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[Opinions] Common / well known names with weird/rare nicknames?
Can you tell me some? I've been thinking about it all day long, I don't even know why though lolHere's what I found:
BERENICE nn BUNNY
ANN nn NAN
HORTENSE nn HONEY
KIMBERLY nn KIMBER
SHIRLEY nn SHIRL
ELIZABETH nn LIBBY
ELIZA nn ELLIS


~~ Claire ~~
My dear ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel and Yuri.
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Winifred 'Fred'
Gertrude 'Tru'
Elizabeth 'Buffy' or 'Eliza' or 'Lissa'
Jennifer 'Ferry' or 'Jay'
Abigail 'Gaia' or 'Aley'
Kathryn 'Ryn' 'Thyrn'
*~~**~***~**~~*
Daughter to 6
Sister to many
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thanks people!!I'm adding Dorothy nn Dot, by the way :)
~~ Claire ~~
My dear ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel and Yuri.
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I know a Shannon (female) who goes by Zeke.
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Elizabeth also can have the nns Lillie or Betsy.
Harriet, nn Hattie
Charlotte, nn Lottie
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Margaret nn Margo / Margot, Daisy, May / Mae, or Maisie / Maisey
Olivia nn Liva, Via
Sofia nn Fia
Claudia nn Dia
Annette nn Netta
Penelope nn Nella
Annabella / Annabela nn Nella
Isadora / Isidora nn Isa
Alyssa / Alissa / Elyssa / Lissa nn Lissy / Lissie / Lyssie
Lindsay nn Lindy
Linda nn Lindy
Victoria nn Toria, Tora, Tia, or Ria
Viviana nn Via
Verity nn Vera
Annette nn Netta
Elizabeth / Elisabeth nn Lettie, Elsie, Iza, or Isa
Andrea nn Drea
Cassandra nn Sandrie
Alexandra nn Xandra, Xana / Xana, Zanna, Zandrie / Xandrie, Xan
Susannah nn Sannah
Suzanna nn Zanna, Zannie
Suzanne nn Zannie, Zan, Zanna
Simone nn Mona
Ramona nn Rami, Ramey

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I had an ancestor named Berenice (well, it was her middle name) and she was called Bunny! I actually think Bunny would be a cute nickname for Frances, since that Bunny was a Frances Berenice.I've heard of Cricket for Christopher, which I like, along with Chase for Charles. I have characters Jehoshephat, Hephzibah, Kerenhappuch, and Theophilus who get called Jay, Zibby, Keri, and Tep...Array
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I know a Gabriella that goes by AbbyI'm a Haven that was nn Favey... And then of course, you have the rest of the "n" nicknames... Nell for Helen, Eleanor, and Penelope, Noll for Oliver, Nom for Abraham, Ned for Edward, and the rhyming ones...Ted from Ned from Edward, Bob from Rob from Robert, etc, etc.Siri
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Reading other posts made me remember a few moreVeronica, Rocky
Dorothy, Dottie
Barbara, Babs, Bibby
Frances, Fanny
Florence, Flossie
Persephone, Seffie
Acacia, Ace
Olympia, Lily-O
Maria, MitziAre you interested in boy names as well?John, Jenkin
Christopher, Kit
Edward, Audie
Cyril, Cy
Reginald, Rex
Peregrine, Perry
Percival, Percy
Philip, Pip
Humphrey, Humpy
Harold, Hal
Henry, Hank
Frederick, Fritz
Abraham, Bram
Icarus / Ichabod, Icky
Ignatius, Iggy
Lionel, Lion
Eugene, Geno
George, Geordie
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Hmmm... (most of these are due to younger siblings not being able to say the names!)
Penelope nn Melly or Mel
Steven nn Dinsy or Din
Hamish nn Bim (via Himbly-Bimbly, I believe)
Hollie nn Ollie
Veronica nn Ronnie or Vronnie
Caroline nn CazCan't think of any more at the mo
S xx
Processed “cheese”. The word should always, like Soviet “democracy”, be framed in quotes, for no matter what the law may say, I refuse to call this cheese
~Bob Brown~
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I have no explanation...I'll just add to the confusion.I know people with these names, who go by these nicknames:
Lois, nickname Holly
Margaret, nickname Ann
Elizabeth, nickname Anne
Catherine, nickname Caren
Sarah, nickname Sally
Euther, nickname Leigh (female)
Matilda, nickname Dottie
Bernard, nickname Dusty
Jane, nickname JeanieThe nicknames are not the person's middle name.Edit 1: Added information.
Edit 2: Spelling.
Edit 3: Added more names and nicknames.
-Lissa Hannah-
My !'s = Kipling, Barry, Mortimer, Miles, Marmaduke, Fletcher, Hiram, Maris, Blanche, Gladys, Arlette, Glenda, Juniper, LuluMy ?'s = Pasquale, Archibald, Humphrey, Nigel, Bernard, Minna, Doris, Shirley, Cordelia, Gertrude

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Actually, Angie is the one that seems "normal" to me and Solange the "weird" one!
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