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[Opinions] First names that are usually nicknamed
I'm trying to come up with a list of first names that are currently almost never used in full. Can you think of any?So far I have:
Benjamin
Samuel
Alexander
Archibald
Jacqueline
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Well, I don't know that these are NEVER used in full, but they are frequently inclined to wind up w/ nn.s.Girls:
Alexandra
Patricia
Antonia
Christina 
Victoria
Beverly
Ruthanna
Janessa
Miranda
Anastasia
Samantha
Abigail
Jessilyn
Amaryllis ... well, I suspect it would wind up w/ nn.s because of its length, though it's not so common.
Elizabeth
Pamela
Barbara
Daniella
Gertrude
Waltrude
Trudene
Judith
KimberlyBoys:
Timothy
Barnabas
Bartholomew
Christopher
Donald
Douglas
Frances
Gregory
Herbert
Jonathan
Joshua
Abraham
Alexander
Tobias
Nathanael
Montgomery
Edward or Eduardo
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I'm probably repeating everyone else, but these are the ones I can think of:Abigail
Alexandra
Josephine
Cassandra
Veronica
Margaret
Susannah
Gabrielle / Gabriella
Winifred
Constance
Jennifer
Theodora
Guinevere
Evangeline
Madison - although I know one who goes by Madison
Elizabeth - also know an Elizabeth who goes by her full nameZachary
Theodore
Lawrence
Matthew
Edward
Charles
Franklin
Frederick
William
Richard
Philip
Donovan
Maximilian / Maxwell
Bartholomew
Abraham
Timothy
Thomas - although I know one who goes by Thomas

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I'm sure there are plenty of repeats, but:
Nicholas
Thomas
Michael
Matthew
Daniel
Joshua
Timothy
Jeffrey
WilliamAbigail (I know plenty, but only 1 called her full name)
Katherine/Catherine
Jennifer
Elizabeth

This message was edited 10/30/2010, 2:34 PM

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I know a Jaclyn that goes by her full name.
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From what I've seen I'd add Michael, William, Margaret, Elizabeth, Catherine.
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