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Vintage Nicknames for Girls

Vintage nicknames for girls feel new again. Many modern parents are choosing to forgo traditional full forms and put an old-fashioned nickname on the birth certificate instead. Elsie, Winnie, and Millie outrank their more formal counterparts, Elsa, Winifred, and Mildred.

Along with Elsie and Millie, other vintage nicknames for girls in the US Top 1000 include Maisie, Nellie, Josie, Emmy, Belle, Evie, Hattie, and Rosie. You may not have heard of vintage nicknames such as Floy, Ibby, Sudie, and Winnet, which are all but forgotten, though could stand to be revived.

These vintage nicknames for girls might be worth a fresh look. Check our larger Nicknames for Girls list for more choices. And if it's adorable you're after, check out this list of cute baby names, which includes lots of nickname-names. For a complete guide to nickname options, read our Ultimate Guide to Nicknames.

Vintage Nicknames for Girls

Maisie

Meaning: pearl or bitter

Origin:Scottish diminutive of Margaret or Mary
32
Evie

Meaning: life

Origin:Diminutive of Eve or Eva
88
Hattie

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:English, diminutive of Harriet
153
Winnie

Meaning: holy peacemaking, gentle friend

Origin:English diminutive of Winifred
159
Pippa

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:English, diminutive of Philippa
264
Nell

Meaning: bright, shining one

Origin:English, diminutive of Helen, Eleanor, et al
266
Edie

Meaning: prosperous in war

Origin:English, diminutive of Edith
312
Belle

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Short form of Isabelle or French
310
Elsie

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth
67
Mae

Meaning: bitter or pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
30
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Origin:Spanish and French pet name
439
Kitty

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
827
Peggy

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
892
Mitzi

Meaning: bitter

Origin:German, diminutive of Maria
1023
Zuzu

Meaning: lily

Origin:Czech diminutive of Susan
1215
Ollie

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:Short form of Olive or Olivia, Latin
1363
Tess

Meaning: to harvest

Origin:English, diminutive of Theresa
327
Lottie

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, diminutive of Charlotte
144
Delia

Meaning: born on the island of Delos

Origin:Greek
315
Cassie

Meaning: prophetess

Origin:Diminutive of Cassandra
890