The Best Baby Names for a Great Nickname

Sometimes, the nickname is actually better than the actual name. Anyone else agree? There are so many great nicknames out there, but some parents may not want to commit to having a nickname as your baby’s full name. We get it! If this is the case for you, we’re here to help. We’ve put together 50 of our favorite nicknames with a couple names that you can choose to get there.

Girls:

1. Addy/Addie – Addison, Adeline, Adele
2. B/Bee/Bea – Beatrice, Beatrix, Bianca, Belinda, Barbara, Phoebe, Brianna, Bridgette
3. Belle/Bella – Isabelle, Isabella
4. Cammy/Cammie/Cami – Camilla, Camille, Cameron
5. Charlie – Charlotte, Charlene
6. Cici – Celia, Cecily, Cecilia
7. Coco – Cordelia, Cornelia, Courtney, Colby
8. Dolly – Dolleen, Darlene
9. Dotty/Dot – Dorothy, Dorothea
10. Edie – Edith, Eden, Edna
11. Elle/Ellie – Elizabeth, Ellen, Eloise, Elisa, Ellayna
12. Em/Emmy/Emmie – Emily, Emilie, Emilia, Emma, Gemma
13. Eve/Evie – Everly, Evenlyn, Genevieve, Evangelina
14. Gigi – Giana, Guilianna, Giselle
15. Josie – Josephine, Josephina
16. Jules – Julie, Julia, Juliana, Jewel
17. Kate/Cate – Katherine, Catherine, Kathleen, Katelyn, Caitlyn
18. Lil – Lily, Lilac, Lillian, Lilith
19. Liv/Livie – Olivia, Alivia, Livia, Olive
20. Lu/Lulu – Lucy, Lucille, Lucia, Luna, Luella
21. Marley/Marlie – Marlowe, Maralie, Marlene, Marlena
22. Millie – Mildred, Camilla, Melinda, Milena
23. Rose/Rosa/Rosie – Rosalie, Rosalyn, Rosemarie, Rosemary
24. Tia – Tiana, Theodora, Tatiana
25. Vi/Vee – Vivienne, Veronica, Verona, Violet

Boys:

1. Abe – Abraham, Abel
2. Al – Alvin, Albert, Alfred
3. Beck/Becks – Beckett, Beckham
4. Cal – Callan, Caleb, Calvin
5. Dex – Dexter, Declan
6. Eli – Elijah, Elliot
7. Fee/Fi – Felix, Phoenix
8. Finn – Finley, Phineas
9. Gabe – Gabriel
10. Gus – August, Augustus, Gustavo
11. Indy/Indie – Indiana
12. Jay – Jason, Jayden, James
13. Lee – Leon, Leander
14. Leo – Leonardo, Leonard, Leopold
15. Mal – Malachai, Malcolm
16. Mars – Marshall, Marlin, Marlow
17. Max – Maxwell, Maxim, Maximillion
18. Nate – Nathan, Nathaniel
19. Ollie – Oliver
20. Oz – Oswald, Oscar
21. Quinn – Quentin, Quincy
22. Rafe/Raph – Rafferty, Raphael
23. Remy – Remington, Jeremy
24. Sully – Sullivan, Russel
25. Zeke – Ezekial, Hezekiah

Feel free to add to our list in the comments below. We want to hear what you’ve got!