What Is Your Cute Nickname?
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Pet names have been around for ages, and I’m not talking what you would name your dog! Pet names are sweet and cute nicknames you call those who are near and dear to you and are usually something that only you call that person.
Cute nicknames usually indicate a special kind of relationship. You may give one to your girlfriend, boyfriend, or best friend. And you may also give one to your own sweet little child.
Here are lots of examples of nicknames to help you get inspired! Below all of them, there's a section to help you come up with your own nicknames and figure out what makes a name that sticks.
Cute Nicknames for Girls
Men have it easy when it comes to nicknaming us ladies. I mean, there are tons of words that describe how beautiful we are. Are you with me, girls? However, I'm not one to leave a guy hanging, so here are some names to get started.
Are we beautiful? How about words like gorgeous, radiant, bright, alluring, elegant, and lovely. You could also consider the words angelic, foxy, heavenly, or celestial. Below are some more ideas to help out.
Names Like Candy
Lollipop | Ittle Skittle | Gubble Bum |
Gumdrop | Gumball | Milk Dud |
Gummy Worm | Tiffy Taffy | Twizzler |
Gummy Bear | Sweet Tart | Twizzle Top |
Peach-o | Bubble Gum | Double Bubble |
Jelly Sweets | Whirly Pop | Tutti Frutti |
Trolli | Lolli Lolli | Juicy Fruity |
Tootsie Roll | Sizzle Pop | Tastee Squeeze |
Smartie | Dum Dum | Rocket Pop |
Swizzle | Toffee | Lifesaver |
Jelly Bean | Laffy Taffy | Jolly Rancher |
Bite-size | Carmelita | Marshymallow |
Fun-size | Carmel | Icee Pop |
Skittle | Carmella | Pink Starburst |
Names Inspired by Angels
Angel | Cherubie | D-Vine |
Angel Face | Heaven-Sent | Quarter Note |
Angelita | Goddess | Misty May |
Angel Wing | Pearli | Perf Perf |
Angel Baby | Pearlsi | Sirena |
Names Inspired by Chocolate
Pudding | Kit Kat | Almond Joy |
Dove | Butterfinger | M&M |
Hershey’s | Rolo | Junior Mint |
Lady Godiva | Mallow Cup | Whopper |
90% Dark | Abba Zabba | Runt |
Snickers | Goody Bar | Jellie Belly |
Twix | Goo Goo | Goober |
Names From the Bakery
Love Muffin | Bundt Cake | Jammer |
Snickerdoodle | Sweet Eclair | Shortcake |
Pancake | Pumpkin Pie | Butter Tart |
Cookie | Brownie | Thin Mint |
Waffles | Muffin Butt | Do-si-do |
Hot Cakes | Cinnamon | Tagalong |
Hot Cross Buns | Sticky Bun | Blueberry Pie |
Sweet Loaf | Funfetti | Swiss Roll |
Butterbomb | Blondie | Crispie Treat |
Butterbutt | Whoopie Pie | Cinnabon |
Adorable Names From the Grocery Store
Pickle | Tater Tot | Cracker Jack |
Baby Carrot | Snack | Raisenette |
Sweet Pea | Secret Sauce | Corn Nut |
Chicken Tender | Teddy Graham | Twinkie |
Chicken Wing | Triscuit | Ruffle |
Steak Tip | Cheezit | Honeymaid |
French Fry | Dorito | Nutter Butter |
Small Fry | Frito | Tostito |
Pumpkin | Funion | Double Stuff |
Names Like Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice . . .
Sugar Lips | Sugar Sugar | Honey Tots |
Sugar | Sugar Mouse | Sugar Sauce |
Sweet Heart | Sugar Babe | Sugar Bits |
Sweetie | Splendi | Itty Bitty Sugar Bomb |
Sweetie Pie | Sweet Pea | D-light |
Honey | Sweet Bun | Butterscotch |
Sweets | Sweet Thing | Tic Tac |
Sugar Bomb | Honey Loaf | Toffee Lolly |
Sugar Nova | Honey Wiggles | Candy Cane |
Sugar Buns | Honey Butt | Maple Leaf |
Food Names From the Orchard
Berry | Coconut | Papaya |
Berry Boo | Bananums | Tangerine |
Peach | Kiwi | Melon Head |
Cherry | Raspberry Bramble | Fuji |
Pumpkin | Honeycrisp | Coconut Butt |
Apple | Red Delicious | Gooseberry |
Names Like Baby
Babylove | Beebee | Baby Snacks |
Babygirl | Bibi | Baby Cakes |
Babe | Babydoll | Bitty Babe |
Baby | Baby Wumpkus | Bitty Boop |
Boo Boo | Babykins | Baby Girl |
Boo Boo Kitty | Aybe Waybe | Baby Bun |
Boo Boo Bear | Ittly Bot | Baby Muffin |
Boo Boo Mouse | Baby Bot | Itty Baby |
Cute Names From Animals
Fox | Sparrow | Cuckoo |
Foxy | Birdie | Roo |
Kitten | Frog | Fawn |
Lamb | Turkey | Deer |
Bunny | Chickadee | Panda |
Rabbit | Wren | Otter |
Mouse | Starling | Wild Kitten |
Princess Names
Princess | Principesa | Snow White |
Princess Peach | Queenie | Ella |
Precious | Sleeping Beauty | Rapunzel |
Princesa | Cinderella | Thumbelina |
Names Like Lovebug or Bug
Ladybug | Bumbly Bumbles | Honey Bee |
Buzzy Bee | Cricket | Dragonfly |
Butterfly | Shoefly | Ant |
Beetle Bug | Grasshopper | Bitty Bug |
Names Inspired by Flowers and the Garden
Rose | Dahlia | Peony |
Rosehip | Poppy | Sunflower |
Tulip | Marigold | Primrose |
Daisy | Daffodil | Snapdragon |
Lilac | Zinnia | Pansy |
Bluebell | Lavender | Rosebud |
Names That Have Got to Do With Love
Lovey | Luvvy Wuvvy | Lervey Dervy |
My Love | Luvski | Double Love |
Dearest | My Lovely | Triple Love |
Lovey Dovey | Little Love | Big Love |
Lovey Butt | Bitty Love | Pretty Love |
Lovey Tickles | Sweet Honey Love | Dovey Lovey |
Love | Green Love | Love Bud |
Cute Pet Names
Mami | Lil Ma’am | My Sunshine |
Mine | Baby Dolly | Glass of Sunshine |
My Darling | Doily Dolly | Pocket-size |
Wifey | Wittle Wifey | Little Rascal |
Dolly | Mi Novia-citita | Sweet Mama |
Lil Mama | Chiquitita | Punkin |
Names Because She's Gorgeous and Cute
Beautiful | Hottie Po-tottie | Cutie Wiggles |
Bubblebutt | Hot Potato | Cutie Sniggles |
Dimples | Hot Tater Tot | Cute Boot |
Dollface | Hot French Fry | Cutie Cuddles |
Dream Girl | Hot Sauce | Cutie Snuggles |
Foxy Lady | Cutie Pie | Cutie Buggles |
Gorgeous | Cutie Toes | Cutie Bug |
Booty Beauty | Cutie Patootie | Cute Bot |
Names to Show How Precious She Is
Treasure | Penny | Pennywise |
Didi (like diamonds) | Two-dolla Bill (because those are just so much fun!) | Half Dollar |
Emerald | Trinket | Penny Drop |
5-dolla Bill | Charm | Charm Bracelet |
Nickle | Lucky Charm | Penny Charm |
Names That Show Off Her Personality
Sassy Lassy | Smarty Pants | Sweet Melody |
Smiles | Bookworm | Mama of Drama |
Jazzie | Okie | Giggles |
Smartie | Lil Miss | Teehee |
Sporty Spice | Lil Antoinette | Khaki Lassie |
Baby Spice | Goal Baby | Bossy |
Nonsense Names for Bae That Just Sound Funny!
Snookie | Snibbles | Wuggles |
Snookums | Tibbles | Tuggles |
Pippy | Fibbles | Snuggle Wumps |
Dilly Dolly | Gribbles | Buggly Boo |
Snizzle Snacks | Gibbles | Snuggly Bear |
Swizzly Sue Thompkins | Nibbles | Cuddly Boop |
Tippy Tappy | Dibbles | Boosnickums |
Tilly | Libbles | Boodlyboopikins |
Milly | Cuddly Duddly | Fillity Tuna |
Filly Billy | Snugglebear | Snackems |
Cute Nicknames for Guys
Nicknames for men can be tricky depending on your man. Are they strong? Then consider words that evoke strength like rock, steel, brute or some of the mythological gods like Zeus or Hercules.
Are they fast? Words like bolt, dash, and tenny shoe come to mind. These words can help make up a much more personalized nickname than the standard "honey."
Sweet Names That Come From Animals
Hunny Bunny | Pookie Bear | Troutfish |
Bear | Buffalo | Big Mouth Bass |
Hunny Bear | Buffalo Skin | Waterbug |
Pig | Little Mammoth | Beetlebug |
Boo Bear | Prairie Dog | Caterpillar |
Silly Bear | Foal | Possum |
Beary Boo | Ducky | Armadillo |
Piggy | Duck Duck | Gecko |
Piglet | Duckling | Lil Goat |
Moose | Goose | Cicada |
Moosey | Silly Goose | Baba |
Bearcub | Tadpole | Moomoo |
Nicknames Based on Trees and Plants and Vegetables
Sapling | Sweet Leaf | Sweet Tater |
Stumpy | Twig | Idaho Potato |
Willow Bear | Foxglove | Sweet Onion |
Willow Wand | Greenbean | Artichokey |
Beanpole | Cucumber | Rutabaga |
Treebark | Cabbage Head | Baby Beet |
Treebeard | Squash Bear | Honey Beet |
Tricky Tree | Squashy Bear | Honeydew |
Little Leaf | Squashy Pie | Carrot Top |
Baby Leaf | Squashy | Baby Carrot |
Names That Show Him You Love Him
Love of My Life | My Heart | Other Half |
Loverboy | My Love | Soulmate |
Boy Love | Love O’mine | Cupid |
Handsome Mister | Lover Pie | Cupidito |
Mr. Mister | Loversby | Darling |
Mr. Big Love | Loversbertie | Darling Deary |
Mr. Sir | Bertie Baby | Hubby |
Luvluv | Better Half | Hubbyhubby |
My Everything | My World | Nubby Hubby |
Fun Nicknames Like Daddy
Beard Papa | Medium-sized Papa | Dapper Daddy |
Papi | Baby Daddy | Beardy |
Papa Monster | Daddy Baby | Big Beardy |
Pumpkin Papa | Sweet Daddy | Big ‘ol Hunk |
Papa Fresh | Sugar Daddy | Biggie |
Freshi Papa | Daddy Waddy | Biggie Bigs |
Big Papa | Waddy Daddy | Iggly Bigs |
Lil Papa | Dapper Papa | Moustache Joe |
Sweet and Savory Nicknames Inspired by Food
Honeybunch | Pudding Papa | Loaf of Handsome |
Cheerio | Pudding Bear | Banana Bread |
Cookie Crunch | Pudding Duck | Sweet Tea |
Waffle Crisp | Pudding Bee | Sweet Slice |
Cookie | Honeybun | Honey Muffin |
Cowboy Cookie | Honey Cake | Honey Tea |
Double Hunk Cookie | Honey Muffin | Rolo Bean |
Sugar Cookie | Velvet Moustache | Sweet Peanut |
Cookie Kiss | Red Velvet | Peanut |
Kissy Pie | Sweetie Pop | Beef Jerky |
Pudding | Stud Muffin | Pringle Kingle |
Pudding Pop | Cookie Hunk | Kingle of Pringle |
Cake Pop | Sweet Thing | Gnocchi |
Cake Papa | Chocolate Chip | Stracciatelli |
Silly Nonsense Names
Huggabear | Tigglywumpkus | Snip Snap |
Huggawubba | Ooodlytisks | Flip Flap |
Hubbatonk | Figglydunk | Teddy Bear |
Hubbatootie | Kwaftykaboodle | Beanie Baby |
Huggle Wuggle | Kaboodle-oo | Teddie |
Hugglywink | Kerfufflynipkins | Teddie Tot |
Huggling | Cubby Bumpkus | Mickie Mac |
Hugglytink | Cuddlywumpkus | Fiddlytompkus |
Hugglytook | Diddlyboobopbowang | Tapple Smooch |
Hugglynook | Ticky Tocky | Griddly Bonk |
Names to Tell Him He's Handsome
Angel Face | Good Looking | Mr. Fineman |
Cowboy | Handsome | Finey Mcfinester |
Robin Hood (because he stole your heart) | Hot Lips | Sexypants McFirestarter |
Charmer | Stud | Prince of Charms |
Prince Charming | Hunk | Charmed Prince |
Dandy | Hunkalove | Mr. Prince |
Dapper Man | Hercules | Prince Dujour |
Romeo | Sir Handsome | Trickie Charlie |
Hunky | Fetch | Spicy Butt |
Some Silly Pet Names for Your Boyfriend
Snuggle Butt | Baby Boo | Snookums |
Huggles | Booboo | Lil Monster |
Wubby | Pookie | Boochie Boo |
Woowoo | Schmoo | Smookie |
Babe | Pookieschmoo | Choo Choo |
Baby | Smoochie | Chugga Wugga |
Cute Nicknames for Kids
Kids have some of the best nickname options out there. They are just the cutest things around! Here are some ideas to get you started. Are they sweet? Think of words that evoke "sweetness" such as candy, sugar, pie, cake, honey, and cookie. Do they chat a lot? What about words like gabber or jabber?
Do they make cute sounds? What about words like coo, blubber, and boo? Then, of course, you have lots of animals and other cute words to choose from like bear, bug, and bean.
Cute Nickname Ideas for Children
Angel | Goldie |
Baby | Goldie Locks |
Baby Bear | Half Pint |
Baby Boy | Jelly Bean |
Baby Doll | Jelly Belly |
Baby Girl | Kiddo |
Baby Love | Little Bear |
Bean | Lovebug |
Bear | Lovey |
Boo | Monkey |
BooBoo | Monkey Toes |
Booger | Muffin |
Boogie | Munchkin |
Bubba | Pinky |
Buddy | Princess |
Bug | Pumpkin |
Bugaboo | Punk |
Bugaloo | Shorty |
Buttercup | Small Fry |
Button | Snuggle Bug |
Chubby Cheeks | Sprout |
Chubs | Squirt |
Cuddle Bug | Sunshine |
Curls | Sweet Pea |
Curly-Q | Sweetie Pie |
Cutie | Sweets |
Cutie Patootie | Tooti |
Cutie Pie | Toots |
Dollface | Tootsie |
Dumpling | Tutta |
How to Give a Nickname
Okay so — with so many nicknames to choose from, how do you pick the right one?
When giving a nickname to someone, it’s important to consider a few things since you can't just give someone any random nickname (well you could . . . but, yeah. It doesn't work so well).
Especially when it comes to giving cute nicknames—be careful who you give these to! Only give these types of nicknames to people you love because otherwise it can cause confusion and make it sound like you like someone even if it’s not your intention to sound that way!
Now when giving a cute nickname to someone, here are some things to consider:
- Your relationship with them: Are they a spouse, a boyfriend/girlfriend, or your child? You will want to be sure that the name is both suitable and appropriate for the kind of relationship you have with this person! While nicknames for children should stay sweet and innocent, a nickname for a spouse can be more suggestive while still being cute!
- Their personality: Nicknames should hands-down match the personality of the person you are naming. Does this person have a sweet and bubbly personality? Or are they more laid back and reserved? These types of traits can provide a lot of inspiration for nicknames if you think about them for a bit.
- How it makes them feel: Nicknames aren’t any fun when the person with the name doesn’t like it! Be sure this person is okay with having a nickname, whether you ask them ahead of time or test the waters by giving it a shot.
- Be special: The nickname you give should sound sweet and be special, and should only be for that one person. If you call a girlfriend “Bae” and then she finds out that you call every other girl “Bae,” well, you’re asking for it.
With so many cute nicknames to choose from, it can be tough to find the perfect one, but when you do, you’ll know it! It will sound and feel as natural to you as saying their real name, but more special and with more feelings put into it!
Just think about any nicknames you have had in your life, whether they’ve been given to you by significant others, best friends, or even your parents. How did they suit you? How did they make you feel when you heard them? I bet it felt weird if someone else tried to call you by those names as well!
That’s just how special the right nicknames can become to a person, so choose wisely and good luck!
Bonus: We Can't Forget Nicknames for Best Friends
Questions & Answers
Question: What name can I give to my male best friend?
Answer: Well, I don't know much about your friend, so here are some ideas for different types of personalities:
Funny Guys: Jimbo Joe, Bilbo (The Hobbit), Paco
Smart Guys: Professor, Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
Cool Guys: Dragon Claw Death Hammer, Reddington (Blacklist), Burt Macklin (Parks and Recreation)
Fitness Enthusiasts: Sprinter, Muscles, Jazz Hands
Serious Guys: Stoick, Batman
Think about what things he likes, if there's anything he's utterly obsessed with, whether it be a specific food, car, sports team, etc. Personality and appearance are also potential sources for a great nickname.
But make sure that your friend likes the nickname you choose! For example, if you gave him a kind of "goofy" nickname, it could hurt his feelings, and he may not even tell you about it because he doesn't want to make an awkward situation.
I would suggest saying "Hey, I was thinking of a nickname to call you. I really liked this one, and this is why. What do you think of it?"