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Katherine (Kate)
Elizabeth (Bess)
Teresa (Tess)
Margaret (Daisy, Meg)
Julia, Juliana, Juliet (Jules)
Louisa (Lulu)
Penelope (Penny)
Rosemary (Romy)
Mary (Molly)
Eleanor, Ellen, Elizabeth (Ellie)

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For many of these, I actually prefer the nick to the full name.

This message was edited 10/6/2010, 4:02 AM

Elinor / Helena - Nell
Elisabeth - Betty or Lisa
Florence - Wren
Genevieve - Gigi or Ginny
Isidora - Sadie, Sid or Ibbie
Magdalena - Leni, Nell or Nela
Theodora - Teddy and especially Theda!

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Alexander / Aleksandar etc - Sasha
Alfred - Alfie or Freddy
Christian - Kit or Kiki
Valentin - Tin

This message was edited 10/5/2010, 5:55 PM

Well, here are some nicknames I like, and names I think they would work for (not exactly what you're asking, but close enough, I hope!):

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Lettie - Leticia, or on it's own.
Lottie - Charlotte, or on it's own.
Ellie - Mariel, Eleanor, Ella, Ellen, Eloise, Elisabeth, etc.
Rosie - Rosalie, Rose, Rosa, Rosetta, Rosaline etc.
Celia - Cecilia.
Mary - Mariel, Marianne, Marianna, Rosemary, Meredith, Marisol, etc.
Annie - Annabelle, Annabella, Anna, Annemarie, Anastasia, Anwen, etc.
Lily - Lillian, Lilith.
Molly - Mary, or on it's own.
Vivi / Viv - Vivian or Vivienne.
Milly - Millicent, or on it's own.
Norah - Eleanor, Eleanora, Noreen.
Becca - Rebecca.
Carly - Carolyn, Caroline, Carolina, or on it's own.

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Indy (Indiana or Indigo)

Ooo, I like Lita for Talita and Thea for Theodora

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Girls:
Gia for Gianna
Talia for Natalia
Mo for Morgan
Dani for Danica
Mak for Makenna or Makaia
Kai for Makaia
Cass for Cassia
Em for Emery
Gabs for Gabrielle

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Boys:
Beck for Beckett
Monty for Montgomery
Sully for Sullivan

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And combo nicknames:
Mia for Morgan Amelia
Niko B for Niko Benjamin
Denver Dre for Denver Andreas

I'm a nickname lover, so this list will probably be fairly long...

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Adelaide - Ada, Addie
Agatha - Aggie
Annemarie - Anne, Annie
Antonia - Nonie
Beatrice - Bess, Betsy
Beatrix - Trix
Camilla - Millie/Milly
Caroline - Caro
Catherine - Cate, Kitty
Charlotte - Lottie
Delphinia - Delphi
Dorothy - Dory, Dottie, Dolly
Dulcinea - Dulcie
Edwina - Edie
Eleanor - Nora, Nonie
Elizabeth - Eliza, Lizzy, Libby, Bet, Bets, Betsy, Bess
Estella - Essie
Evanthe - Eve, Evie
Eve - Evie
Frances - Francie
Galadriel - Gala
Georgina - Gigi, Genie
Gwendolen - Gwen
Harriet - Hattie
Isadora - Sadie, Dory, Isa, Isra, Izzy
Josephine - Jo, Jeannie, Sophie
Katherine - Kate, Kit
Louisa - Lou, Lulu
Lydia - Lydie
Margaret - Meg, Mae/May
Margriet - Griet
Matilda - Tillie, Mattie
Millicent - Millie/Milly
Octavia - Tavie
Patricia - Tricia
Philippa - Pippa, Poppy
Rebecca - Becca
Rosalie - Rose, Rosie
Rosalind - Lindy
Rose - Rosie
Rosemary - Rose, Rosy
Rosetta - Rose, Rosie, Etta
Sophia, Sophronia - Sophie/Sophy
Sunniva - Sunny, Suvi
Susanna - Sosie, Sukie, Zuzu, Susa, Anna
Tallulah - Tallie, Tula, Lula, Lulu
Tess - Tessie
Theodora - Theda, Thera, Thora, Dory
Therese - Tess, Tessie
Tilda - Tildie/Tildy, Tillie
Ursula - Ursa
Vivian, Viviana, Viviane - Vivi
Vivienne - Vivi, Vienne
Wilhelmina, Willemina - Mina
Winifred - Win, Wind, Winnie
Zsuzsanna - Zsuzsa

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August, Augustin, Augustus, Gustav, Gustavo - Gus
Benjamin - Ben
Charles - Charlie
Dashel, Dashiell - Dash
Dexter - Dex
Edward - Ned, Teddy
Frederick, Frederik - Fred, Teddy
James - Jem
Joseph - Joss
Julian - Jules
Lafayette - Lafe
Leandro, Leandros, Leonato, Leonidas, Leopold - Leo
Maxim, Maximiano, Maximilian, Maximiliano, Maxwell - Max
Michael - Cal
Peregrine - Per, Perry
Radomir, Radoslav - Rade, Radek
Richard - Rick
Sidney - Sid
Teodoro - Teo, Teddy
Theodore - Teddy
Vincenzo - Vin
Vladimir, Vladislav - Vlad

Alexander - Sasha
Evangeline - Evie
Madeleine - May
Matilda - Tilly
Francis - Frankie
Rosalie - Rosie

Ally (Alice, Allison, Alexandra)
Elise (Elisabeth)
Bella (Isabelle, Isabella)
Connie (Constance)
Elea (Eleanore) prn. eh-LEH-ah
Timea (Timothea)
Milly (Miranda, Millicent)
Irma (Irmelin)

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Theo (Theodor)

This message was edited 10/5/2010, 1:28 PM

The ones I'd use instead of full names:

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Bess (Elisabeth)
Nessa (Vanessa)

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Generally, I prefer naming a child the name you plan to use most of the time.

Laetitia / Tish is my favorite full name / nickname pair.
Rosamund / Rosa
Theodora / Theo or Dorie
Margaret / Gretchen
Edmund / Ned
Eleanor / Nell or Nellie
Bethsaida / Beth
Ermengarde / Emma
Laurence / Laure
Rosalind / Roz
Genevieve / Eve or Viva
Cecilia / Cecily
Sophia / Sonya
Frederica / Frieda
Sibylla / Libby
Suzanne / Suzette
Julian / Jule