Girl Vintage-y Nickname Needed!!

BCfan1 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

Philippa (pippa or pippi)

Penelope (poppy or penny)

kayjay10 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

-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 · February 2013

Teresa/Theresa (Tessa/Tess)

Joan (Joanie)

Elizabeth (Betty)

BCfan1 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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

blu-eyedwife · February 2013

Minnie -Minerva, Wilhelmina

Spruce Goose · February 2013

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

luminousbluestar · February 2013

Millie is a similar nickname. Formal name of Amelia.

hmp1 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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

BCfan1 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

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

BCfan1 · February 2013

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

BCfan1 · February 2013

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 · February 2013

I love the NN Hattie!

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