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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

Effie

Meaning: pleasant speech

Origin:English diminutive of Euphemia, Greek
294
Rosie

Meaning: rose

Origin:English
304
Bea

Meaning: she who brings happiness

Origin:Diminutive of Beatrice
348
Lex

Meaning: man's defender

Origin:Diminutive of Alexis and Alexandra
5808
Freddie The name Freddie is a nickname or a variant ...
Origin:Short form of Alfreda or Frederica
2759
Lou

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Short form of Louise
546
Georgie

Meaning: farmer

Origin:Greek
1545
Minnie

Meaning: of the mind, intellect

Origin:Diminutive of Minerva
355
Polly Traditionally a name of English origin, the ...
Origin:English variation of Molly
474
Betty

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
505
Josie

Meaning: Jehovah increases

Origin:English, diminutive of Josephine, feminine of Joseph
552
Lula The name Lula is of English origins and it i...
Origin:Diminutive of any Lu name
578
Clemmie

Meaning: mild, merciful

Origin:Diminutive of Clementine, French
7055
Dolly

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English, diminutive of Dorothy
680
Betsy

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
882
Origin:Estonian, diminutive of Matilda
1789
Lenny

Meaning: brave lion

Origin:Diminutive of Leonard, German
2432
Bessie

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
1552
Kay Kay is a girl's name with Ancient Greek orig...
Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
1771
Thirza

Meaning: delightful; harvest

Origin:Hebrew; diminutive of Theresa, English
1815