Honeysop – (1405) another play on sweetness, literally meaning a piece of bread dripping with honey.Cinnamon – (1405) the spice of life comes from Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales”: ‘My faire bryd, my swete cynamome.’.Poppet – (1390) usually used for a dainty or small person.Dove – (1386) like the bird, this term is usually for a young, innocent woman.What did that 19th Century cad call the Lady of Manners? Some of these historical nicknames for couples are pretentious and funny, but mostly, they are sweet and super romantic pet names. These are the timeless, cute, and popular pet names couples call each other. Raunchy/Sexy Couple Nicknames Common Couple Nicknames.
