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Girl varients of boys names

36 replies

jojojowo · 29/05/2019 19:07

Hi
Really stuck for girls ideas
I like Jay/Jaya
Callie (Cal)
Edith
Jackie (Jack)
All four of the names I first liked in books where the female character (of that name) was strong and adventurous etc.
I would like the name to have a masculine nickname but also be a girl's name in its own right.
Thoughts on my ideas/ new names please
Thanks

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LuannC · 29/05/2019 19:14

Love Callie.
Georgiana shorted to george

WheresTheWineHey · 29/05/2019 19:19

I am currently loving Matilda shortened to Mat(t) or Matty

bridgetreilly · 29/05/2019 19:21

I really like Edith, but I don't think it naturally shortens to Ed, if that's what you were going for.

Shadow1234 · 29/05/2019 19:23

Cameron (Cam)
Ashleigh (Ash)
Bobbie (Bob)
Stevie
Kaia (Kai)
Francesca (Frankie)
Lorelei (Lori)

sawyersfishbiscuits · 29/05/2019 19:26

Thea (Theodore)
Persephone (Percy)
Alexandra
Maxine
Robyn
Fredrica
Erica
Harriet
Louise

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/05/2019 19:54

Stevie.
Billie.
Drew
McKenzie (Ken)
Andrea (Andi).
Teresa (Teri)
Robyn (Robbie) (Bobbie)
Patricia (Ricki)
Willow (Will)
Thomasina (Tommi)
Alberta (Bertie)

imsorryiasked · 29/05/2019 19:55

Peta

Melroses · 29/05/2019 19:59

Veronica (Ronnie)
Theresa (Terry)

jojojowo · 29/05/2019 20:05

Thanks for replies
I like Matilda (Matt), Harriet, Kaia (Kai)
Also like Tommi and Ricki but not sure about Thomasina or Patricia

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HPandbean · 29/05/2019 20:42

Camilla would work (Cam) or Joanna/Joanne/Josephine (Jo or Joey)

Chilver · 29/05/2019 20:47

Alexandra (Alex, Sasha, Lex)
Storm
Peta

Usuallyinthemiddle · 29/05/2019 20:50

Bertie

I love it for a girl

UniversallyUnchallenged · 29/05/2019 20:50

Jamie

sawyersfishbiscuits · 29/05/2019 20:52

Teddy (Theodora)
And Freddie (Fredrica)

sawyersfishbiscuits · 29/05/2019 20:52

I also know an Angharad that is known as 'Hari/Harry'

bluestripedtop · 29/05/2019 20:53

Jaye
Bobbie
Johnnie
Sydney
Charlie

AudacityOfHope · 29/05/2019 20:53

I always loved Davy from Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume. Not really a girls name in its own right though...

HerRoyalFattyness · 29/05/2019 20:57

Bernadette (Bernie)
Harriet (Harry)
Alexandra (Alex)
Charlotte (Charlie)
Georgina (George)

BertrandRussell · 29/05/2019 20:58

Any reason why you don’t want a girl to have a girl’s name? And would you choose a boy’s name because you could come up with a feminine shortening - maybe Jonathan shortened to Joanie?

ChillaxingInMyKimono · 29/05/2019 21:00

I'm reading a book where a character called Erika is shortened to Rik (could also work for Erica / Ric).

WheresTheWineHey · 29/05/2019 21:05

@BertrandRussell
Any reason why you've named yourself after a male philosopher on here?

Unless you're male, of course.

MummyBear2352 · 29/05/2019 21:18

Jamie

Teddy

AhhhHereItGoes · 29/05/2019 21:22

)
Alexandra (Alex)
Charlotte (Charlie)
Danielle (Dani)
Elena (Eli)
Georgina (George or Georgie)
Harriet (Harri)
Joanna (Jo)
Jessica (Jessie)
Juliet (Jules)
Leanne (Lee)
Leslie (Les)
Louise (Lou)
Natalie (Nat/Nate)
Olivia (Oli)
Samantha (Sam)

CurlyWurlyTwirly · 29/05/2019 21:26

These were originally boys names

Evelyn
Hillary
Jocelyn
Vivian

( so strong sounding girls names)

BertrandRussell · 29/05/2019 21:39

“ so strong sounding girls names)“

Strong sounding girl’s names =boy’s
names?
Are you thinking before you post?