelo). CoLandy#14418 in the U.S.Used as a pet form of longer names ending in -landa or -land (Yolanda, Rolanda, Landon), and alLannie#14422 in the U.S.A diminutive used for Alana, Lana, Melanie, Leanne and similar names, with the friendly -ie endMackie#14513 in the U.S.From the Scottish and Irish surname Mackie, one of the many names built on Mac ('son of'). As aMaru#14585 in the U.S.A Spanish nickname made by clipping a compound Maria name — Maria Luisa, Maria Eugenia, Maria RRosi#14589 in the U.S.A pet form of Rosa/Rose — from the Latin rosa, 'a rose'Micki#14642 in the U.S.A feminine pet form of Michaela, Michelle or Michaeline — all from Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is likNeily#14731 in the U.S.A modern nickname-style coinage: Neily reads as a pet form of Neila/Nyla, or as a bright respelNellee#14733 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Nellie, itself a long-standing pet form of Eleanor, Helen, Ellen and CorNollie#14758 in the U.S.A vintage-style pet name that has recently been given as a full name. It serves as a diminutiveNovee#14768 in the U.S.A modern nickname-style spelling built on Nova (Latin nova, 'new'), with the -ee ending that cuOli#14783 in the U.S.A short form of Olivia or Olive (from the olive tree, long a symbol of peace), used as a full gPosy#14813 in the U.S.The English word posy — a small bunch of flowers — used as a name. The word began as a variant Rella#14856 in the U.S.A short form drawn from the many -ella names — Marella, Fiorella, Cinderella — where -ella is tRenni#14861 in the U.S.A modern nickname-style name, read as a short form of Renee ('reborn'), Renata, or any Ren- namRennie#14862 in the U.S.A pet form of Renee or Renata (from Latin renatus/renata, 'reborn'), used as a name in its own Retta#14863 in the U.S.A short form pulled from names ending in -etta — Loretta, Henrietta, Rosetta, Marietta — where Rhonnie#14866 in the U.S.A nickname-style name read as a short form of Rhonda — a twentieth-century name of Welsh flavouRissa#14872 in the U.S.A short form clipped from Clarissa ('bright, clear'), Marissa, or Nerissa. Long used as a nicknRoo#14880 in the U.S.A short, affectionate name used on its own or as a nickname for Ruth, Rue, Rosalind, or Rooney.Rudie#14892 in the U.S.A girls' spelling of Rudy, a pet form of Germanic Rud- names such as Rudolph ('famous wolf') anSadi#14908 in the U.S.Usually a pared-down spelling of Sadie, itself a pet form of Sarah (Hebrew, 'lady; noblewoman')Zanna#14908 in the U.S.A pet form of Susanna/Suzanna — from the Hebrew shoshannah, 'a lily; a rose'; also a Latvian foSamy#14923 in the U.S.Read either as a spelling of Sammy — the pet form of Samantha (girls) and Samuel (boys) — or asSery#14951 in the U.S.No documented etymology. Sery reads most naturally as a clipped, pet form of a longer Ser- nameShari#14965 in the U.S.Chiefly a pet form of Sharon, the Hebrew name of the fertile coastal plain of Israel, famous frVivie#15093 in the U.S.Vivie is a diminutive of Vivian, Vivienne or Viviana, all from Latin Vivianus, built on vivus, Acey#15260 in the U.S.A nickname-name built from the English word ace — the single-pip playing card, and by extensionCadie#15353 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a short form of Cadence ('rhythm; a musical fall', from the Latin cadeEula#15634 in the U.S.A short form of Eulalia — from the Greek eu, 'well/good', + lalein, 'to speak', hence 'well-spoEvvy#15648 in the U.S.A pet form of Evelyn/Eve — from Hebrew Chavah, 'life; living'Bunny#15680 in the U.S.Bunny is the English word for a rabbit, used since the eighteenth century as a term of endearmeHatti#15751 in the U.S.A spelling of Hattie — a short form of Harriet, from the Germanic Heimirich, 'home ruler'Johnni#15976 in the U.S.A feminine spelling of Johnny — a pet form of John, from the Hebrew, 'God is gracious'; used foJonesy#15981 in the U.S.A friendly nickname built on the surname Jones ('son of John,' from Welsh/English), with an -y Itzy#16187 in the U.S.A short form of Itzel ('rainbow; dewdrop,' Nahuatl), also widely known as the name of a K-pop gJesi#16238 in the U.S.A short, -i spelling of Jessie or Jessica; Jessica is a literary name (Shakespeare) often linkeJodee#16247 in the U.S.A -dee spelling of Jodie or Jody, historically a pet form of Joan ('God is gracious') or JudithJorgie#16311 in the U.S.Jorgie is a modern respelling of Georgie, the pet form of Georgia and Georgina — and so of GeorMartie#16420 in the U.S.A pet form of Martha (and Martina) — from the Aramaic marta, 'a lady; a mistress; the mistress Mauri#16437 in the U.S.A short form of Maureen/Maurice — from the Latin Maurus, 'dark-skinned; a Moor/North African'; Lissy#16635 in the U.S.A playful pet form of names like Elizabeth (Hebrew, 'God is my oath') or Felicity ('happiness')Mikey#16801 in the U.S.A pet form of Michael (Hebrew, 'who is like God?'), usually a boy's nickname; used here as a giNorrie#16969 in the U.S.Norrie is a Scottish diminutive, historically attached to Norman or Norval and used for boys; iSandi#17206 in the U.S.A short form of Sandra (from Alexandra, 'defender of the people') or Cassandra ('she who shinesStacia#17319 in the U.S.Stacia is a short form of Anastasia, from the Greek anastasis, 'resurrection' — a name long givRaymie#17435 in the U.S.A modern coinage in pet-name shape, built from Ray (from Raymond, Germanic, 'wise protector') oSamie#19328 in the U.S.A spelling of Sammy/Sami — a short form of Samantha ('listener,' or a feminine of Samuel, 'God IdgieA short, spirited nickname-name best known from Idgie Threadgoode, the free-spirited heroine ofLibbaA Southern American pet form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, 'God is my oath; God is ab
Nickname-name Boy Names
Johny#12894 in the U.S.A spelling of Johnny — a pet form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious; the LordJojo#12895 in the U.S.A reduplicated pet form of names like Joseph ('God will add'), John ('God is gracious'), and JoKhris#13051 in the U.S.A spelling of Chris — a short form of Christopher, from the Greek Christophoros, 'a bearer of CJayjay#13077 in the U.S.A nickname made into a given name: the spoken form of the initials J.J., long used as an affectJep#13096 in the U.S.A short American nickname turned given name, traditionally Southern. It has been used as a pet Jimy#13123 in the U.S.A one-M respelling of Jimmy, the familiar short form of James, from Hebrew Ya'aqov by way of LaJunie#13146 in the U.S.A diminutive of June (the month, from Latin Junius, linked to the goddess Juno) and also a longLes#13390 in the U.S.Les is the everyday short form of Leslie — a Scottish place-name and surname, perhaps from GaelLewie#13394 in the U.S.Lewie is a friendly spelling of Louie, the pet form of Lewis and Louis. Both descend from the GLito#13403 in the U.S.Lito comes from the Spanish diminutive ending -ito/-lito, which turns a name into a fond littleLonny#13408 in the U.S.Lonny is a friendly spelling of Lonnie, the pet form of Alonzo and Alonso — Spanish and ItalianMano#13450 in the U.S.Mano is chiefly a Spanish short form of Manuel — from Hebrew Immanuel, 'God is with us'. It is Manoli#13451 in the U.S.Manoli is the Greek familiar form of Emmanouil — the Greek shape of Hebrew Immanu'el, 'God is wMaxey#13486 in the U.S.Maxey is an English surname, generally traced to a place-name in Cambridgeshire; as a given namRomey#13499 in the U.S.A pet form, variously of Roman ('from Rome; a Roman citizen') and Romeo ('a pilgrim to Rome'); Morrie#13539 in the U.S.Morrie is an affectionate short form of Morris or Maurice, from Latin Maurus, 'dark-skinned; MoRolly#13729 in the U.S.A pet form of Roland/Rolando, from the Germanic hrod, 'fame,' and land, 'land' — 'famous land; Renny#13751 in the U.S.Renny is an anglicized form of the Irish Raighne, usually glossed 'small but mighty' or connectRhody#13764 in the U.S.Rhody is a nickname-style name, read as a short form of Rhodes ('woodland clearing') or RodericRomie#13794 in the U.S.Romie is a nickname-style name, standing in for Roman or Romeo (from Latin Romanus, 'of Rome') Wil#13797 in the U.S.Wil is a short form of William, from Germanic wil ('will; desire') and helm ('helmet; protectioShlomy#13880 in the U.S.A Hebrew and Yiddish pet form of Shlomo — the Hebrew name behind Solomon — from shalom, 'peace'Shooter#13881 in the U.S.The English word shooter used as a given name — a nickname-style pick from sports and country-mSiem#13894 in the U.S.Chiefly a Dutch short form of Simon (Hebrew Shimon, 'he has heard'), long-established in the NeStunner#13931 in the U.S.The English slang word stunner — someone strikingly impressive — used as a given name. It is a Syd#13937 in the U.S.A short form of Sidney or Sydney, from an English surname and place-name generally read as 'widTadey#13945 in the U.S.Tadey reads as a modern pet form of Thaddeus, Tadeo or Tadeusz, given as a name in its own righTank#13960 in the U.S.The English word tank, used as a nickname for someone large, sturdy or unstoppable — a familiarTeddie#13977 in the U.S.Teddie is a pet form of Edward (Old English Eadweard, 'wealthy guardian') or Theodore (Greek ThTelly#13980 in the U.S.Telly is best known as a Greek-American pet form of Aristotelis (Aristotle) — the actor Telly SThad#13986 in the U.S.Thad is the everyday short form of Thaddeus, the New Testament apostle's name. Its ultimate rooTonny#14007 in the U.S.Tonny is a Dutch and Scandinavian spelling of Tony, the pet form of Anthony — from the Roman faXavy#14128 in the U.S.A pet form of Xavier, itself from the Basque place name Etxeberria, 'the new house', carried woYitzy#14157 in the U.S.A warm diminutive of Yitzchak, the Hebrew name of the biblical Isaac, meaning 'he will laugh'. Zo#14231 in the U.S.Zo is a short form lifted from longer names — Alonzo, Lorenzo, Zoltan — and now given on its owEzzyA short, playful pet form of names beginning Ez- (Ezra, Ezekiel) or Es- (Esmond), used on its oPedriA Spanish short form of Pedro (from the Latin petra, 'rock; stone'), widely known from Spanish
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