Names that have nicknames

[Roseg990]

Basically names that have good nicknames (not common names pls)
Girl:
Aurora - Rory
Araminta - Minty
Demelza - Demi

Boys:
Lorenzo - Enzo
Alexander - Alex

Pls name some more!!

YOu cant predict a nickname, they evolve as they grow.

A good nickname will just happen as the child gets older so I wouldn't choose a name just for the nickname.

Aurora - Rory - or could be rora or roar or might hate having their name shortened

@Roseg990

Basically names that have good nicknames (not common names pls) Girl: Aurora - Rory Araminta - Minty Demelza - Demi

Boys:
Lorenzo - Enzo
Alexander - Alex

And I'd say Alexander is a commonly used name.

Thanks for the help - I kind of mean like a birth name and a name that everyone calls them. For example I know a little girl called Reberta but everyone calls her Bertie . Any suggestions?!

Elizabeth
Loads of nicknames

I like your Zeola suggestion on your other thread.

For girl
Emmylou - Emmy, Lou, Em

For boy
Nathaniel - Ned, Nathan.

I'd start by looking at long names and see which you like I think longer names are easier to get nicknames from.

Dominic - Nico
Elijah
Albert
Alfred
Edmund - Ted/Ned/Teddy
Tobias
Barnaby
Zachariah

Eliza - Elle/Ellie
Annabel
Beatrix
Romily
Letitia - Tish
Sophia - Fifi
Cassandra
Alexis
Matilda
Madeline

I know two Dominics and they struggle to get anyone to call them anything apart from Dom. So some nicknames you will have to try hard if you want them to stick.

Josephine - jo or josie (or phina for my josie)
Frances/Francesca - Frankie
Robyn - Bobby
Margaret - Maggie, mags
Juliette - jules

All names can be turned into nicknames!

These evolve naturally and often bear little resemblance to the original name.

I know an Edward known as Bear.

Or a Sarah known as Pebbles.

I know lots of Demelzas and none of them have ever been called Demi. The ones who shorten it tend to be Melz or Melza.

Diminutive, rather than nickname. Nickname is Longshanks, or Piggy, or Ginger, and nothing to do with their actual given name.

What do you mean by common? Widespread, or low-class? Because your list of diminutives includes one of each

I think Minty is a bit twee.

Rebecca - Becky, or Rebec if you have musical pretensions
Victoria - Vicky or Tor
Tabitha - Tabby
Rosanna - Rosie
Octavia - Tavie
Millicent - Milly

Augustus - Gus
Frederick - Freddy, Fred
Maximilian - Max

Laurence
Tristan
Vincent
Wilfred
Winston
Grayson
Margaret
Clementine
Felicity
Roxanne or Roxanna
Edith
Imogen
Aurelia
Harriet
Veronica

Florence - Flo, Floss, Flossie, Florrie
Elizabeth- Liz, Beth, Bet, Betty, Bets, Libby, Eliza, Betsy
Josephine, Jo, Josie, Fifi
Felicity- Fi, Flick, Lissy

I love names that can be shortened and my dd is Florence.

@Cornishmumofone

I know lots of Demelzas and none of them have ever been called Demi. The ones who shorten it tend to be Melz or Melza.

To be awkward I only know one Demelza and she's a Demi.

Ludmilla - Lud, Milla, Milly
Evangeline - Eva, Eve, Van, Lina
Bethan - Beth, Betty
Cordelia - Cord, Delia, Lia
Celeste - CeCe

Salvatore - Sal
Cameron - Cam
Callum - Cal
Francis - Frank
Sebastian - Seb, Bastian
Elias - Eli
Josiah - Joe, Josh
Laurence - Loz, Laurie

Genevieve - Ginny
Veronica - Ronnie
Josephine - Josie or Joey?
Evangeline - Eva
Eugenie - Genie
Francesca - Fran, Frankie
Beatrice - Bea