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What name could have the nickname Pixie?

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Sparklesdontshine · 10/04/2018 20:00

Really liking Pixie for a first name, but not sure if its a bit much? Is there anything that Pixie could be a nickname for?

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TrashyPanda · 04/05/2022 09:37

thats my nickname.

nothing to do with my actual name, which doesn’t have a P in it

Snowiscold · 04/05/2022 09:57

My grandmother was nicknamed Pixie. Her real name was Theresa > Trixie > Pixie. I suppose it’s similar to Mary > Molly > Polly, though that’s a very established route. I wouldn’t call a child Pixie as a given name.

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Luredbyapomegranate · 06/05/2022 00:36

Deffo not as a full name. Nice nn for a little girl
though, but it just says little girl to me, so could be anything. Persephone, Philippa, I guess?

FlamingoDust · 06/05/2022 17:33

I love Pixie as a name, and would go for it! if I had a 3rd daughter thar would have been top of my list.

FabulousKilljoys · 06/05/2022 17:39

My niece is called Pixie, she's 14 and absolutely loves her name. If you love it as a name, why not just go for it?

LuluBlakey1 · 06/05/2022 17:43

Call her Pixellate .

EmpressaurusWitchDoesntBurn · 06/05/2022 17:44

Zombie. The child will have had a name for some time now (and ‘cute’ names are only good for pets and pre-school kids).

Longcovid21 · 06/05/2022 17:45

Just be brave and call her pixie. Or pixella 😂

FreedomDrops · 06/05/2022 18:54

Pickering is a lovely name for a boy.

Lampyshady · 06/05/2022 19:00

The pixie I know is Nicola and it started as Nix/Nixie Pixie

Fromthebirdsnest · 15/05/2022 00:45

Don't use it as her real name as its too cutesty , I know loads of people with nicknames that have nothing to do with their names... if you want a vague link something like Beatrice would work x

Boyandgirlmum · 19/05/2022 08:28

My little girl is called Pixie :) not short for anything… just Pixie!

MsTSwift · 19/05/2022 08:36

It’s why nick names evolve - they suit the person. I don’t think you can go straight in with a nick name like pixie. Of my teens Dd2 would totally rock a quirky name dd1 who is quieter academic under the radar type would be absolutely mortified.

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