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What do you call a special friend?

Nicknames for Girl Best Friends Bestie. BFF. Queen. Senorita. Girly.

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True best friends are as rare as picking a four-leaf clover or winning the lottery. But once you find true friends, they will try their best to stay with you forever. Friends, in addition to our given family, are one of the greatest treasures in life. They are the family that we get to choose, that we willingly welcome into our lives because our worlds are much brighter with them in it. And if our friends can hold our deepest secrets and pick us up when we're down, they should at least have a notable nickname to carry with them as a reminder of how much we love and appreciate them and their friendship.

Terms of Endearment

Sometimes, it seems that the better the friend, the quirkier the nickname we give them. The nicknames we choose for our friends are sometimes based on their unique personalities. Other times, a nickname serves as a symbol of a shared memory between just the two of you or among a group of friends. Regardless of how we arrive at their nicknames, these terms of endearment signify our affections for and connections to our friends. And, sometimes, our friends love and appreciate these nicknames so much that they may eventually become a part of their own identity. Some nicknames are absolutely adorable. Some are simply astute observations or accurate descriptions. And some are completely incomprehensible or absolutely ridiculous. Whatever the case, nicknames are a terrific way to express your love for your friends. We collected a list of cute and funny nicknames to call your BFFs, bros, and best buds. Our friends encourage us, stick by our side through thick and thin, and are inevitably at the heart of every great idea (or those terrible ideas that sound great at first). When you're in the mood for a movie night? Pick up the phone and call your gal pals over to watch a swoon-worthy Hallmark film. In need of a weekend getaway? Grab your friends and road trip up the coast. No matter what nicknames we give them, when you're in need of a shoulder to lean on, your friends will always be there. If you've yet to assign a nickname to your closest friends and still need a little help figuring it out or just require a little inspiration to arrive at a nickname to let your besties know how much they mean to you, take a few moments and check out this list of potential nicknames.

Nicknames for Girl Best Friends

Bestie

BFF

Queen

Senorita

Girly

Gal

Friend for Life

Forever Friend

Soul Sister

Sis

Chica

Missy

Ride or die

Homegirl

Nicknames for Guy Best Friends

Buddy

King

Champ

Bro

Amigo

Bubba

Tank

Tiny

Sport

Slim

Chief

Buck

Coach

Junior

Senior

Doc

Dude

Pal

Buster

Bud

Cute Best Friend Nicknames

Boo

Mouse

Munchkin

Bee

Dolly

Precious

Bug

Chipmunk

Dottie

Cutie Pie

Bonny Lass

Sweetums

Toots

Buttercup

Lovey

Funny Best Friend Nicknames

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Is 15 friends a lot?

According to anthropologist Robin Dunbar, human brains have a limit on how many meaningful relationships they can keep track of. Dunbar says most people can have up to: 5 intimate bonds: spouses, best friends, and so on. 15 close friends: people you trust and spend time with regularly.

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INFOGRAPHIC TEXT: HOW MANY FRIENDS DOES THE AVERAGE PERSON HAVE?

According to a 2004 Gallup poll, Americans have an average of 8-9 close friends. More specifically:

2% have no close friends

14% have 1-2 close friends

39% have 3-5 close friends

18% have 6-9 close friends

27% have 10 or more friends

According to anthropologist Robin Dunbar, human brains have a limit on how many meaningful relationships they can keep track of. Dunbar says most people can have up to:

5 intimate bonds: spouses, best friends, and so on

15 close friends: people you trust and spend time with regularly

50 friends: people you would invite to a personal event like a wedding or dinner

150 casual friends: people you would invite to a big party

Has 155 friends on the platform

Only considers 43 contacts to be genuine friends

References:

Carroll, J. (2004, March 5). Americans satisfied with number of friends, closeness of friendships. Gallup News Service. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2xNp05p Knapton, S. (2016, January 20) Facebook users have 155 friends—but would trust just four in a crisis. The Telegraph. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2Kp8Cj4 Konnikova, M. (2014, October 7). The Limits of Friendship. The New Yorker. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2hHO4BM

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