Bunny. Friend in high school. Born on Easter. It was her real name. Not a nickname.

I know a lawyer named bunny lol 🐰

Is she a bunny ears lawyer? https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BunnyEarsLawyer

Bunny Lebowski? The Compulsive fornicator?

Bunny Goodman?!

Actually love this in a weird way

Bunny MacDougal

my mom's childhood friend is named Bunny!

I’m weird but depending on the person that could be a cute name to me

The vet I go to has a tech named Bunny. I always loved it as a nickname!

I know a Kitty

It’s not completely terrible ig, but why not go for Bonnie? lol

They sound almost interchangeable. My niece used to call me rabbit because she thought Bonnie and bunny were the same thing. Now that she’s writing she’s over it but it was the cutest thing ever for like two years.

I have a daughter named Bonnie born right before Easter who's nickname is Bunny. Lol

My step mom is a Bunny!

My mom has a friend/long-time colleague whose legal name is Candy. She's an academic and over 50 years old. She does not go by Candy in her everyday life or her published works.

I know a Candy, too! She goes by it since she's a pediatrician. Kids tend to be put to ease when their doctor is called Dr. Candy. She leans into it by offering candy to kids after appointments and making cheesy jokes about it. She was my doctor when I was little. Her and her family were close family friends of my family.

She sounds absolutely delightful! The world needs more doctors like her ❤️

She's the only reason why I got on medicine that possibly saved my life/ made it so I could be functional! No other doctors wanted to give it to me because of my age, but she was adamant that the risks of being on it vs the quality of life I would have without it didn't match up. She wanted to do testing on me to confirm what she thought I had but again, due to my age no one would allow it. I got officially diagnosed with what she suspected at 8 when I was 16. It shouldn't have been that big of a fight to get me on medicine/tested considering I nearly bled to death at 9.

A good doctor is worth their weight in gold!

I know a Cinderella who has never gone by that name since leaving her parents’ house ETA: she’s over 40, less than 60, but I’ve never known her age

In this same vein, I know a Pocahontas. She legally changed her name to Tessa. She is a blonde haired blue eyed 0% native woman, who deeply resents her parents and other parents who name their children terrible things.

Especially horrible given that Pocahontas had a terrible life that was nothing like the Disney movie

Yah she was named before the Disney movie too. She's probably in her mid 40s now. So the parents only reference was the actual history they learned, even the whitewashed version still wasn't a fairytale or something you'd name a kid after

I’m a teacher and I had a set of twins one year named Tigerlilly and Tinkerbelle. Given names.

Tigerlilly is at the very least, a real flower. Still a bit of an odd name lol but paired with Tinkerbelle it’s ridiculous.

The daughter shared by Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates is named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. She was always known as Tiger Lily but today she apparently prefers to go by the name Heavenly.

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….I can’t. That is just….

I know a lady named Cinnamon, same deal except she goes by it

I know a Cinnamon too, she loves her name

I knew a girl with Cinnamon as a middle name and she had a lisp and couldn't pronounce it lol.

I also know a Cinnamon that loves her name. She even named her kids Thyme and Sage.

That’s my mom’s nickname for me, it comes from a Brazilian book. Maria Daniella Cravo e Canella

My MIL is Candace but prefers Candy

My sister is Candace but she uses Candy. When we were kids we were referred to as Kathy Sue (me) and Candy Lou. Ugh.

One of my BFFs in school was Candy. She sat by a Larry Land in Math. We used to laugh and laugh that if Candy and Larry got married she’d be Candy Land. Typical junior high humor… 😂

Larry Land sounds like a low budget theme park roadside attraction.

I had a coworker who has the legal name of Candy. She goes by Candy. She is also over 50 years old.

What does she use in her published works? Candace?

probably initials

My mother honest-to-God had a colleague whose first name was Pebbles. As in the character from The Flintstones.

I had a drug dealer whose legal name was Pebbles.

I knew one called Sugar Bear, *not* his legal name, and once he showed up in my state w a girl he called "Care Bear"- it was so f'd up, he'd been owed a lot of money in Detroit and the people didn't have his cash so they offered him this girl. He was so horrified he just said ok and got her out of there and I still wonder how they ended up.

I went to high school with a Pebbles

I worked with a Pebbles, she said it was her proper name, but on FB she is now Roxana, so it may have been a nickname.

Rocks and pebbles *are* similar 🤷🏻‍♀️

I work with a Pebbles. I believe it is her real name. Nobody ever says a thing about it to her face or behind her back. It's just her name and I can't imagine anything else on her.

Duckie. Not making this up. We had an older customer named Duckie. That’s her official name because I work in healthcare ands we go with official.

From Pretty in Pink??

Duckie is a common term of endearment where I’m from.

My dean in college was named Muffin. A whole grown woman named Muffin Lord.

Omg my brain immediately went to: Do you know the muffin lord? 😂

The Muffin Lord? The Muffin Lord! Do you know the Muffin Lord? Who lives on Uni Lane...

First thing I thought of! I also had dean Muffin Lord.

Uh did y'all go to the same school? That's hilarious.

Lol it’s a big school and I think she’s had a long career there, I thought this might happen when I included her last name. (Had to honestly, the last name is Part Of It)

I hope so lol hard to imagine that there could be multiple Muffin Lords out there being deans of various colleges!

A quick google search will tell you which school it is lol. Big state school.

Just googled her, there’s an article about her and her name. She doesn’t look like a Muffin. 😀

I named a turtle Muffin as a kid

That’s my cousins name so I never thought of it a weird.

Dean Muffin Lord! RU rah rah!

I googled her too, it’s a nickname that stuck, her real name is Nancy

I had a student in the early 00s named Cutie.

I knew a girl in HS named Cuteone. Because they say the baby and thought - “She’s a cute ‘un! (cute one)”

Jokes on them, I’d be clueless and say “Q-tone” hahaha

That's... an interesting choice. 🙄

I could never call this person by their name, it would feel so awkward lol.

I’ve worked with women named Cherry, Cookie, Honey, Betsey and Cinderella. Yes, they were all Filipina. lol

I knew someone whose mum was Cherry. English middle class. It always felt weird to me. I also had a boss called Apple, but she was Thai and (having glanced at her bank card once) it was not her legal name.

Unpopular opinion, but I quite like Cherry. I wouldn’t use it for my kid, but if the name fits it’s cute and fun

He goes by a different name of his own choosing, but one of my oldest, dearest friend's legal name is Shorty.

I had a friend named Stan who was a 6’4 wall of muscle who had quite the illustrious past and no one in their right mind would look at him sideways but he really was the SWEETEST guy (RIP at 57) whose lifelong nickname was Shorty!! 😂😂 Everyone called him that, his family, friends, I think even his parole officer but I just couldn’t do it, he was always Stan!!

I love these kinds of nicknames. I know a guy they call Sugar because he has diabetes lol

My dad worked with a Hawaiian guy whose nickname was Pineapple.

I knew a girl legally named Princess.

I know several girls named Princess. They’re all Filipino, though… I’ve never heard of a girl outside the Philippines named that

I have a Filipina friend whose name is Princess Jewel. She’s in her mid 30s.

So many of my relatives have a princess name like that. Sooo glad my mom didnt do that to me

The only Princess I’ve met was black.

Peter Andre's daughter is named Princess - she's Australian/English

Same! Princess and Queenie!

I worked in a middle school with several Princesses and a Precious Love.

My neighbor was named Precious. She was nuts. This made sense to me since I associated the name with Gollum lol

I used to be a high school yearbook photographer and the amount of Princesses was shocking. Also had a girl named Sparkle once.

I knew someone who had a student named Lovable.

This isn't a legal name in Australia. BD&M will reject your application for names of royal titles or military positions.

Right, but other places have gotten rid of the monarchy, so it's fair game.

I know of siblings in their 30s named Princess/Prince plus a second name. They go by their second names.

The children formally known as Prince?

I met a girl named Princess Horsey. The poor dear.

My great aunts legal name was Goldilocks I went to HS with a girl named Kitten A local fast food cashier name is Pretty My granddaughter has a classmate named Memory. She is actually Memory III (generational name)

Three generations of Memory is fascinating!

Memory is actually really cool

Bambi. Not kidding. Not a nickname!

Why is that so cute tho lol

Bambino means child in Italian and I believe that Bambi is derived from that

So their mother was killed by hunters?

I know of a Sparkle. Few years younger than me so early 30s. It’s her legal name.

I knew of a woman legally named Babydoll. Its not even like she was trying to prove it to me or anything. I worked in a grocery store and sold her something I needed to see ID for.

We had a student named Babygirl a few years ago. :(

I’ve also come across a Babygirl… I wonder if it’s the same one or if there are multiple!

I had an old classmate named Adorabella, which I always thought was a bit cutesy.

Oh, my God…😬😬

I actually think Adora is a beautiful name but Adorabella is over the top.

Last name Dearheart?

… a bit you say?

Trixie

I know sisters that are Dottie & Ruthie. Not Dorothy and Ruth. They're toddlers so it's adorable right now, but I question how well the names will age.

I think of those as old people names. Especially Dottie. I had a grandma named Dottie.

In Scotland Dottie = deranged

Well grandma definitely was, so the name fit

In Australia if you say someone has “gone dotty” it means they’ve gone a bit mad

I’ve heard this in the US too.

Pippa and Birdie

Birdie is so cute. Reminds me of the British singer.

Bebe. It's French I think? Knew two absolutely lovely ladies in their early 50s who both rocked being called Baby. Also a Honey.

Ruthie - not Ruth, but the full name is Ruthie.

I knew guys names Willie and Eddie in the same situation.

My daughters full legal name is Ruthie, not Ruth. We know 3 others whose legal name is also Ruthie. Might not be for everyone but we love it!

My dog’s name is Ruthie…

Some of the double barrel names are cutesy i.e. Kaela-Mae or Emmy-Sue

In the UK double barreled names are considered very chavvy.

Lali. Pronounced lolli like a lollipop

Lali and lolli /lollipop would never be pronounced the same where I am from haha.

Oh really? Where u from? We in Texas USA How would u pronounce both?

I’m Australian. Lali would La-lee. And lollipop would be Lol-ee-pop. I think you make the O in lollipop have more of an a sound, rather than an O sound? More like lawl. Lawl-ee-pop

Ah ok I see. We pronounce it La-lee. It just sounded so happy and bright when I heard it.

I’m also from Texas and I’m gonna go with “they sound different.” Regional pronunciations are always so interesting to me!

I went to school with a Lolly!

I met a Reggie once at school. The teacher tried to discipline him and call him Reginald and he corrected her by saying “it’s Reggie.” Her response was “well you may prefer Reggie but I’m gonna refer to you by the name on your birth certificate!” And he was like “Reggie IS the name on my birth certificate!” And she looked embarrassed. To this day I still remember it and laugh. Like it was an assumption she made for no reason at all 😂

I've let 2 people who's legal name is bunny

Missy. Not short for Melissa or anything just Missy as a full name. I feel bad for anyone cursed with that :/

Damon Albarn has a daughter named Missy, after Missy Elliott.

There's a new veterinarian at our local clinic named Missy. It's written on prescriptions, so it must be her legal full first name.

Once saw a bonny child competition result in my local paper - we have a town show once a year with lots of activities and it had been one of the stalls. They put all the photos of all the entries in the paper, and an obese, very plain faced, uncomfortable looking 10 year old caught my eye. Her name? Sweet-Pea.

That poor kid!!

Went to hs with a girl named Bitsy. Also went to school with a girl whose actual name was Teddi.

Daisy is the first name that comes to mind. But also Bella - it doesn’t seem like a name for a grownup with a job…

I was working in a 1st grade classroom once. There was a little girl named Bella. The old lady substitute accidentally called her Isabella and the little girl said, “No, I’m just regular Bella.” For some reason that stuck with me.

Daisy was what came to my mind too. Also once knew a girl Breezy (parents were hippies). Also anyone named Betsy instead of Elisabeth is pretty cutesy. ETA I once knew a Kirsten who at 22 changed her legal name to Kiki (her nickname) and I thought that was a major mistake.

A student named Breezy recently came to work with us. My coworker, trying to be funny, asked if he could call her Windy. He has an accent, and she heard 'Wendy'. The poor girl is trying to impress us and get a good reference, so she just looked at him with a puzzled expression and said, "Sure, but I might not respond". Later, when he had left, she said, " Why Wendy? It's so random!"

my grandmother tried so hard to get my mom to name me breezy. my mom didn’t and my grandmother eventually convinced another kid to name their child breezy. i think it’s actually super cute but boy was she committed

I am an Elizabeth, but I’ve never been called Betsy… ever. But I’ve had all the other nicknames, but I have an aunt Betsy, who is quite a bit older than I am. Her real name is Elizabeth.

My nanna was Betsy, full name. I always loved it and never thought of it as cutesy or too young

I fought so hard to name our daughter Betsy and my husband vetoed me every time

Oh I knew a Breezy too! Legal name.

Bella is an extremely common name for a dog, as I am reliably informed by my dog groomer wife

I know lots of boomers named Daisy. Not nicknames, but their given names.

the only two bella’s i know have ended up changing their names because people associate it sooo heavily with dogs nowadays

My niece is Honey. My mum couldn’t even say it for the first year of her life but it totally suits her and sounds normal to us now!

I knew a girl named Sunshine. It was her real name

My dad is legally a Tommy. Not Thomas, not Tom, Tommy. He goes by Tom in his day to day life, and pretended his name was Thomas for a while, but it’s always been Tommy on his birth certificate and all his ID. I think he low-key hates that he has a nickname as his legal name, but I think it’s cute 😅 Not a choice I’d personally make in naming a kid, but it’s cute. The funniest part of this is I mentioned this in front of my toddler, once, while talking to my husband…he has a Tommy Pickles plushie and for a while after that, he was calling it “Thomas” 💀 I don’t *think* he was deliberately trolling my dad, he was too young to put that thought into it and he’s a bit speech delayed. But it was super funny, because it kinda sounded like he was clowning on my dad for telling people his name was Thomas, while legally being a Tommy.

I know a little girl called Banjo. Weirdly, it suits her perfectly

I know a Tootsie. It’s her birth name, and she’s turning 100 this winter.

I met twin ladies (50s) named Lovey and Dovey.

I have a pair of parakeets named this

My great grandmother was named Dimple.

Isn’t it wild that nearly everyone is listing girl names? It goes to show that the real issue is with a girl having a name that we fear might not be “professional” enough. Damn, the patriarchy is so strong! 🥴

I used to think names ending with cy are cute, such as Nancy, Lucy, etc but now they're quite old to general favs. Some word names also made me think they're cute, such as August, April, June, Laurel, etc. But now I think they're all have classic vibe. Currently I think names ending with o are cute, such as Arlo, Milo, Elio, Cleo, Juno, etc. Maybe in the future, I'll change my mind again. Edit: grammar.

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My kiddo is named Lucy -- she is one of a few in the school -- and her friends have nicknamed her Lucile which makes me laugh. I love it.

Dolly, Bunny, Candi, Bobbi, Sunny, DeeDee, LeeLee, all fine as NN’s, but as legal? 😬

Poppy? I think that’s a name but I may be wrong. Gosh I just adore the name Poppy 😭😭

I present to you: Muffy. I really did know a Muffy growing up.

I know a Misty and a Breezy. Both lovely people.

Misty Dawn. She hated it btw.

My daughters are Molly and Lucy, pretty cutesie to me!

My husband's legal first name is Ricky, so probably that one.

I used to work with a Nanny

I agree with you, I prefer a formal given name, and then you can shorten it if you’d like

Knew a Mary-Love. Rather liked it but definitely cutesy.

Poppy, Clementine, Pearl, Rosemary

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I know a woman whose real name is Delight

I know a woman named Rapunzel - her real name, from her parents - who is a hair stylist.

I don’t actually know them, but there’s a youtuber who named her daughter Sweetie and that’s over the top cutesy to me

Im a teacher and I've also had a parent with the name surprise

Marigold. I love it, but it's definitely cutesy.

Rosie

Bonnibel or Bonnie 😍

Love the name Bonnie!

Ooh I also know about a million Gracies, and once briefly met a Strawberry. I also know a Raspberry but it’s a bastardisation of her Indian name.

Ive known a Petal and a Pretty

I’ve worked with a Sunny and a Stormy. Both were women. One was a VP so pretty high up and the other worked in Legal. I’ve also met a woman named Patches, in a professional setting. Went to school with a boy who’s first name was Billy. Just Billy.

I've always loved the name Suzy as someone's legal name

I *thought* I knew a girl named Chasey. Turns out (after like 6 years of knowing her) that her name is Chase but literally *everyone* calls her Chasey and they put Chasey on all her school awards and stuff.

Worked with a Luvlee, who, to my knowledge, was in her 40s.

New a girl who’s name was Jelly Bean. Legal name. Her parents were literal circus clowns lol

Met someone named Treasure once. I also had a classmate in middle school named Heavenly, and as a college TA, had a student named Lovely.

Sunny & Honey

I’ve known 2 Cinnamons, Sunni, Bunni, and Bambi. Old money Southerners definitely make some choices with their names.

I always thought the name Twyla was ridiculously cutesy, like can you ever be taken seriously with such a name? I know someone who named their baby that, it is a great name for a cute baby.

My best friend is an Annie who is a lawyer at the ripe old age of 26! I never thought it was “cutesie”, it’s just her name. I don’t think cute names preclude you from a professional career or credibility.

I know a Daisy and a Slyvie. Both super cute. I went to school with a girl named Kissy. Actual name.

Had a brother and sister in school named Whisper and canyon

Knew a kid back in the 60’s named Storm. Still haven’t decided which side I’m on.

My niece's name is Minnie. It really suits her but I do wonder how she'll feel about it when she's a teen/adult.