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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

Winnet

Meaning: blessed peacemaking

Origin:American diminutive of Winifred, Welsh
4070
Lollie

Meaning: free man

Origin:Diminutive of Charlotte, French
4096
Tabby

Meaning: gazelle

Origin:Diminutive of Tabitha, Aramaic
4893
Kizzie

Meaning: cassia tree

Origin:Diminutive of Keziah, Hebrew
5094
Jeanie Jeanie has historically been a name given to...
Origin:Short form of Jean or Jeanne
4141
Lennie The name Lennie is a baby girl's name derive...
Origin:German
4477
Maida

Meaning: maiden

Origin:English
4610
Sudie

Meaning: lily

Origin:Variation of Susanna, Hebrew
4763
Floy

Meaning: flourishing, prosperous

Origin:Diminutive of Florence
4925
Ouisa

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Diminutive of Louisa
5274
Cinda Cinda is an English name of Greek origin. It...
Origin:Diminutive of Cynthia or Lucinda
5671
Betta

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
6188
Ellie

Meaning: bright shining one

Origin:English, diminutive of Eleanor and Ellen
121
Millie

Meaning: gentle strength; strong in work

Origin:Diminutive of Mildred or Millicent
123
Annie

Meaning: grace

Origin:English, diminutive of Ann
216
Molly

Meaning: bitter

Origin:Diminutive of Mary, Hebrew
99