130 Cute Nicknames to Call Your Boyfriend or Husband
One day you swear you’ll never baby-talk your partner or call them anything but their first name, the next you’re head-over-heels in love calling them the cringiest, most adorable pet name you didn’t even know existed—that’s love, bb! Picking a cute nickname for your boyfriend is one of the most fun parts of being in a new relationship, because it goes hand-in-hand with realizing you love them so much that simply calling them “John” or “Michael” or whatever is on their driver’s license just doesn’t feel like enough to express your affection. So give yourself permission to be a big ‘ol softy and lean into it. Besides, it’s good for ya!
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Giving your partner a nickname is vulnerable, affectionate, and intimate on both sides (both for the person with the nickname and the person giving it). It’s also pretty low-stakes—at the end of the day, as long as you’re both on the same page about the nature of your relationship, a cute nickname is just that: a nickname. You can use it in private if you’re more comfortable that way, or in public if you want to shout your love from the rooftops! Besides, a cute nickname for your boyfriend isn’t mandatory. If they’d prefer to be called their government name, or you love their OG name so much you can’t imagine calling them anything else, do what feels right.
This might be a list of terms to call your boyfriend, but it’s your relationship, so you make the rules. Any of these terms can work as gender neutral terms, so don’t feel like you can’t grab a few ideas from this list if you’re not dating a cis man. These work for partners of all genders! So, without further ado, here are (count ‘em!) 130 of the best nickname options for you to call your boyfriend, partner, fiancé, and anyone in-between.
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Jamie Ballard (she/her) is a freelance writer and editor who covers news, lifestyle, and entertainment topics, including sex and relationships, TV, movies, books, health, pets, food and drinks, pop culture, shopping, and personal finance. She regularly contributes to Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, and YouGov, among other publications. When she’s not working, you can find her running, traveling, or scrolling TikTok. Follow her on Twitter.
Brittany Leitner is a journalist and poet based in New York City and originally from San Antonio, Texas. She was previously the senior lifestyle editor at Elite Daily and the managing editor at The Dr. Oz Show. Her work in digital journalism earned her a Digital Health Award in 2019, and her writing has been published in Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Oprah Daily, Shape, and elsewhere. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Palette Poetry, Gasher, Cutthroat, and New York Quarterly.
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