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Original poster

Eccentric nickname names like Buffy, Saffy, Bunty, Tiggy, etc.

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Canone · 14/05/2018 13:34

Girl or boy, the sort you’d find in Jeeves and Wooster. Hit me!

Don’t worry, these are not for a human baby Grin

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cone · 14/05/2018 16:22

Minty
Binky
Topsy
Monty
Tibby

Mariele · 14/05/2018 14:46

Bear
Blue
Jonty
Mags
Bunty
Belle
Kitty
Tinks

MinaPaws · 14/05/2018 14:38

And Pooky. I mean, why? But she was very nice and very beautful which probably helped.

MinaPaws · 14/05/2018 14:37

I've met Bumble, Field, Fizzy. All rather upper-middle class gels

SuitedandBooted · 14/05/2018 14:24

Kids DD knows:

Zan
Boo
Giggles

FawnDrench · 14/05/2018 14:03

Tiggy
Taggy
Caggie
Flop
Trigger
Minnie
Ditsy
Dootsy
Weevil
Zinny
Champ
Chump
Fitz

tarheelbaby · 14/05/2018 13:58

oooh and Jinks for Eugenia

Klucky · 14/05/2018 13:58

Pooky!

tarheelbaby · 14/05/2018 13:57

'Fruity' Metcalfe was the Duke of Windsor's best man and married to Alexandra 'Baba' Curzon
Sooty - Kolin Dhillon
Kanga - Lady Tryon
Stringy - was at school with DH
Possum - now deceased neighbour; worked at Bletchley Park in her day; known for hanging upside down as a child
Skeeter
Skipper
Frankie & Floopie - neighbours of my grandparents; Frankie was the wife
Buffy - short for Rebecca at school with me
Bobo, Decca, Debo - 3 of the Mitford sisters

Original poster
Canone · 14/05/2018 13:54

Ahh these are just the ticket, thank you!

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Coldhandscoldheart · 14/05/2018 13:52

Pinky

Coldhandscoldheart · 14/05/2018 13:51

I remember Bunch from an Agatha Christie novel. I think maybe because when she was little she had bunches that stuck out? I don’t know.

PixiePixie1 · 14/05/2018 13:49

P G Wodehouse's own nickname was Plum (I think!) please correct me if wrong!

Flexoset · 14/05/2018 13:46

Tuppy, Biffy, Bonzo, Bicky, Corky, Sippy, Boko, Flick, Oofy, Dolly.

All from P G Wodehouse. (I'm assuming Stiffy and Nobby are probably too, erm, dated.)

BangingOn · 14/05/2018 13:42

Bunny
Bunty
Tippy
Tuffy
Nobby

BevBrook · 14/05/2018 13:38

Bugs, Miffy, Jinty, Frog

Flightywoman · 14/05/2018 13:36

Bunny, Kitten, Biffy, Muffy, Topsy, Binky...