What do you think of names that are also nicknames? Do you prefer them as a nickname or as full name. In the 19th and early 20th century there was a lot more of these.
In the top 100 for 1880s there was:
11.Annie
13.Bessie
17.Ella
19.Nellie
22.Carrie
32.Jennie
33.Hattie
34.Mattie
39.Lillie
48.Fannie
49.Lucy
52.Maggie
and a lot more inculding Lizzie, Susie, Katie, etc. in the top 100.
For boys there was a lot like Will, Sam, Ed, Jim, Joe, and Jack.
Are you surprised at all or did you know that?
WDYT of these that are used today like Jack, Lucy, Molly?