51 Long Girl Names With Nicknames & Their Meanings

Nicknames are a popular way for people to refer to others. So, I have selected 51 long girl names with nicknames.

List Of 51 Long Girl Names With Nicknames:

Nicolette

Nicolette is a feminine name of French and Greek roots, and is a feminine diminutive form of Nicholas. Nicolette means “victory of the people.” Nicknames for Nicolette are Colette, Nikki, Niki, Nicky, Nic, and Coco.

Genevieve: Genie, Gen, Vieve, Ginny, Gwen

Genevieve comes from the Germanic name “Genovefa,” which means ”woman of the family.” Saint Geneviève is the patron saint of Paris.

Philomena

Philomena means “lover of strength.” Fillie, Pip, Mina, and Phi are all possible nicknames.

Dominique

Dominique is meaning “of the Lord” and has the nicknames: Meeka, Domi, Nique, Minnie, and Niki.

Cleopatra

Cleopatra is from the Greek language and has the meaning of ”glory of the father.” Cleopatra VII was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt for 21 years. Nicknames include: Patra, Cleo, or Cleopa.

Theodosia

Theodosia is symbolizing “God’s gift.” Thea, Tessa, Theda, Sia, and Dosie are all nice nicknames for Theodosia.

Valentina

Valentina comes from the Latin word “valens” (which means ”strong”). Nicknames for Valentina that I like: Valya, Vallie, Vivi, Via, Tina, Nina, Valley, Lena, or Lina.

Kimberly

Kimberly is a name of Old English origin. It means “woodland clearing of the royal fortress.” Kimberly derives from the city Kimberley, which is the capital of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Kimber and Kim are two nicknames for Kimberly.

Elizabeth

The top nicknames for Elizabeth: Thea, Eliza, Lea, and Elsa. Elizabeth is symbolizing “My God is an oath.”

Serenity

Serenity has its origins in the Latin word ”serenus” (calm or peaceful). Seri and Reni are two nicknames for Serenity.

Florentina

Florentina is meaning “flourishing” or “blossoming.” Flor, Flora, and Fifi are three nicknames for the feminine name Florentina.

Persephone

Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter in Greek mythology. Persephone means “bringer of destruction.” I find the meaning of Persephone terrifying. Nicknames that I love: Posy, Penny, Percy, Sephy, and Poppy.

Facts about nicknames

The word “nickname” is from the Middle English ekename, which means “additional name.”

Nicknames were more frequent in societies where personal names were less unique.

There are a large number of British surnames that originated with nicknames.

Brooklyn

From the Dutch word “Breukelen” which means “broken land.” Nicknames: Brooke or Brooksie.

Wilhelmina

Wilhelmina is of Germanic origin, and it means “willful guardian.” Wilhelmina is the feminine variant of Wilhelm, and the nicknames for Wilhelmina include Helmi, Ninna, Mina, Minnie, Willa, or Wilma. Queen Wilhelmina reigned over the Netherlands for 58 years.

Ambrielle: Brie, Amber, Elle, Rielle

Ambrielle is a combination of Amber and Gabrielle.

Clementine

Nicknames for Clementine are Mina, Minty, Tina, Clemmie, Cleo, or Lemon. Meaning ”merciful,” Clementine has its origins in the Latin name ”Clemens.”

Marguerite

Marguerite is symbolizing “pearl.” Maisie, Margot, Daisy, Greta, Margo, May, Rita, and Margo are all good nicknames for the feminine French name Marguerite.

Emmanuella

Emmanuella is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, and it has the nicknames Ellie, Lia, Nuela, Manolita, or Emma.

Bernadette

Nicknames that you may like are: Adette, Etta, Bea, Birdie, and Betty. Bernadette is the feminine variant of Bernard (which means “brave bear”).

Cassiopeia

In Greek myths, Cassiopeia was the wife of King Cepheus and queen of Aethiopia. In astronomy Cassiopeia is a north circumpolar constellation. Cassiopeia is home to several open star clusters and lies across a rich part of the Milky Way. Cassiopeia is symbolizing “she whose words excel” and it has the nicknames Cassie or Cassi.

Elisabetta: Bettina, Betta, Eli, Lisetta

Elisabetta means “God is my oath.”

Aphrodite

Aphrodite is a Greek goddess and is meaning “sea foam.” Affie, Aphie, Aph, or Aphro are its nicknames.

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Katherine

Nicknames for Katherine include Cathie, Kate, Cate, Kitty, or Katie.

Alessandra: Alessa or Ally

Alessandra means “protector of men.”

Raffaella

Raffaella is the feminine form of the Hebrew Rafael (“God heal her”). Nicknames: Raph, Ella, Elle, or Lella.

Gwendolyn

“God has healed.” Nicknames that I like: Gwen and Wynnie.

Apollonia

Apollonia is meaning “belonging to Apollo.” Nicknames: Apple, Polly, Nia, Lia, or Apple.

Marceline: Marcy or Marci

Marceline comes from the Latin name Marcellus.

Evangeline

Nicknames you should know: Vangie, Angie, Evie, and Eve.

READ MORE: Old & Classic English Girl Names & Meanings

Bellatrix

Bellatrix has the nicknames Ellie, Bella, Bellie, and Trixie. Bellatrix Lestrange is a character from Harry Potter who bears this name.

Priscilla

Pris, Rilla, Cici, and Cilla.

Magdalena: Maggie, Magda, Molly, Meg

Magdalena means “Woman from Magdala.” Magdala was a fishing village on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Donatella

Nicknames for Donatella: Dona or Donna.

Anastasia

Anastasia means “resurrection” and comes from the Greek anastasis. Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov made it famous. Nicknames: Stacy, Ana, Tasia, Stasia, Nastya.

Seraphina

Seraphina has roots in the Hebrew seraphim, the six-winged angels of the Book of Isaiah. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner picked it for their child born in 2009. Nicknames: Sera, Fina, Phina, Sadie.

Josephine

The root is the Hebrew Yosef, “God will add.” Nicknames: Jo, Josie, Fifi, Posy, and Feenie.

Arabella: Bella, Ara, Belle, Bea

Arabella is from the Latin orabilis (“yielding to prayer”). It is pronounced air-uh-BELL-uh.

Cordelia

“Daughter of the sea.” Shakespeare used it in King Lear. Nicknames that I like are Cora, Delia, Cordy, Della.

Octavia

Octavia is symbolizing “the eighth” and its nicknames include Tavi and Ottie. Octavia E. Butler was the first science fiction writer to win a MacArthur “genius” grant.

Henrietta: Hettie, Etta, Retta, Hetty

Henrietta (“ruler of the home”) is the French feminine variant of Henry.

Rosalind

Rosalind combines the Germanic roots for “horse” and “tender,” and in the same time means ”pretty rose” in Latin. Nicknames: Roz and Lindy.

Xochitl

Xochitl is the Nahuatl word for “flower” and is common in Mexico. Nicknames: Xochi, Sochi. Xochitl is also one of the 20 day signs in the Aztec calendar.

Guadalupe

Guadalupe has roots in the Arabic word for “river” and has the following nicknames: Lupe and Guada.

Ludmila: Mila and Luda

Ludmila (“dear to the people”) comes from the Slavic lyud and mila. Saint Ludmila of Bohemia was the grandmother of Wenceslas, the “Good King Wenceslas.”

Georgiana

Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire dabbled in politics when women rarely did. Nicknames: Georgie, Anna.

Antonia

Nicknames that I like Toni, Nia, Tonia, Annie.

Millicent

Millicent is meaning “brave strength” and comes from a Germanic word for work and might. Millie and Missy are its nicknames. Millicent Fawcett was the first woman given a statue in London’s Parliament Square.

Constance

Constance is from the Latin constans and the nicknames are Connie and Stan.

Andromeda: Andi & Meda

“Ruler of men.” Between you and me I’d hesitate to put Andromeda on a birth certificate. The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest large galaxy to our own.

Hermione

Hermione is connected to Hermes who is the messenger god. Shakespeare used it in The Winter’s Tale centuries before Harry Potter did. Nicknames: Mia and Minnie.

Zenobia

“Life of Zeus.” Possible nicknames: Zena, Beba.

Frederica: Freddie, Rica, Erica, Ricka

Frederica is meaning “peaceful ruler” and is the feminine form of Frederick.