Girl names with a great nickname
Sometimes the nickname is better than its original name.
YeahBaby.com compiled this list of girl names which have
nicknames you'll love.
By the YeahBaby.com editorial staff
Baby girls receiving these names will get a nice bonus - all these names have a great
nickname. In fact, many would argue these nicknames make a better monicker than
the orginal name. These were YeahBaby's favorite examples. Each name is listed with
its most common nicknames.
• Aileen - Allie, Lena
• Almena - Allie, Mena
• Cornelia - Nelle, Nelly, Nelia
• Eldora - Dora
• Emeline - Emma, Emily, Emmy, Millie, Em
• Isabella - Bella, Belle, Ib, Issy, Nib, Nibby, Tibbie
• Margaretta - Greta, Madge, Maggie, Margery, Marge, Margie, Meg, Midge,
Peg, Peggy, Rita,
• Matilda - Tilly, Matty, Maud
• Melissa - Lisa, Lissa, Mel, Milly, Missy
• Mildred - Milly
• Millicent - Missy, Milly
• Parmelia - Amelia, Melia, Milly
• Roxanna - Roxie, Ann, Rose
Our users liked these additional baby names with a bonus.
• Adelphia - Adele, Addy, Dell, Delphia, Philly
• Alexandra - Alex, Alla, Sandy
• Constance - Connie
• Cordelia - Cordy, Delia
• Elmira - Elly, Ellie, Mira
• Estella - Stella, Essy, Essie
• Henrietta - Nettie, Retta, Etta, Etty, Hank, Henny
• Letitia - Lettie, Tish, Lettice, Titia, Tisha
• Mahala - Hallie, Mahaley
• Melvina - Mel, Mellie, Melly
• Minerva - Minnie
• Rosabel - Belle, Rosa, Rose, Roz
• Shirley - Lee, Sherry, Shirl
• Wilhelmina - Minnie, Mina, Willie, Wilma
These names also have a common nickname. That's quite a few names!
• Adelaide - Addy, Adele, Dell, Della, Heidi
• Agatha - Aggy
• Armena - Arry, Mena
• Augustina - Aggy, Gatsy, Tina
• Beatrice - Bea, Trisha, Trix, Trixie
• Bertha - Birdie, Bert, Bertie
• Caroline - Carrie, Cassie, Lynn
• Cassandra - Cassie, Sandra, Sandy
• Cathleen - Cathy, Kathy
• Celina - Lena
• Charlotte - Char, Lottie, Lotta, Sherry
• Christiana - Chris, Kris, Crissy, Christy, Kristy, Tina
• Christina - Chris, Kris, Crissy, Christy, Kristy, Tina
• Cinderella - Cindy
• Clarinda - Clara
• Deliverance - Della, Delly, Dilly
• Delores - Dell, Lola, Lolly, Della, Dee
• Dorothy - Dolly, Dot, Dortha, Dotty
• Elouise - Louise
• Esther - Essie, Essy
• Evaline - Eva, Eve, Lena
• Fidelia - Delia
• Florence - Flo, Flora, Flossy
• Gabrielle - Gabby, Ella
• Genevieve - Eve, Jean, Jenny
• Geraldine - Dina, Gerry, Gerrie, Jerry
• Gertrude - Trudy, Gert, Gertie
• Helene - Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Lena
• Heloise - Eloise, Lois
• Hester - Hessy, Esther, Hetty
• Irene - Rena
• Isabelle - Bella, Belle, Ib, Issy, Nib, Nibby, Tibbie
• Jeanette - Janet, Jean, Jessie, Nettie
• Jeanne - Jane, Jeannie
• Joan - Nonie, Nona
• Johannah - Joan, Jody, Hannah, Jo
• Joyce - Joy
• Judith - Judy
• Katherine - Cathy, Kathy
• Lavinia - Ina, Vina, Viney
• Lidia - Lyddy
• Lillah - Lily, Lilly, Lil, Lolly
• Lorraine - Lorrie
• Louisa - Lou, Eliza, Lois
• Lucinda - Cindy, Lu, Lou, Lucy
• Magdelina - Lena, Madge, Magda, Maggie
• Martha - Marty, Mat, Mattie, Patsy, Patty
• Olivia - Ollie, Nollie, Livia, Libby
• Parthena - Thena
• Patience - Pat, Patty
• Paulina - Polly, Lina
• Philinda - Linda
• Prudence - Prudy, Prue, Puss
• Regina - Reggie, Gina
• Roberta - Bobbie, Robbie, Bert, Bertie or Birdie
• Rosalinda - Rosa, Rose, Linda, Roz
• Roseanna - Rose, Ann, Roz, Rosie
• Sandra - Sandy
• Susannah - Sue, Sukey, Susie, Hannah
• Theresa - Terry, Tess, Tessie, Tessa, Tracy