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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames
Oct 6, 2024 10:46 PM

  Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you.

  Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for parents and children. You can make a bold choice — like honoring Grandpa Leopold or your favorite flower, Anemone — but still use a cool, cute nickname like Leo or Emmy for everyday.

  Or maybe your style doesn’t quite match with your partner’s. You like Marlowe, they like Molly… well, you can have both!

  And your child can choose, whenever they wish, between a short name that fits in, and a full name that stands out.

  Here are 100+ popular nicknames and shortenings with ideas for fun, offbeat full names that wouldn’t be your first guess. Maybe not even your tenth!

  

Popular Nicknames For Girls, A-L

Abby — Abilene, Abra, Arabella, Rahab, Zainab

  Addie — Adelia, Adrielly, Ariadne, Cariad, Zenaida

  Allie — Alaska, Allegra, Citlali, Opal, Rosalie

  Andi — Andromeda, Anadelia, Fernanda, Holland, Leandra

  Annie — Anastasia, Anahita, Diana, Ianthe, Stefania

  Bee — Beata, Bettony, Deborah, Phoebe, Ruby

  Bella/Belle — Bellamy, Campbell, Ishbel, Mabel, Mirabel

  Billie — Bilqis, Jubilee, Nabila, Sybil, Wilhelmina

  Bo — Boheme, Boston, Bowie, Isabeau, Rainbow

  Callie — Callahan, Calliope, Callista, Clarissa, Kalani

  Cassie — Cassia, Cassiopeia, Charis, Dorcas, Lucasta

  Edie — Benedicta, Eden, Enid, Frederica, Meredith

  Ella/Elle/Ellie — Aurelia, Ellery, Elowen, Noelle, Yareli

  Elsie — Demelza, Eloise, Elspeth, Elysia, Felicity

  Emmy — Anemone, Clementine, Embla, Emerald, Emmanuelle

  Etta — Colette, Estelle, Evolet, Harriet, Hester

  Eva/Evie — Evadne, Geneva, Niamh, Reverie, Yvaine

  Fran/Frankie — Francine, Franka, Franklin, Saffron, Sophronia

  Gia/Gigi — Genesis, Georgiana, Giovanna, Ginevra, Pelagia

  Haddie/Hattie — Behati, Hadriana, Harvest, Hathaway, Hyacinth

  Hallie — Hallelujah, Halliday, Halston, Harlow, Mahala

  Izzy — Isadora, Ismay, Ismene, Izumi, Louisa

  Josie — Jocasta, Jocelyn, Josette, Journey, Rejoice

  Kate/Katie — Cadence, Cataleya, Catesby, Ekaterina, Kateri

  Lena/Lina — Adeline, Leonora, Linnea, Magdalena, Selena

  Lettie — Alethia, Aletta, Electra, Scarlett, Violet

  Lily — Amaryllis, Delilah, Galilee, Lilibet, Lilinoe

  Liv — Livia, Lively, Livingston, Olivine, Sullivan

  Lizzie — Adeliza, Elise, Felizia, Lisette, Polyxena

  Lottie — Carlotta, Clotilde,E Elliot, Loretta, Pilot

  Lou/Lulu — Liluri, Ludovica, Lunabelle, Raluca, Tallulah

  

Popular Nicknames for Girls, M-Z

  Maddie — Amadea, Maddox, Madigan, Madrigal, Marjorie

  Maggie — Magnolia, Maguire, Mairead, Margot, Marigold

  Maisie — Esme, Mason, Mazikeen, Meilani, Thomasina

  Mia — Emiliana, Hermia, Miamor, Miriam, Noemia

  Millie/Mila — Camilla, Ludmila, Milan, Mireille, Vermilion

  Molly — Amalia, Kamala, Malka, Marlowe, Romola

  Nell/Nellie — Annelise, Endellion, Fenella, Helena, Penelope

  Nina — Angelina, Clementina, Eponine, Penina, Valentina

  Nora — Eleanora, Elsinore, Gwenora, Honor, North

  Penny — Aspen, Pennington, Penrose, Spencer, Tuppence

  Pippa — Epiphany, Olympia, Persephone, Phyllis, Primrose

  Polly — Apollonia, Hippolyta, Leopoldine, Paloma, Polina

  Ren/Wren — Brenna, Laurentia, Reagan, Renata, Serenity

  Romy — Andromache, Hiromi, Promise, Romola, Rosamund

  Rory — Aurora, Dolores, Floriana, Rosemary, Roxana

  Rosie — Ambrosia, Generosity, Primrose, Rosalind, Rozina

  Sadie — Elysee, Mercedes, Sadira, Sarita, Seraphina

  Thea — Amalthea, Anthea, Philothea, Theodosia, Theophania

  Tilly — Chantilly, Domitilla, Tilden, Tyler, Ottilie

  Winnie — Baldwin, Guinevere, Winona, Winslet, Winsome

  Vivi — Aviva, Genevieve, Octavia, Sylvia, Viveka

  

Popular Nicknames For Boys, A-L

Ace — Acacius, Aidan, Grayson, Horatio, Wallace

  Albie — Albus, Alban, Alberic, Athelbert, Talbot

  Alex — Alaric, Alessandro, Alexavier, Alexei, Alistair

  Alfie — Alfredo, Alpha, Alphonso, Balfour, Ralph

  Archie — Aarush, Archer, Arshia, Larch, Plutarch

  Art/Artie — Aristotle, Artemas, Arthen, Bartholomew, McArthur

  Ash — Ashford, Ashok, Ashwin, Augustine,Washington

  Ben — Benedict, Benaiah, Corben, Ebenezer, Reuben

  Bax — Barrett, Barrington, Basil, Baxley, Sebastian

  Beau/ Bo — Beauden, Boaz, Bowen , Columbo, Robert

  Cal — Calder, Callahan, Calixto , Macallister Pascal

  Cam — Callum, Camillo, Camber, Campbell, Sycamore

  Casey — Casimir, Caspian, Cassius , Kayson, Nicasius

  Charlie — Carlo, Calloway, Charlemagne, Charleston, Charlton

  Cory — Corbin, Corentin, Cormac, Courtland, Scorpio

  Cy — Cyan, Isaiah, Kasai, Osiris, Silas

  Dan/Danny — Aidan, Danger, Sawson, Keldan, Riordan

  Dash — Darius, Dashworth, Davies, Dawson, Tadashi

  Dex — Decker, Declan, Derek, Destry, Maddex

  Eddie — Edison, Edmund, Frederick, Kindred, Obed

  Eli — Eleazar, Elio, Ellery, Elliot, Felix

  Ford — Ashford, Clifford, Rutherford, Stanford, Trafford

  Fred — Alfred, Farid, Federico, Fredricksen, Wilfred

  Gus — Angus, Argus, Constantine, Fergus, Gustav

  Hal — Cathal, Halloran, Harris, Harrison, Marshall

  Jack/Jax — Ajax, Jacinto, Jackman, Jacoby, Jasper

  Joe — Banjo, Joachim, Jolyon, Jonas, Josiah

  Kit — Cillian, Cristian, Kenneth, Kingston, Kittery

  Leo — Achilleo, Galileo, Leonidas, Leopold, Napoleon

  Luke — Gianluca, Lucien, Luckson, Lucretius, Ludovic

  

Popular Nicknames for Boys, M-Z

  Mac/Mack — Cormac, McCoy, Macon, Makaio, Malachi

  Max — Lomax, Macsen, Maddox, Makaio, Marcu

  Nate — Anatole, Ignatius, Jonathan, Natan, Renato

  Ned — Benedict, Edmund, Kennedy, Nehemiah, Zinedine

  Nick/Nico — Dominic, Finnick, Nicanor, Nicasio, Nicodemus

  Ollie — Apollo, Aurelius, Oleander, Olek, Olimpio

  Oz/Ozzie — Ocean, Octavius, Oisin, Oscar, Oswin

  Ray — Graham, Moray, Raphael, Reign, Thackeray

  Remy — Ephrem, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Rembrandt, Tremaine

  Rob — Nairobi, Robin, Robinson, Robley, Ruben

  Ronnie — Aaron, Byron, Geronimo, Roland, Rowan

  Sam — Esaam, Isambard, Salman, Samson, Samwell

  Sasha — Alessandro, Lysander, Salvator, Sebastian, Saunders

  Ted/Teddy — Armistead, Edwin, Tedric, Thaddeus, Theoden

  Teo — Aristeo, Dante, Meteor, Teodoro, Timoteo

  Theo — Matheo, Theoden, Theodoric, Theophilus, Thierry

  Toby — Cristobal, October, Oluwatobiloba, Tobin, Tobiah

  Tom/Tommy — Atom, Bartholomew, Ptolemy, Thompson, Tomek

  Ty — Matthias, Tiberius, Tiger, Titus, Tycho

  Wally — Cadwalader, Oswald, Waldemar, Walid, Walker

  Wes — Waylon, Webster, Wellesley, Westley, Weston

  Will — Fitzwilliam, Wilder, Willis, Willoughby, Wilmot

  Zack — Balzac, Isaac, Zacharias, Zako, Zakkai

  For even more ideas, use our advanced search to find names containing specific letters and sounds.

  

About the Author

  

Clare Green

  Clare Green has been writing for Nameberry since 2015, covering everything from names peaking right now to feminist baby names, and keeping up-to-date with international baby name rankings. Her work has featured in publications such as The Independent and HuffPost. Clare has a background in linguistics and librarianship, and recently completed an MA dissertation researching names in multilingual families. She lives in England with her husband and son. You can reach her at [email protected]

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