Crazy Nicknames for Girls
- Dody
Origin:
English diminutive of DorothyMeaning:
"gift of god"Description:
Dodie was the more common form of this name, as in Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
- Bootsy
Origin:
English diminutiveDescription:
A pet name that's usually unrelated to a person's given name. Musician Bootsy Collins was born William Earl.
- Lassie
- Deeda
Origin:
English diminutive of names that start with DDescription:
Bouncy vintage pet form of names like Dorothy and Dolores.
- Lopa
- Dicy
- Elf
Origin:
Short form of Elfrida or ElfriedaDescription:
Elf is an adorable nickname for the otherwise-clunky Elfrida or Elfrieda. Elf was used for the tragic sister in Miriam Toews' novel All My Puny Sorrows.
- Totty
Origin:
Diminutive of CharlotteDescription:
Too close to Potty.
- Prudy
Origin:
Short form of Prudence, English virtue nameMeaning:
"caution"Description:
Prudy does not improve on Prudence.
- Tiny
- Tetty
Origin:
English, diminutive of ElizabethDescription:
Commonly heard in the eighteenth century, but could cause middle-school titters today. Consider Letty or Tessie instead.
- Pet