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Girl name with boy/unisex nickname

nbpa3027nbpa3027 member
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We are having a really hard time coming up with girl names this time around. My husband really likes the idea of a boyish name on a girl, but I don't really love that idea --and I know everyone here doesn't either.

Our compromise is a girl name that has a boy nickname that way she has a girl name, but my husband can use the nickname if he wants. I feel like there are more names out there, I just can't think of them.

Our front runners are Charlotte (Charlie) or Aurora (Rory) but we aren't sold on either one.

Other examples that we can't use but follow the same lines are Alexandra (Alex), Andrea (Andi), or Christine (Chris).

Our daughter didn't have a name for 2 days because we just couldn't decide and at this rate we are heading down the same road.
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    wassuphoeswassuphoes member
    Charlie is so overdone right now. It's stopped being cute and it's just tedious.

    Love Francesca NN Frankie and Maxine NN Max from above.

    Maybe a legit name like Frances would work as well?
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    gonetotheseagonetothesea member
    I love Frances / Francis!!!! The perfect unisex names ever.
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    mb0112mb0112 member
    I like Josephine NN Jo or Joey
    Jacqueline NN Jackie
    Corinne NN Cory?
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    nbpa3027nbpa3027 member
    edited July 2015
    The reason I am not sold on Charlotte is because of the popularity.

    I would use the name Henrietta in a heartbeat, but we already have a Henry in the family

    I don't know why I didn't think of Joey/ Jo as a nickname for Josephine.

    And I kind of love the nickname Frankie for a girl now that I hear it.
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    eliztheforrizzeliztheforrizz member
    bbiutmcph said:
    Please no more Charlies.  Seriously there are no less than 15 on each BMB right now.  

    Francesca nn Frankie
    Josephine nn Joe
    Jacqueline nn Jack
    Theodora nn Teddy
    Henrietta nn Henry
    Stephanie nn Stevie
    Danica or Danielle nn Dani
    MAxine nn MAx
    Georgina nn Georgie
    MIranda nn Randy
    Veronica nn Ronnie
    Angela nn Ang
    Love Georgie, Teddy, and Frankie (mostly because they remind me of the show Sisters). The full names for each are so gorgeous and feminine, and chances are your daughter will be excited to go by one as she grows up.
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    LNic5LNic5 member
    I know a little Josephine that gets called Joey, it's cute!!

    I like Frances as well with Frankie as a nn...Frances can also age well for when she's older and maybe doesn't want to be called Frankie anymore.

    Charlize nn Charlie
    Samantha nn Sam/Sammy
    Georgia nn Georgie
    Matilda nn Mattie
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    kmkrushikmkrushi member
    Love Francesca nn Frankie! Josephine nn Jo or Joey is a very close second though.
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    mattandloramattandlora member
    Andrea / Andy

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    jessejasonbabyjessejasonbaby member
    My siblings and I all have names that are unisex and I think it has been great.

    Kelly Erin/ Aaron 
    Jordan Leigh/ Lee
    Jesse Robin/ Robbyn

    Which one is my brother? lol.... So Jessica/ Jesse may work. Or Jordan?


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    letyourheartbeyourguideletyourheartbeyourguide member
    I was going to be named Samantha nn Sam, but we had a dog named Sam :)
      

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    jmomof4jmomof4 member
    My friends daughter is Corrine and they call her Cory! I love it.
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    groovylocksgroovylocks member
    Alexandra - Alex or "Al"

    I'm not kidding. My friend is an Alexandra and she refers to herself as "Al".

    It's hysterical. 
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    breezycatbreezycat member
    Evangeline nn Evan
    Regina nn Reggie
    Bernadette nn Bernie
    Claudia nn Claude
    Nicolette nn Nic, Nicki or Nico
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    SamJoRSamJoR member
    My sister and I are Sam an Kris (Samantha and Kristen)
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    LNic5LNic5 member
    Thought of another one

    Danielle nn Dani
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    aabbabyaabbaby member
    Nicole nn Nikki or Cole
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    sarahsnowballsarahsnowball member
    Christine or Christina nn Chris

    But my vote is also for Frankie!
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    4N6s4N6s member
    Caroline? Rachel. Rosalind.
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    LoveIsOwlYouNeedLoveIsOwlYouNeed member
    Stephanie NN Stevie
    Bernadette NN Bernie
    Maureen NN Mo(e) and there are probably other longer names you could get this NN from
    Roberta NN Bobbie
    Wilhelmina NN Billie

    I really like Josephine NN Jo/Joey
          



              

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