Preppiest Nicknames

Few true preps go by their real name. In fact, having a nickname and your choice thereof is a clear indicator of preppiness and, indeed, class. Many nicknames are acceptable, whatever the first name, and often some nicknames are suitable for boys or girls.

We've tried to put together a list of the most common or preferred nicknames below for your benefit. You're welcome.

Where the nickname is a diminutive of a first name we have included the proper names herewith (note there are many other names which would work with these nicknames but we haven't included them if they're not on the Preppiest Names list). Also, many of these nicknames would be entirely suitable if taken from the individual's family name too. Incidentally, lots of these would also make great names for a pet dog!

- A -

Abbie/Abby/Abe/Abi/Abs
Abelia, Abigail, Abriana, Abrianna, Abriannah, April, Aubrey, Aubrianne
Abel, Abelard, Abraham, Aubrey
Surnames beginning with "Ab'"


Ade/Adie/Addie

Ada, Adelaide, Adelia, Adele, Adelina, Adelpha, Adina, Adora, Adriana, Adrianna, Adriannah, Adrienne

Adair, Addison, Adelbert, Adelston, Adrian, Aidan, Auden, Audley

Surnames beginning with "Ad'"

Agi/Aggie

Agnes, Atate, Agatha, Agathe, Angharad
Augustus

Surnames beginning with "Ag'" or "Aug'"

Alec/Alex
Alexa, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alexis, Alicia, Alice, Alison, Allegra
Alexander, Alexei, Aloysius


Alger
Algernon


Alfie
Alfreda, Alphonsa
Alfred, Alphonse, Alvis


Ali/Allie/Ally

Ailsa, Alana, Alanna, Alannah, Alba, Alberta, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alfreda, Alicia, Alice, Alison, Alivia, Allegra, Allison, Almira, Almyra, Alphonsa, Althea, Alwen

Alastair, Albert, Alden, Aldous, Alexander, Allister, Alfred, Algernon, Aloysius, Alphonse, Alvis, Alwyn, Waldo, Waldron, Walker, Wallace, Walter

Surnames beginning with "Al'"

Anders
Andrea
Anders, Andreas, Andrew, Anthony, Antoine, Leander


Archie
Archer, Archibald, Charles
Surnames beginning with "Arch'"


Art/Artie/Arty

Archer, Archibald, Artemis, Arthur

Surnames beginning with "Art'"

Ash

Aislewin, Aislinn, Aisling, Aislynn, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlin, Ashling, Ashlynn, Astrid, Austine, Axelle, Azalea

Ashley, Ashton, Austin, Axel

Surnames beginning with "Ash'"

Auggie
Auden, Audley, Augustin, Augustus
Surnames beginning with "Aug'"


August

Augustin, Augustus

- B -

Babs

Barbara

Bambi
Amber, Ambrielle, Ambrosia, Barbara


Barney
Barnaby, Barrington, Bernard, Burnaby


Bart
Bartholomew, Bartley, Barton, Bartram


Bass/Basti

Bartholomew, Bassett, Bastian, Sebastian, Sebastien

(surnames beginning with or containing "Basti'"


Bear
Bear, Bjorn, Edmond, Edmund, Edward, Theodore


Ben/Benny
Benjamine
Benedict, Benjamin, Benoit, Bentley

Benji/Benjo
Benjamine
Benjamin


Bertie
Alberta, Bertina, Roberta
Adelbert, Albert, Athelbert, Bartholomew, Bartram, Bertram, Bertrand, Bertram, Dilbert, Cuthbert, Egbert, Hegbert, Herbert, Robert, Umberto, Wybert


Bess

Beatrice, Beatrix, Bertina, Bethany, Bettany, Bettina, Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Elspeth

Beth

Bethany, Bettany, Bettina, Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Elspeth

Bettina

Bertina, Bethany, Bettany, Bettina

Bibb/Bibby/Bibi
Abelia, Abigail, Abriana, Abrianna, Abriannah, Aubrey, Aubrianne, Bailea, Bailey, Barbara, Beatrice, Beatrix, Beau, Benjamine, Bertina, Bethany, Bettina, Beverly, Bianca, Blaine, Blair, Blanche, Blannad, Blannaid, Blathain, Bligh, Bloem, Bloeme, Bly, Blythe, Boudica, Braithe, Breanna, Brianna, Bridget, Bridgitte, Brigid, Britney, Brittany, Bronwen, Brooke, Brooklyn, Brynne, Bryony, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isobel


Biff/Biffy

Barbara, Bethany, Bettany, Bettina, Beverly, Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Elspeth
Breffny
Anybody

Bink/Binkie/Binky
Bianca
Youngest/smallest child

Bitsy

Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Elspeth
Blonde haired girls

Bobbie

Roberta, Robin, Robyn

Robert, Robin

Boff
Beaufort, Boniface, Breffny


Bootsy

Barbara, Elizabeth

Buffy

Barbara

Buster


Bree

Abriana, Abrianna, Abriannah, Abrienne, Ambrielle, Aubrey, Aubrianne, Breanna, Breanne, Brianna, Brianne, Bridget, Brigid, Britney, Brittany, Brynne, Bryony

Brit
Britney, Brittany

Bunny

Warren
Anybody

- C -

Caggie

Carol, Carolee, Caroline, Catherine

Cal
Cailin, Caitlin, Callista


Cam
Camelia, Cameron, Camilla, Campbell


Carrie

Cara, Carey, Carmen, Carol, Carolee, Caroline

Cas

Cassandra, Cassia, Cassidy
Casper, Lucas, Lukas

Cassie

Cassandra, Cassia, Cassidy

Cat

Cadence, Caitlin, Catherine, Katherine, Kathleen
Cato

Cece/Cici

Cadence, Cailin, Caitlin, Callista, Camelia, Cameron, Camilla, Campbell, Candace, Candice, Cara, Carey, Carmen, Carol, Carolee, Cassandra, Cassia, Cassidy, Carmody, Caroline, Catherine, Catriona, Cecile, Cecilia Cecily, Celeste, Celia, Celine, Charlotte, Charity, Chastity, Chelsea, Chelsey, Chloe, Christabel, Christina, Ciara, Clara, Clarissa, Claudia, Claudine, Clemence, Clemencia, Clemency, Constance, Cora, Cordelia, Corey, Cornelia, Corrina, Cotilde, Cotille, Courtney, Cressida, Cuyler, Cynthia

Ceska/Cheska
Francesca


Chap/Chappie/Chaps
Archer, Archibald, Charles


Charlie

Charlotte

Archer, Archibald, Charles

Chase

Charlotte
Charles

Chasey

Charlotte

Chip

Charles, Christian, Christophe, Christopher, Crispan
Anybody

Chuck
Archer, Archibald, Charles, Christophe, Christian, Crispan


Chet
Chester


Clay
Barclay


Clem/Clemmie/Clemmy
Clemence, Celmentine
Clement


Cleo


Cliff/Cliffie
Wycliffe


Cole


Con/Connie
Constance, Constantina
Con, Conan, Connall,  Coonor, Conrad, Constantine

Cookie/Kooki


Corkie

Cossie/Cozzie
Constantine, Cosmo, Kosta


Crisp/Crispy

Christian, Christophe, Christopher, Crispin

Cuffy

- D -

Dabs
Darby, Deborah


Daffy
Daphne

Daisy

Candace, May

Dappy

Daphne

Dash

Aldous, Dashiel

Dede/Didi

Delilah, Diana, Diane, Dianne, any name beginning with D

Delf/Delfi/Delfy/Delph/Delphi/Delphy
Adelpha, Delphine, Fidelma


Della/Dellie
Adelaide, Adele, Adeline, Adelpha, Bridget, Bridgitte, Brigid, Cordelia, Delphine, Fidelma

Derry
Adair, Adrian, Anders


Di/Didi
Adina


Dick/Dickie
Baldrick, Benedict, Richard


Dig/Digby

Baldrick, Benedict, Douglas, Richard

Digger

Benedict, Douglas, Richard

Dill
Dilbert


Dodge/Dodgy
Roger


Doff/Dolf/Dolph
Adolf, Adolph, Randolph


Doll/Dolly
Dahlia


Don
Brandon, Donovan, Dorian, Gordon, Graydon, Landon, Lyndon


Dom

Dominic

Drew
Andreas, Andrew


Duffer
Christophe, Christopher


Duffy

Duke
Earl

- E -

Edie

Elle/Ellie

Abelia, Ailsa, Ambrielle, Angela, Angelica, Annabel, Arabella, Axelle, Azalea, Elizabeth, Elspeth, Eleanor

Evie/Eve

Genevieve

- F -

Fabs

Fabianne, Fabrienne

Fabian

Fanny
Stephanie, Tiffany


Ferg/Fergs/Fergie
Fergus


Fi/Fifi
Adelpha


Fillie

Ophelia, Philippa

Finn

Ffion, Fiona
Breffny, Fintan, Ffion

Fitzy
Anybody with a surname beginning with Fitz


Flick
Felicity


Fliss
Felicity


Ford/Fordy

Beaufort, Bradford

Freda/Frieda
Alfreda, Winnifred


Freddie

Alfreda, Freda, Frederica, Frieda, Winnifred

Alfred, Frederick

- G -

Gab/Gabi

Gabriella, Gabrielle

Gabriel

Gad/Gads
Agate, Agatha, Agathe, Angharad
Godfred, Godfrey, Gastian, Gaston


Gasto/Gusto/Gusty

Angus, Augustin, Augustus, Gastian, Gaston, Gustave

Georgie

Georgia, Georgiana, Georgina

George

Gib/Gipp

Gilbert

Giddy/Gids/Guido

Gideon

Gigi

Antigone
any name beginning with G

Gillie/Gilly

Abigail, Angela, Angelica, Jillian, Juliana, Julianne, Julianna
Gillian

Gunner
Algernon, Angus, Magnus


Gus

Angus, Augustin, Augustus, Gustave

Guy

Gastion, Gaston, Gideon, Giles, Guido, Gulliver, Guy

- H -

Hal
Henry


Harry
Ariel, Arielle, Arrabella, Arriana, Harriet, Harrietta, Harriette
Aramis, Ariol, Harry


Hattie
Harriet, Harrietta, Harriette


Hays

Henry

Henrietta

Henry

Hettie

Henrietta

Hills/ Hilly

Hillary
Hilary

Hitch
Richard


Hodge/Hodgy
Roger


Holt/Holtie

Holden

Hud/Huggy/Hugs

Hugh, Hugo

Hugh/Hew
Bartholomew, Hugh, Hugo, Matthew

- I -

Ibb
Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isobel


Iggie/Iggy

Anika, Annika, Antigone
Ignatius

Izzie/Izo

Alicia, Anneliese, Aristea, Callista, Candace, Isabel, Isabella, Isabella, Isobel, Isobella, Ulyssa

Isaac, Ulysses

- J -

Jamie
Benjamine, Jemima, Jemma, Gemma
Benjamin, Hamish, James, Jameson, Seamus


Jeb
Geoffrey, Jebediah, anyone with initials JEB


Jep
Geoffrey


Jinnie/Jinny/Ginnie/Ginny
Virginia


Jock

John, Jonathon

Johnny/Jonny

John, Jonathon

Johnty/Jonty

John, Jonathon

Jools/Jules

Julia, Julianne, Juliette

Julian

- K -

Kate/Katie

Caitlin, Catherine, Catriona, Katerrina, Kathleen

Keir

Kieran

Kiki

Anika, Annika, Any name beginning with K

Kip/Kipper

Christophe, Christopher, Christian, Crispan

Kit

Catherine, Catriona, Christina, Christine, Katherine, Kathleen
Christophe, Christopher, Christian, Crispan

Kitty

Catherine, Catriona, Christina, Christine, Katherine, Kathleen

- L -

Lainey/Laney
Adeline, Alana, Alanna, Alannah, Blaine

Lana

Alana, Alanna, Alannah

Lance
Lancelot, Laurence


Laurie

Lauren, Loren

Laurence

Leggie

Allegra

Lex/Lexie

Alexa, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alexis, Allegra

Alexander, Alexei, 

Libbie

Alberta, Alivia, Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Elspeth, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isobel, Lisbeth, Olivia, Penelope

Lila

Lily

Lis/Lissie/Liz/Lizzy

Alicia, Alice, Alison, Allison, Annaliese, Callista, Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Felicity, Melissa, Ulyssa

Liv

Alivia, Olivia

Lyn
Adeline, Aislinn, Aislynn, Ashlin, Ashling, Ashlynn, Brooklyn


Lock/Lockie
Alexander, Alexei, Lochlann, Loughlin


Lottie

Charlotte, Liselotte

Lou

Louisa, Louise

Lewis, Louis, Luke, Lucas, Lukas

Lucky
Alexander, Alexei, Lochlann, Lorcan, Loughlin, Luke


Lulu

Louisa, Louise

- M -

Maddie

Carmody, Madeleine

Mags/Maggie

Margaret, Marjorie

Magnus

Maisie

Manny
Armand, Emanuel, Roman


Mattie
Matthew


Max

Maximilian, Maximus

May
Maeve, May


Meg
Margaret, Megan


Midge
Margaret, Marjorie, Mildred
Michael
Anybody


Miff/Miffy

Millie

Amelia, Amelie, Emily, Camelia, Camilla, Melissa, Mildred, Millicent

Miley
Almyra


Milo

Myles

Mimi

Aimee, Aimie, Almira, Almyra, Amelia, Amie, Amity, Amy, Araminta

Minnie
Araminta, Carmen, Hermione, Willemina


Mintie/Minty
Araminta, Benjamine
Benjamin
Anyone with the surname Murray


Missy

Melissa, anything beginning with M

Mitsy

Amity


Mog/Moggie/Mogs
Magaret, Morag, Morgan, Morganna
Morgan


Moll/Molly

Mary

Montie/Monty
Montague, Montgomery


Moss/Mossy
Ames, Amos, Aramis, Artemis


Muffy

Margaret, Martha, anything beginning with M

Mundy

Edmund, Raymond, Solomon

Mungo

Edmund, Mungo, Raymond, Solomon

Murdo
Murdoch

- N -

Nads
Nadia, Nadine


Nan
Anais, Anastacia, Andrea, Angela, Angelica, Angharad, Anika, Anna, Annael, Anne, Annika, Annabel, Anneliese, Anolie, Anouska, Antigone, Antonela, Antonia, Anushka


Nat/Nate

Natalie, Nathalie

Ignatius, Nathan, Nathaniel

Ned/Neddie
Edwina
Benedict, Edmond, Edmund, Edward, Nathan, Nathaniel


Nell/Nellie
Annael, Anneliese, Anolie, Antonela, Eleanor, Ellen
Ellis


Nettie
Antoinette

Ness/Nessie
Ainsley, Anais, Anastacia, Anouska, Anushka


Nibb
Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isobel


Noddy

Arnaud, Audley, Nathan, Nathaniel

Noll/Nollie
Annael, Anneliese, Anolie, Olivia
Oliver


Nora
Aurora


Nush
Anouska, Anushka

- O -

Ollie

Olivia, Ophelia

Alden, Aldous, Gulliver, Oliver

Orly
Aurelia, Aurelie
Aurelian, Aurelius, Orlando, Orville


Ozzie
Austine

Austin, Orson, Oscar, Oswald

- P -

Pam/Pammy
Pamela


Peachy

Peg
Margaret, Penelope


Penny

Penelope

Percy
Persephone
Percival


Perry


Philly

Ophelia, Philippa

Phipp/Pip
Penelope, Philippa
Phillip


Pippa/Pippy
Penelope, Philippa

Polly

Mary, Penelope

Poppy

Posie

Pots/Potsy/Potter


Prissy

Priscilla

- Q -

Quin/Quinn

Quenby, Quincy, Quinn, Quinessa
Quentin, Quincy, Quinn, Tarquin

- R -

Rab/Rabs/Rub

Arabella, Roberta
Arby, Reuben, Robert

Raff/Rafe/Ralph
Rafael
Ralph, Randolph, Raphael


Rene/Rennie
Adriana, Adriana, Adrianna, Adriannah, Adrienne, Lauren. Loren


Rex


Riri
Andrea, Ariel, Arielle, Aubrey, Audrey, Aurelia, Aurelie, Valerie


Rich/Richie/Ritchie
Richard


Rocky

Rodge
Roger


Rolo/Rollo/Roly

Orlando, Roland

Romy
Romany, Romilly, Rosemary
Roman


Rory
Aurelie, Aurelia, Aurora
Orlando, Rory



Rose/Rosie
Ambrosia


Ross
Ambrose, Ross, Russell

Russ
Russell

- S -

Sadie

Sarah

Sam/Sammie
Samantha
Samuel


Sandy

Alexandra, Alexandria, Cassandra,  Lysandra, Sandra

Alexander, Lysander, Xander, Xanthe. Xanthus

Seb

Sebastian, Sebastien

Skip

Sissy
Ambrosia, Azelia, Cassia, Cassidy, Cecilia, Cecily


Sal
Alistair, Allister, Salvatore


Sly
Sylvester


Sol/Sully
Ursula, Ysolde
Alastair, Allister, Anselm, Basil, Solomon

Sonny/Sunny
Alison
Addison, Branson, Mason, Orson, Solomon, Tyson

Stoner
Adelston, Athelstan, Royston, Whystan, Winston


Stub/Stubbs
Stewart, Stuart


Sylvie
Silvia, Silvestra

- T -

Tad/Thad

Thaddeus, Theodore

Tam/Tammy
Autumn, Tamara, Tamsin, Tamsyn, Thomasina

Thomas

Tams/Tamsie/Tamsy

Autumn, Tamara, Tamsin, Tamsyn

Tansy
Anastacia, Constance, Constantina, Tamsin, Tamsyn


Tattie

Teb/Tebb
Theodora
Theodore


Ted/Teddie

Bjorn, Edward, Edmund, Theodore

Tess
Theresa


Thea

Althea, Aristea, Theodora

Theo

Theodore

Tib/Tibby

Isabelle, Tabitha, Thelma
Theobald, Theodore

Tick
Atticus


Tiff/Tiffy

Tiffany

Timothy

Tig/Tiggie/Tiggie
Antigone


Tilley/Tilly

Marthilda, Mathilde, Matilda, Matilde

Tilda

Marthilda, Mathilde, Matilda, Matilde

Tim/Timmy
Artemis, Timothy


Tip/Tipp/Tipper
Artemis, Theordore


Toff/Topher/Topper/Tops

Christophe, Christopher

Toni
Antonela, Antonia


Toner
Adelston, Anthony, Antoine, Ashton, Athelstan, Atherton, Barrington, Barton, Braxton, Clinton, Royston, Washington, Weston, Whystan, Wilton, Winston


Topsy

Tor/Tori/Tory

Adora, Victoria

Trey

Trip

Tristan, Tristram, Bartram, Bertrand, Bertram
Anybody

Trixie
Beatrice, Beatrix


Trudy
Astrid, Gertrude


Tub/Tubbs/Tubby/Tubs
Tobias, Toby


Tug


Twisty

Tristan, Tristram

- U -

-

- V -

Val
Valentia, Valentina, Valerie
Valentine, Vladimir


Van

Bevan, Eavan, Evan, Ivan, Vance, Vaughan

Von/Vonnie
Yvonne

- W -

Wat
Walter


Walt
Waldo, Waldron, Walter


Wally
Waldo, Waldron, Walker, Walter


Webb

Webster

Weezy

Louisa, Louise

Wells

Emmanuel, Boswell, Wesley, Wilhelm, William, Willis, Wilton

Willie/Wills/Willy
Willemina, Wilma
Wilhelm, William, Willis, Wilton


Win

Alwyn, Arwyn, Baldwin, Berwin, Bronwyn, Wendell, Windell, Winslow, Winston, Winthorpe, Wyatt, Wynn, Wyndham

Winnie

Alwen, Arwen, Arwen, Bronwen, Rowena, Wendy, Whitney, Winnifred, Winter

Witt
Whitney
Whittaker, Wyatt

- X -

Xander/Zander

Alexander, Lysander, Xander, Xanthe, Xanthus

- Y -

Yves
Ivanna, Yasmin, Ysolde, Yvette, Yvonne
Ivan, Yves

- Z -

Zac/Zach/Zak/Zaki
Zacharya
Isaac, Zachariah, Zachary


Zav/Zavie
Xaviera
Xavier


Zaza
Ailsa, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alexa, Alicia, Anastacia, Asa, Azelia, Xara, Zacharya, Zadie, Zara, Zoe, Zosia


Zephyr
Josephina, Josephine, Persephone, Seraphina
Joseph


Zizi
Ambrosia, Anastacia, Azelia. Zacharya, Zadie, Zara, Zoe, Zosia


Zippy
Josephina, Josephine, Persephone, Seraphina
Joseph