Girls names with cute nicknames

amother

Scarlet

Sun, May 13 2018, 8:36 am

I love the name Rachelli but can't use it. Any other names like it? Full name will go with the name Chana. So far we've thought of Chana Yael/Yaelli, Chana Michal/Michalli...

Kiwi13

Sun, May 13 2018, 9:14 am

Michaela = Kaylie
Malka = Malkie
Talia = Tali
Aliza = Allie
Rivka = Rikki
Emuna = Emma/Emmy
Eliana, Ariella = Ellie

amother

Burgundy

Sun, May 13 2018, 2:08 pm

rosa - rosie
rivkah - rikkie

amother

Forestgreen

Sun, May 13 2018, 2:41 pm

Kiwi13 wrote:

Michaela = Kaylie
Malka = Malkie
Talia = Tali
Aliza = Allie
Rivka = Rikki
Emuna = Emma/Emmy
Eliana, Ariella = Ellie

Our Aliza is Leezie

Ema of 5

Sun, May 13 2018, 2:47 pm

Our baby is Ayala and we call her Lala or Lolly

agreer

Sun, May 13 2018, 4:37 pm

"Cute" is in the eye of the beholder.
For example, I hate the name "Nini"...to me, it sounds like "ninny". If I heard a mother call her kid Nini, I would not find it cute.

That being said, I like the name Kiki. You could totally use Kiki for Chana.

finallyamommy

Sun, May 13 2018, 6:03 pm

Dina or Adina could be Deedee.
Libi by itself or as a nickname for Liba.
Sophie for Tzofia
Essie or Estie for Esther
Miri for Miriam
Shiffy for Shifra
I've heard Avigaylee for Avigayil but personally I think that is too much of a mouthful.
Nechami or Chumie
Debbie, Suri, Rivki?

Kiwi13

Sun, May 13 2018, 8:30 pm

finallyamommy wrote:

I really like Libby for Liba.

abaker

Sun, May 13 2018, 8:41 pm

I really like Molly for Amalia and Miri for Miriam.

amother

Hotpink

Sun, May 13 2018, 8:47 pm

Sara- sari
Shoshana-shani
Tzipora - tzippy
Hadassah- dasi
Necha-nechy

Ahuva's Mommy

Sun, May 13 2018, 9:07 pm

amother wrote:

Sara- sari
Shoshana-shani
Tzipora - tzippy
Hadassah- dasi
Necha-nechy

I like Tzipori better for Tzipora than Tzippy.

tichellady

Sun, May 13 2018, 9:13 pm

agreer wrote:

Agreed. I don’t find any of these nicknames to be cute, but I’m sure some people love them

amother

Olive

Sun, May 13 2018, 9:34 pm

amother wrote:

Our Aliza is Leezie

So is ours! (We spell it Leezy). Do strangers always ask you if it’s Lizzie? Happens to us all the time.

amother

Copper

Sun, May 13 2018, 9:39 pm

My poor sister Chagit was nicknamed Shaggy by our non Jewish older neighbor growing up lol. LOL

I like
Daniela, nn Dani.
Chaviva nn Vivi or Viva

I also know a Michal who goes by Holly.

bigsis144

Sun, May 13 2018, 9:41 pm

I think boy-nicknames for girls can be SO CUTE, but I know it's not everyone's cup of tea.

I've known a Charna Leah who went by Charlie (HOW CUTE IS THAT!?),
as well as an
- Arielle and an Ariella who went by Ari
- Elisheva who went by Eli (though Ellie is a very common girl name, short for Eleanor etc)

amother

Aqua

Sun, May 13 2018, 10:12 pm

Please don't choose a name the kid has to live with her entire life based on the nickname. I have a Yocheved whowas barely 3 when she decided she wasn't Chevie anymore

amother

Lime

Mon, May 14 2018, 1:55 am

I can't stand:
Leah = Lakey, it sounds like Oceanly or Riverly. UGH

Temima= Mima sounds like Meemaw

I love Ella = Elle

I also don't like Fraidey = Fraidey Cat

Gutel = Googie... really?!

Iymnok

Mon, May 14 2018, 2:00 am

I know of someone who was the youngest so was often in the playpen. They called him Luli for lul, Hebrew for crib. He is still called that by family and friends and us a chashuve Rav and Dayan.

amother

Slateblue

Mon, May 14 2018, 1:40 pm

My daughter is Leah, named after DH's mother. He wasn't ready to use that name, and nicknamed her Leili.

It stuck, for better or worse. It's quite a few years and I'm still not sure if I like it - but that's what she's called.