So, have you fallen in love with Lex or are you mad for Minnie but aren't as keen on the full-length version?
Don't strike them off your baby name list just yet, nicknames can still make fabulous full names. You just have to look at the on-going popularity of names like Charlie, Alfie, Evie and Milly to see that the 'nickname as first name' trend is here to stay.
To give you some inspiration, we've compiled a list of 20 nicknames that also make great first full names.
Boys
- Dex (Dexter)
- Abe (Abraham)
- Bertie (Albert)
- Eli (Elliott / Elijah)
- Billy (William)
- Nate (Nathan)
- Rafe (Rafferty)
- Ned (Edward / Edmund)
- Ash (Ashley)
- Cal (Callum / Calvin)
Girls
- Bea (Beatrice)
- Edie (Edith)
- Aggie (Agatha)
- Dot (Dorothy)
- Emme (Emmeline)
- Kitty (Katherine / Kathleen)
- Lottie (Charlotte)
- Nell or Nellie (Eleanor / Penelope)
- Tess (Theresa / Esther)
- Izzy (Isabelle / Isabella)
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