100+ Best Girl Nicknames That Would Be Pretty First Names

Browsing for a baby girl name that is a nickname? Here’s a list of good nicknames that can stand in place of proper names for your baby daughter.

Nickname names have been a growing trend in the name charts. As in, parents are now using a name that was more commonly known for a nickname in place of a full name. For example, Penny instead of Penelope or Cassie instead of Cassandra.

Nicknames names can be shorter, cooler, and more modern. Your daughter will also have a much easier time learning to spell their name once they are in grade school. The shorter nickname name is also more likely to fit on a driver’s license or plaque. The nickname name can still have the same meaning as the proper name but can be much easier to roll off the tongue.

Some names don’t need the full form anymore. Think about names like Cady (for Catherine) or Pippa (for Phillipa). If you know you’re going to call your baby girl by her nickname anyway, why not just make it her proper name?

To help inspire you, below is a list of nickname names for girls that you might consider writing directly on the birth certificate.

Best Baby Girl Nicknames To Use As Adorable First Names

Abbey
- short for Abilene, Abigail
Ada
- short for Adele, Adelaide, Adeline, Adalie, Adelia, Adelpha, Ariadne
Addie
- short for Adele, Adelaide, Adeline, Adalie, Adelia, Adelpha, Ariadne, Addison
Allie
- short for Allison, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alannah, Alaska, Allegra, Alice, Rosalie
Andi
- short for Andrea, Andromeda, Leandra, Miranda
Annie
- short for Anna, Anastasia, Anemone, Ianthe
Ava
- short for Avery, Avalynn, Avalon, Lavender, Octavia
Bea
- short for Beatrice, Deborah
Bella
- Isabella, Annabella, Mirabella
Belle
- Isabelle, Mabel, Mirabel, Annabelle
Betty
- short for Beatrice, Bernadette, Elizabeth
Billie
- short for Wilhemena or other variation of William
Brie
- short for Aubrey, Briana, Brielle
Brielle
- short for Gabrielle
Callie
- short for Calliope, Callahan, Callista, Clarissa
Cady
- short for Catherine, Caitlyn, Cadence
Cami
- short for Camila, Camille, Cameron
Cara
- short for Carol, Caroline, Carolina, Caryn
Carly
- short for Carol, Caroline, Carolina, Caryn
Carrie
- short for Carol, Caroline, Carolina, Caryn
Casey
- short for Cassandra, Cassidy, Acacia, Cassiopeia, Cascade, Cassia
Cassie
- short for Cassandra, Cassidy, Acacia, Cassiopeia, Cascade, Cassia

Celia
- short for Cecilia
Cleo
- short for Cleopatra
Coco
- short for Colette, Corinne, Colette, Cordelia, Chloe, Courtney
Cora
- short for Coralie, Coraline, Corrine, Cordelia, Courtney
Cory
- short for Coralie, Coraline, Corrine, Cordelia, Courtney
Dani
- short for Danica, Danielle, Sheridan
Desi
- short for Desiree, Destiny
Dina
- short for Geraldine, Claudine
Dora
- short Pandora, Theodora, Isadora
Drea
- short for Andrea
Edie
- short for Eden, Edith, Meredith
Eliza
- short for Elizabeth
Elle
- short for Elizabeth, Eleanor, Ellen, Eliana
Ella
- short for Aurelia, Consuela, Stella, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Eliana, Pamela
Ellie
- short for Elizabeth, Eleanor, Ellen, Eliana,
Elsie
- short for Elsa, Elizabeth, Elsinore, Felicity
Emmy
- short for Clementine, Emerald, Emmanuelle, Emilia, Emily, Emiline
Essie
- short for Elizabeth, Esmerelda, Esther, Estelle, Celeste
Etta
- short for Loretta, Greta, Henrietta, Margarita
Eva
- short for Geneva, Evangeline
Ever
- short for Everly, Everleigh
Evie
- short for Evelyn, Everly, Reverie, Yvette, Yvaine
Frannie
- short for Francesca, Francine

Gigi
- short for Geraldine, Jelena
Greta
- short for Margaret
Gwen
- short for Gwyneth, Gwendoline
Hallie
- short for Harriet or any variation of Harold, Halliday, Mahala
Hart
- short for Harriet, Hartford, Hartley, Harland
Hattie
- short for Harriet, Henrietta
Ivy
- short for Ivette
Izzy
- short for Isabelle, Isabella, Isadora, Ismene
Jaime
- short for James
Jenna
- short for Jennifer, Eugenie, Genesis, Imogen, Genevieve
Jenny
- short for Jennifer, Eugenie, Genesis, Imogen, Genevieve
Jess
- short for Jessica, Jessamina, Jessamy, Jessa
Jessa
- short for Jessica, Jessamina, Jessamy
Josie
- short for Josephine, Joselyn
Jules
- short for Jubilee, Julie, Julianne
Kate
- short for Katherine, Kaitlin, Kathy
Kenzie
- short for McKenzie
Kimber
- short for Kimberly
Lana
- short for Alana, Alaina, Elaina, Elena, Magdalena
Laney
- short for Melanie, Alaina, Elaina, Elena
Leah
- short for Natalia, Amelia, Rosalia
Lena
- short for Magdalena, Helena, Milena, Catalina, Selena, Evangeline, Paulina
Lettie
- short for Loretta, Leticia, Violet, Colette

Libby
- short for Elizabeth, Liberty, Olivia, Isabel
Lila
- short for Delilah, Lilac, Lily, Liliana, Lillian
Lily
- short for Lilac, Lily, Liliana, Lillian
Lola
- short for Dolores, Olympia, Lolita
Lottie
- short for Charlotte, Loretta
Lucy
- short for Lucille, Luciana, Lucia
Lula
- short for Tallulah
Lulu
- short for Elouise, Luanne, Luella, Louise, Luisa
Macy
- short for Mackenzie
Maddie
- short for Madelyn, Madeline, Madea, Madison
Maggie
- short for Margaret, Magnolia, Marigold
Maisie
- short for Margaret, Melissa, Marissa
Mellie
- short for Melanie, Melinda
Meri
- short for Cameron, Emerson, Meredith, Tamra
Mia
- short for Amelia, Emilia, Euphemia, Maya
Mila
- short for Amelia, Camilla, Milica, Milena, Milania, Yamila
Mina
- short for Jasmine, Wilhelmina
Missy
- short for Melissa, Marissa, Armistice
Molly
- short for Amalia, Kamala, Margaret, Martha, Martina, Melinda

Nellie
- short for Eleanor, Ellen, Helena, Noelle, Penelope
Nessa
- short for Vanessa, Golnessa, Anastasia, Agnes
Nicki
- short for Nicole, Nikolai, Annika, Nikita
Nina
- short for Antonia, Valentina, Serena
Nora
- short for Eleanor, Honora, Elsinore
Penny
- short for Penelope, Aspen, Penina
Pippa
- short for Phillipa, Penelope
Polly
- short for Paulina, Paula
Poppy
- short for Poppea, Calliope, Penelope, Phillipa
Raina
- short for Lorena, Lorraine, Marina
Reba
- short for Rebecca
Remy
- short for Remington, Remina
Rhea
- short for Raelynn, Maria, Rachel, Raquel
Romy
- short for Andromeda, Rosemary, Rosamund
Rory
- short for Aurora, Lorelai, Mallory
Rosie
- short for Rose, Rosemary, Rosalie, Rosemund, Ambrose, Primrose
Roxie
- short for Roxanne, Roxanna
Ruby
- short for Rubina
Sadie
- short for Mercedes, Sarah
Sam
- short for Samantha, Samara
Sasha
- short for Natasha, Nastia, Anastasia, Stacia, Alexandra
Tasha
- short for Natasha
Tessa
- short for Esther, Theresa
Thea
- short for Althea, Theodora
Tillie
- short for Matilda, Natalie, Tallulah
Tina
- short for Christina, Katrina
Trina
- short for Katrina, Trinity
Trixie
- short for Beatrix, Beatrice, Patricia
Vera
- short for Guinevere, Veronica
Winnie
- short for Elowyn, Edwina, Winifred/Winnifred, Gwendolyn, Guinevere, Gwyneth
Zanna
- short for Roxanna, Susannah

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