Girl Vintage-y Nickname Needed!!

BCfan1

Hi Baby Name Board,

I'm pregnant with my second child due in August and am having difficulty coming up with a girl name we love. 

 I am LOVING Winnie but, my husband is so-so and I would prefer it as a nickname for a more formal name, none of which I love.  My favorite way to get to Winnie is Wynn(e), which I think sounds very elegant, but I feel like that is a little ethnic for an ethnicity that we are not.  I'm not sure I like Winnie as as stand alone name and not sure it works with our last name, which is two syllables and ends in "ski."

 Does anyone have any suggestions for other names that have a similar vintage nickname feel as Winnie?  I feel like I have looked at every single name and can't find one that even comes close!  Please help!!!  Our first child is named Marie (which I love!)

 Thanks in advance!!   

PunkyBooster

Philippa (pippa or pippi)

 Penelope (poppy or penny)

 

kayjay10

I've always loved Maggie/Margaret, Hattie/Harriet and Betsy/Elizabeth.  Others:  Millie/Millicent, Abby/Abigail, Betty or Libby/Elizabeth, Penny/Penelope, Lottie/Charlotte, Ellie/Eleanor.

Soap1

-auntie-:

Gwen and Gwendolyn can also be called Winnie or Wendy.

I was going to say Gwendolyn, like Winnie Cooper from the Wonder Years!

queenbone

Teresa/Theresa  (Tessa/Tess)

Joan (Joanie)

Elizabeth (Betty)

 

BCfan1

Thanks for th suggestions everyone!  I **like** Gwendolyn but don't love it and it doesn't feel like a name I would pick.  I am starting to really like Betsy but that is my OB's name who will be delivering the baby....which is a stupid reason not to name my baby that but it will be awkward if I had to tell her the name.  I also like Bea but my last name starts with a "B" and I'm not sure of the alliteration.  I also like both nicknames for Penelope but we know a few Penelopes already and I like Pippa!  Thanks, everyone!  I guess I have 6 months (oh my goodness, only six months??) left to figure it out.

526SadieSadie

Soap1:

-auntie-:

Gwen and Gwendolyn can also be called Winnie or Wendy.

I was going to say Gwendolyn, like Winnie Cooper from the Wonder Years!

I always assumed her name was Winifred, it was Gwendolyn?!?

Spruce Goose

BCfan1:

My favorite way to get to Winnie is Wynn(e), which I think sounds very elegant, but I feel like that is a little ethnic for an ethnicity that we are not.  

 

What exactly do you mean by that? 

BCfan1

Spruce Goose:

BCfan1:

My favorite way to get to Winnie is Wynn(e), which I think sounds very elegant, but I feel like that is a little ethnic for an ethnicity that we are not.  

  What exactly do you mean by that? 

I think it sounds a little "trying too hard to be Welsh" and we are not Welsh.  We are too 'mixed European' to have any strong ethnic identity and I don't want to feel like I am trying to pretend to have some historical ties I don't have. 

melody921

BCfan1:

Spruce Goose:

BCfan1:

My favorite way to get to Winnie is Wynn(e), which I think sounds very elegant, but I feel like that is a little ethnic for an ethnicity that we are not.  

  What exactly do you mean by that? 

I think it sounds a little "trying too hard to be Welsh" and we are not Welsh.  We are too 'mixed European' to have any strong ethnic identity and I don't want to feel like I am trying to pretend to have some historical ties I don't have. 

I never would have even known it was a Welsh name. My first name is gaelic, and I'm not Irish

Kmommy91

What do you think about...?
Willa
Lottie
Gwendolyn
Guinevere
Bronwyn
Elowen
Wilhelmina
Winifred
Bonnie

blu-eyedwife

Minnie -Minerva, Wilhelmina

Spruce Goose

Huh.  I had no idea it was a Welsh name.  Or even that there are names that are distinctly Welsh.

luminousbluestar

Millie is a similar nickname. Formal name of Amelia.

hmp1

Here are some options that don't end in the "e" sound. Love the Pippa suggestion.

Cordelia - Cora/Delia

Rebecca - Becca

Delilah - Lila

Loretta - Etta/Retta

 

 

CaraLynn91

I like cutesy nicknames...I wanted to name LO Nicolette if it's a girl with nn Coco. So said no on Nicolette. Lol

brooksidebride

I really like pp suggestion of Cordelia with nickname options of Cora, Cori, or Delia! 

BCfan1

Sorry, I messed up the quote tree, but mj.reilly,

Thanks!  I like MIllie and Camilla and never considered them together!  I like Edie a lot but do not like Edith....I like Mina and like Wilhelmina but feel like it is a lot of name.  I was considering Wilhelmina to get to Winnie too!

BCfan1

melody921:

BCfan1:

Spruce Goose:

BCfan1:

My favorite way to get to Winnie is Wynn(e), which I think sounds very elegant, but I feel like that is a little ethnic for an ethnicity that we are not.  

  What exactly do you mean by that? 

I think it sounds a little "trying too hard to be Welsh" and we are not Welsh.  We are too 'mixed European' to have any strong ethnic identity and I don't want to feel like I am trying to pretend to have some historical ties I don't have. 

I never would have even known it was a Welsh name. My first name is gaelic, and I'm not Irish

Yeah, I don' tthink it is tooooo ethnic, but, because it is a little less mainstream, I can just imagine a lot of people asking about the origin and if it is a family name and why we picked it and I would just be like....uh, I think it is pretty?  I put it on kind of the same level as Svetlana.  I like it and would consider it but would feel more comfortable using it if I were Russian.  I think the more common an ethnic name becomes in the US the less of an issue it is. 

bonniebrownhair

Not a Winifred fan?  There are other ways to get to Winnie, though they might be less intuitive.  You could do Winona, or Gwyneth.  Or even Wilhelmina/Willemina -- it has the "wi" and then an "n", though they're not right next to each other.

Here are some old-fashioned formal names followed by suggestions for possible old-fashioned nicknames:

• Helena/Hallie
• Beatrice/Bea/Betsy/Betty
• Elizabeth/Betsy/Betty/Libby/Tibby/Elsie
• Charlotte/Lottie
• Gwendolen/Wendy
• Matilda/Tillie
• Millicent/Millie
• Amelia/Millie
• Imogen/Immy
• Dorothy/Dottie/Dolly
• Edith/Edie
• Minerva/Minnie
• Wilhelmina/Minnie
• Eleanor/Nellie
• Margaret/Maggie/Meg/Maisie
• Josephine/Josie
• Louisa/Lulu
• Katherine/Kitty
• Frances/Francie/Frankie
• Leta/Lettie
• Letitia/Lettie
• Lettice/Lettie
• Harriet/Hattie/Hallie
• Henrietta/Hattie/Hallie/Hettie
• Lynnette/Nettie
• Susannah/Sukie/Susie
• Elise/Elsie
• Elsa/Elsie
• Florence/Flossie
• Augusta/Gussie
• Theresa/Tess/Tessa/Tessie
• Roxana/Roxie
• Rose/Rosie

BCfan1

Kmommy91:

What do you think about...? Willa Lottie Gwendolyn Guinevere Bronwyn Elowen Wilhelmina Winifred Bonnie

 

Thanks for the suggestions!  I like Elowen, but feel the same way about it I do about Wynn!  I like Willa too, but my husband does not. 

BCfan1

I like Minnie but don't think I have the guts for it!!

BCfan1

I like Cordelia and Delia!  It was on my short list for number 1.  My husband just vetoed Cora.

BCfan1

bonniebrownhair:

Not a Winifred fan?  There are other ways to get to Winnie, though they might be less intuitive.  You could do Winona, or Gwyneth.  Or even Wilhelmina/Willemina -- it has the "wi" and then an "n", though they're not right next to each other.

Here are some old-fashioned formal names followed by suggestions for possible old-fashioned nicknames:

• Helena/Hallie
• Beatrice/Bea/Betsy/Betty
• Elizabeth/Betsy/Betty/Libby/Tibby/Elsie
• Charlotte/Lottie
• Gwendolen/Wendy
• Matilda/Tillie
• Millicent/Millie
• Amelia/Millie
• Imogen/Immy
• Dorothy/Dottie/Dolly
• Edith/Edie
• Minerva/Minnie
• Wilhelmina/Minnie
• Eleanor/Nellie
• Margaret/Maggie/Meg/Maisie
• Josephine/Josie
• Louisa/Lulu
• Katherine/Kitty
• Frances/Francie/Frankie
• Leta/Lettie
• Letitia/Lettie
• Lettice/Lettie
• Harriet/Hattie/Hallie
• Henrietta/Hattie/Hallie/Hettie
• Lynnette/Nettie
• Susannah/Sukie/Susie
• Elise/Elsie
• Elsa/Elsie
• Florence/Flossie
• Augusta/Gussie
• Theresa/Tess/Tessa/Tessie
• Roxana/Roxie
• Rose/Rosie

 

Thanks for all the suggestions!  Wilhelmina is another of my top choices to get to Winnie, but it feels like a lot of name!  I like Elsa/Elsie, that is cute!  Wendy is really starting to grow on me too.

starsjaime

I love the NN Hattie!