Best Nicknames and/or Shortenings

EricaCat1 · May 2014

I'm putting the best nicknames/shortenings next to some of my favorite names and I am curious if you agree:

Boys:

Vincent -- Vince, followed by Vinny

James -- Jim, Jimmy, and Jay in that order

Jason -- Jase, followed by Jay

Michael -- Don't like any. The full name is much too beautiful on its own to be butchered to Mike, Mikey, or Mickey!

Carmine -- Carm, Carminello, Carminuccio

Gianluca -- Gianni

John -- Jack

Anthony -- Tony

Edward -- Eddie, followed by Ed

Robert -- Bobby, followed by Rob

Rory -- Ror

William -- Bill, Billy, Will, and Willy in that order

Girls:

Felicia -- Licia, Leeshee, and Fleesh in that order

Victoria -- Vicki/Vicky, Vick

Isabella -- Isa, Bells, and Izzy in that order

Heather -- Heath

Alison -- Ali

Mikaela -- Mik and "My Mikaela" (I know a family who calls their daughter/granddaughter that as a form of affection sometimes and I think it's adorable)

Ariel -- Arielly

Molly -- Moll

Ashlyn -- Ash

Brittany/Britney -- Britt/Brit and Britt-Britt/Brit-Brit in that order

Kaylan -- Kay

Luisa -- Lu and Lulu in that order

Maria -- Marita (LOVE!)

Rosalia -- Ro and Ro-Ro in that order

Gina -- G

Ava -- Ave

Rosaria -- Ro and Ro-Ro in that order

Madeline -- None. Madeline is too beautiful to be shortened.

Rhianna -- Rhi

Gia -- G

Cristina -- Crissy and Cristy/Cristi in that order

Jamie -- Jame, Jay

Manderlin923 · May 2014

The only ones I really like are Luisa/Lu and Isabella/Isa

EricaCat1 · May 2014

I totally forgot I like Johnny as a nickname for John and Liam as a nickname for William! Oops!! :0

LadyXaverian · May 2014

This is a really weird post.

So many of those names have no need for a nick name. Gia was just too much, so she needs to be "G"? Really?

Heath for Heather?

Arielly for Ariel?

Is this one of those "We dare you" posts where another board dares you to come here and post something ridiculous?

EricaCat1 · May 2014

SarahL77 said:

This is a really weird post.

So many of those names have no need for a nick name. Gia was just too much, so she needs to be "G"? Really?

Heath for Heather?

Arielly for Ariel?

Is this one of those "We dare you" posts where another board dares you to come here and post something ridiculous?

I called the topic nicknames and/or shortenings. Some of them are just nicknames or shortenings for affection only that I've heard (such as G, Heath, and Arielly) and I find them endearing.

Helenahhandbasket · May 2014

Boys:

Vincent -- Vince, followed by Vinny- Vince is nice. Vinny is very goombah to me (I have several Vinnys in my fam)

James -- Jim, Jimmy, and Jay in that order. Dislike all NNs for James with the exception of Jamie maybe

Jason -- Jase, followed by Jay- much prefer Jay

Michael -- Don't like any. The full name is much too beautiful on its own to be butchered to Mike, Mikey, or Mickey! I love Mick and Mack

Carmine -- Carm, Carminello, Carminuccio - don't think this name lends itself to a NN

Gianluca -- Gianni- Nice

John -- Jack- Nice

Anthony -- Tony- Hate Tony. prefer the full name

Edward -- Eddie, followed by Ed- Love Eddie and Teddy

Robert -- Bobby, followed by Rob- Love Bobby

Rory -- Ror- no NN needed

William -- Bill, Billy, Will, and Willy in that order Like Will

Girls:

Felicia -- Licia, Leeshee, and Fleesh in that order Dislike all

Victoria -- Vicki/Vicky, Vick- none. I do like Tori

Isabella -- Isa, Bells, and Izzy in that order Love Isa

Heather -- Heath- NO

Alison -- Ali- Just OK

Mikaela -- Mik and "My Mikaela" (I know a family who calls their daughter/granddaughter that as a form of affection sometimes and I think it's adorable) Please spell it Michaela. I like Micky as a NN for this name

Ariel -- Arielly- NO

Molly -- Moll- Molly already is a NN, so NO

Ashlyn -- Ash - dislike

Brittany/Britney -- Britt/Brit and Britt-Britt/Brit-Brit in that order Dislike all

Kaylan -- Kay- Dislike

Luisa -- Lu and Lulu in that order- Both are cute

Maria -- Marita (LOVE!)- Never heard this?

Rosalia -- Ro and Ro-Ro in that order- Cute, but like Rosa as a NN

Gina -- G- Just OK

Ava -- Ave- NO

Rosaria -- Ro and Ro-Ro in that order- Prefer Rosie

Madeline -- None. Madeline is too beautiful to be shortened. Agree

Rhianna -- Rhi- NO

Gia -- G- NO

Cristina -- Crissy and Cristy/Cristi in that order. Dislike both. Love Cricket as a nn

Jamie -- Jame, Jay dislike both

Helenahhandbasket · May 2014

SarahL77 said:

This is a really weird post.

So many of those names have no need for a nick name. Gia was just too much, so she needs to be "G"? Really?

Heath for Heather?

Arielly for Ariel?

Is this one of those "We dare you" posts where another board dares you to come here and post something ridiculous?

As a Heather, I am assuming she means the first syllable of the name Heather, and not the boy's name Heath.

FTR-- I hate being called "Heathe"

queenbone · May 2014

Helenahhandbasket said:

SarahL77 said:

This is a really weird post.

So many of those names have no need for a nick name. Gia was just too much, so she needs to be "G"? Really?

Heath for Heather?

Arielly for Ariel?

Is this one of those "We dare you" posts where another board dares you to come here and post something ridiculous?

As a Heather, I am assuming she means the first syllable of the name Heather, and not the boy's name Heath.

FTR-- I hate being called "Heathe"

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