Baby #2..Looking for Girl names that can be shortened to Boy names...

[masmdu]

We are expecting a daughter in mid august and are trying to come up with a name.

We like the idea of a girl's name that can be shortened to make a boy's name like:

Samantha:Sam
Nicole: Nic
Alexis: Alex

Collective brain power request...help us think of more like this.

Thanks!

[Hugin]

1. Patricia: Pat

Paula: Paul

[NewJeffCT]

2. Alexandra to Alex

Sydney to Syd (Sid)
Haley to Hal
Mackenzie to Mac
Makayla to Mac

[NewJeffCT]

3. also - google "most popular baby names" and

and go to the Social Security Website... you can get the 1000 most popular for 2004 or 2005 and just go through the list.

[GirlinContempt]

4. My parents did that to me

I hate hate hated it and changed my name to a feminine short.

[norml]

9. You didn't like being given a man's name?

What's up with that?

I suppose they thought they were being clever, either that or they could only come up with one name.

[GirlinContempt]

10. It was a female name

Shortened to a mans name. And I HATED it. Especially when kids at school shortened it even FURTHER. ugh. If I ever found out my parents did it on purpose, there would have been words exchanged. Strong words.

[norml]

13. Maybe they were fans of Bewitched,

or something like it.

[SoCalDem]

32. I went to college with a girl named KEVIN..

She changed it to Karen as soon as she could legally do it on her own..

I wish parents would just pick a nice normal name (I have a truly weird name and have spent my life spelling it, pronouncing it, explaining it)

I made sure to give my sons "normal" names that they could pick their own nicknames if they liked.. Scott, Micahle & Steven..

There's also the issue of naming kids after the kids WE think they will be.. I knew a couple who named their little boy BRUNO..the poor little guy wore thick glasses and was not the "football player" type his daddy was so sure he would be.. In fact he insisted on being called "Eddie".. His middle name was Robert.. :shrug:

Parents try too hard in naming their kids.. Just find a name that sounds nice with the last name, and does not spell something weird with the initials..

Trendy names result in the kid being called Melissa-7 or Jacob-6 in kindergarten, because those kids Moms watched the same tv shows :evilgrin:

Look back in time...

Susan
Linda
Gloria
Kathleen
Amy
Diane
Katherine
Sylvia
Janice
Deborah
Charlene
Charlotte
Mary
Elizabeth
Peggy
Renee
Joanne
Juliette
Julia
Teresa
Any "boy's nickname" could be attached to a girl. no matter the name...

[Duer 157099]

49. Same here. There's nothing quite like the stigma of an unusual name

Especially for shy kids. I also took great pains to name my son with the most normal name (and middle name) and ones that can be abbreviated to equally normal names or to other variations. One that works fine for a child, and fine for an adult. And his initials don't spell anything bizarre or twistable.

Only kids who grew up with this name issue, I think, really understand how important it is.

[Patiod]

54. On the other hand: I remember 2 girls in college with odd names

who we all thought were SO sophisticated: Esme and Bryn. Different names, but the girls spun them into badges of honor.

I think odd names are tougher on boys. (my SO is a Ralph....)

[deadparrot]

5. Josephine/Joanna to Jo.

Andrea to Andi/Andie/Andy
Jamie
Jacqueline to Jackie

[Catchawave]

6. Charlotte - Charlie

Denise - Denny

[norml]

7. Carla, Christina, Georgia, or Paula,

just drop the ending.

[Haole Girl]

8. Here are some more:

Andrea - Andee

Bernice - Bernie

Christine - Chris

Ernestine - Ernie

There are a lot more girl names at: http://www.girlnames.com/

[norml]

11. Ernestine?

They'll love that.

[GirlinContempt]

12. When I was about, say, 7

the time little girls start getting really nasty and horrible to each other, I thought to myself often... This isn't enough. What can I do to make sure I get horribly teased every day of my life? What more could I do to bring ridicule into my little life?

I've been searching for the answer to that question to this day. And it has now been answered.

[norml]

15. Sorry about that.

My last name is Mary,
so I know what you mean.

I should be the last to make much fun.

[spacelady]

24. I may know you - I went to school in Lincoln 1980 - 1984

Then I moved back 1987 - 1991.

[norml]

25. Did they look like me?

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[spacelady]

26. Yes, Does your first name start with a B? PM me if too personal :)

[norml]

27. I've sent you a PM, mainly to find out your name.

Here's a blurb for my KZUM show, which I've mentioned often enough that anyone could've looked up my name, if they'd wanted to.

2:00 am - 3:00 am The Late Night Call-In Show with Brian Mary. An hour of political commentary, 2 am to 3 am. Your calls welcome. Email Brian at [e-mail].

http://www.kzum.org/

[Haole Girl]

16. I'm a sucker for old-fashioned names

Guess it's a good thing I don't have any children, huh?

[Random_Australian]

29. Wrong place!

:silly:

[deadparrot]

14. (K/Ch)ristine/(K/Ch)ristina to (K/Ch)ris.

[Rowdyboy]

17. You already have the best ones mentioned , but Stephanie-Stevie is

deserves a mention.

[Rosco T.]

18. Regiena - Reggie/Reg

[Jazz2006]

19. Here are a few more.

Jaime: Jay

Sian (sounds exactly like Sean or Shawn or Shaun, and no need to shorten it)

Kendra : Ken

Or Siobhan (which is pronounced Shi-vonne) - could be masculined by shortening to Chevy.

Okay, okay, I know that last one's a stretch, but at least it would be unique ~ hee hee.

:hi:

[Ava]

20. jacqueline - jackie and charlize - charlie

[Swede]

21. Danielle is a nice name.

Roberta and Wilamina are a couple more.

[BlueIris]

43. That's one of my favorite names for a girl.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Just think of the characters on the TV show, "Sisters."

They were Alex, Georgie, Teddy and Frankie, if I recall correctly.:shrug:

I'm not sure of their real names, but they aren't hard to figure out. I know that Frankie was really Francesca.:-)

[Tikki]

23. Kinda old fashion.....

Imogene~Gene/Jean
Roberta~Bert or Robbie or Rob
Deana~Dean
also, Nadine~Dean or Deannie
Willa~Will
Matilda~Matt
I know a girl named Kevin and we often call her Kev.



Congratulations....I think you should name her Honey
and call her Sweetie for short.



Tikki

[gardenista]

28. Genevieve:Gene

[Random_Australian]

30. "Yarg-slagath, destroyer of worlds" shortens to 'Bob'

:silly:

[Bunny]

33. HAHAHA!

:rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. Maxine = Max, Georganne/Georgina = George.

Michaela = Michael, Jaqueline = Jack.

[sarge43]

34. How about

Antonia - Tony
Bernice - Bernie
Caroline - Carl
Donna - Don
Eugenia - Gene
Frederica - Fred or Rick
Geraldine - Jerry
Haley - Hal
Jessica - Jess
Kristen - Cris
Leonora - Leon, Leo
Maxine - Max
Michelle - Mick, Mike
Nicole - Nick
Philippa - Phil
Roberta - Bob, Rob
Shana - Sean
Theodora - Ted, Theo
Victoria - Vick
Willa/Wilma - Will

[windlight]

35. Charlene - Chuck

My mom's name is Charlene and she said they called her Chuck in high school. She didn't seem to mind it...

[Burma Jones]

36. Just name the kid Robin

or Roberta - Bobby

[ChickMagic]

37. Georgeanne to George

I knew that girl in college.

[MissMillie]

38. Bernadette (n/t)

.

[quiet.american]

39. I've always like "Sidney" or "Sydney". :) n/t

[Midlodemocrat]

40. Why do you want to shorten the name to a boy's name?

Why not keep it a female name?

:shrug:

[lizziegrace]

47. I was thinking the same thing... n/t

[Lydia Leftcoast]

52. Yes, did you really want a boy instead of a girl?

What's with this insistence on gender-bending?

My pet peeve is giving girls boys' names. What's wrong with the hundreds of girls' names that exist?

[lpbk2713]

41. Lee, Leslie, Bobby(ie), Pat, Lanny(ie), Lou, Fran, Jerry(i), Dawn(Don)

[bluethruandthru]

42. Here's a great website for baby names

http://web.ksl.com/babynamer/

It has lots of information about the name, how others feel about the name, etc. great site!

[BlueIris]

44. I like BehindTheName.com. Very streamlined, efficient design.

Totally user-friendly, multi-cultural, and vast.

[BlueIris]

45. Francesca=Frank/Frankie; Theodora=Ted/Teddy.

Didn't any of y'all watch "Sisters"? The first two seasons may very well be the best feminist television (and best all-around t.v.) I've seen.

Lessee...I don't believe I've seen Henrietta (Henry) suggested yet. Or Harriet (Harry), which is one of my favorite names for a female child, and one of the only ones I would seriously consider using if I were in the position to name a child.

Uh, on second thought...the Loungers think I shouldn't be giving people baby name tips. And...based on the fact that I just suggested that you name a female child a name that could shorten to Harry...egh. Maybe it is a good thing I'm not actually planning on being a mother...

[TallahasseeGrannie]

46. Barbara to Bobbie

Alexandra to Alex
Samantha to Sam
Josephine to Joe
Paulette to Paul
Roberta to Robert
Tomasina to Tom
Jacquiline to Jack


But the question is, why? Hedging your bets incase the gender thing doesn't work out?

[bleedingheart]

48. Sheherazade....the heroine of the Thousand and One Nights..

you could call her Sher...

[Patiod]

51. I had an Iranian client by that name

She pronounced her name Sher-zad.

[bleedingheart]

53. it is a cool name...

I have heard it pronounced...sha-hare-a-zad...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

55. I had a guinea pig named Scheherazade...

She was very vocal.

[seaglass]

50. How about Condoleeza to Connie? or Jezebel to Jeb?

sorry, couldn't resist.:-)

[Patiod]

56. Martha to Marty

I know more women that go by Marty than by Martha.