Suddenly, nicknames are cool again.
Suddenly, nicknames are cool again.
Are you searching for a name that will look good ‘n’ strong on your kids CV when they get older, but has a super-cute short form for the younger years?
I’ve heard of lots of parents who want to give their child a “strong” name so they’re taken seriously when they grow up, but they think they can sound a bit too grown up for a little-en.
So we’ve put together a great list for ‘inspiration’ if you’re the kind of parent who thinks the same:
Girls:
Girls:
- Abigail: Abbi
- Alexandra: Lexie
- Agatha: Aggie
- Beatrice: Bea
- Dorothy: Dot
- Evelyn: Evie
- Edwina: Edie
- Florence: Florrie
- Francesca: Franny
- Imogen: Idgie
- Julia: Jules
- Katherine: Kat/Kitty
- Lillian: Lily
- Louise: Lulu
- Madeline: Maddie
- Samantha: Sam
- Vanessa: Nessa
Boys:
- Albert: Bertie
- Alfred: Alfie
- Archibald: Archie
- Benjamin: Benji
- Charles: Charlie
- Edward: Eddie/Ned
- Frederick: Freddie
- Harry: Hal
- Joseph: Joe
- Nicholas: Nico
- Nathaniel: Nate
- Oliver: Ollie
- Oswald: Ozzie
- Robert: Bob
- Tobias: Toby
- Vincent: Vinnie
- Walter: Walt
