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I'm not big on nn's, unless they occur naturally maybe. But there are a few names I like that have 'associated' nn's that I also like, though these names wouldn't necessarily be my first choices to use as fn's. On NN's: my name is Heather and it doesn't have a nn, really, and that's what I prefer in names. My siblings, Nicholas & Candis, have been called Nicky & Candi most of their lives and have had a hard time "shaking" those nicknames in their adulthood (and they're in their 40's now! lol).

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Some I like (though some of these "nicknames" can stand on their own as well):
Ben - Benjamin
Gus - August, Augustus, Angus
Finn - Finlay, Finnian
Gabe - Gabriel
Jude - Julian (though I'd probably use just Jude or Julian, and not one as a nn for the other...but I LOVE both! lol)
Sam - Samuel

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Josie - Josephine
Ella, Ellie, Stella - Estella
Ella, Elsie, Elsa, Ellie - Elspeth
Carly - Caroline, Charlotte
Eve, Evie - Evelyn, Genevieve
Vivi (VIV-vee) - Vivian
Maisie - Mairead
Maisie, Maggie, Meg, Daisy - Margaret

I've actually done Nicknames I know: real life examples. (inc Amelia)

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I know an Amelia that's always called Mia as her brother couldn't say her name when he was little. I've always called the Amelia I know 'Millie / Milly', 'Milla' or 'Mills'. I've never heard of an Amelia called Amy. nn vary from person to person. Some come from very round-about ways.

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Or it's like they way words have changed over the centuries. You can loose entire syllables. Lia is like Mia and the M is just before the Lia influencing it. eg: Amelia - Melia - Mia is one way it could occur. We all have unconscious knowledge of the rules needed to do this.

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Raher than like - ones I know around the place:

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Ellie for Eleanor, and I know an Elliot with nn Elli.
Izzy for Isabel and variants.
Janey for Jane.
Jon / Jonny for Jonathan and Johnny for John.
I know Jack whos name is John.
I know a Peg for Margaret, a Marg for Margaret.
Steve for Steven and Stephen.
Ben for Benjamin.
Glen for Glenys and Glenda.

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This message was edited 3/26/2005, 5:38 PM

Wow. That would be a pretty long list, for me. Here are a few:

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Dulcinea, nn Dulcie
Elspeth / Elsa, nn Elsie
Artemisia, nn Mia or Mimi
Marie, nn Mimi
Euphemia, nn Effie
Eva, nn Evie
Henrietta, nn Etta
Mary, nn Mae
Mercedes, nn Mercy

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Edmund / Edward, nn Ned
Desmond, nn Des
James, nn Jamie
Gregory, nn Rory

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Not that I would ever use any of these. I just like them. I usually come at this from the other angle: I have some names that I love that I can't figure out a nice nn for it. Examle: Iphigenia, nn Iffy? Awful. Ursula, nn Ursie? Noooooo.

Mine are:

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Alexander nn Sacha
Bartholomew nn Tolly
Christopher nn Kit or Cricket
Clarence nn Clare
Dmitriy nn Dima
Jeremiah nn Jem
Mikhail nn Misha
Nicholas nn Klaus
Phinneas nn Phinn
Rudyard nn Rudy
Sunday nn Sunny
Theodore nn Theo or Teddy

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Amabel nn Mabel or Ama
Anastasia nn Anya
Adele nn Adeline
Antoinette nn Nettie
Charlotte nn Lotte, Lo, Lotta
Elisabeth nn Lily, Lisbeth, Liesel, Bess
Elinor nn Nor, Nell
Florence nn Flora
Honor nn Honey
Genevieve nn Evie
Josephine nn Josette or Josie
Jasmin nn Min
Marina nn Marnie

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I like nicknames as proper names, actually. Here's some of my favourites:

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Lori (I would use this on it's own, or as a NN for Delores)
Harry (I would only use this on it's own)
Charlie (I prefer it on it's own, but could use it with Charles)
Ronnie (On it's own - I don't like Ronald)
Reggie (Probably on it's own, but I don't mind Reginald too much)

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...watch this space...

I agree with your Amy-for-Amelia. It's always been my tendency to take nicknames from second and third syllables, rather than firsts (a la Stacy-for-Anastasia), so I like Cole for Nicholas, Rick for Maverick, and Brie or Elle for Gabrielle. (I knew a Brie-for-Gabrielle, she was cute.) My all time FAVORITE nn is probably Carrie, though. It's just... cute.

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A is for Amy who fell down the stairs, B is for Basil assaulted by bears, C is for Clara who wasted away, D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh... !!!!!!!!!! - Tobias, Jesse, Wyatt, Shane, Preston, Maverick, Rebel, Gibson, Shiloh, and Timber

I like these nicknames, more than the full versions;

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Maggie - Magdalen, Margaret etc.

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Sam - Samuel
Sid - Sidney
Will - William
Archie - Archer, Archibald
Charlie - Charles
Theo - Theodore

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I used to really like Jamie for a boy, but felt James was too severe. So I explored other options, like Jamison, but after a while I began to love the name James. Now I like James more than Jamie.

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- Kat -

these are some of my fav names w/ nicknames i like:
Lilliana-lily
amelia-mia
evelyn-evie
isabella-belle
alejandro-alie?
nikolai- niko
nathanial- nate