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Frank for Francis
Hank for Henry
Winnie for Winifred because it sounds like whinny
Minnie for Willamina, because it sounds like mini ... but more because it reminds me of Minnie Pearl, who I associate with a stupid TV advertisement she did
Lucy for Lucinda because it sounds like loose-y
Di for Diana because it sounds like DIE
Billy for William. A male goat?
Jimmy for James. Jimmy is a verb
Annie, sort of, because it reminds me too much of the musical and its title character
Jazz for Jasmine
Bri for Sabrina, Brianna. Reminds me of bra.
Demi for Demetria. Also reminds me of bras, and coffee cups.

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I have more that go the other way though - I like the nickname tons, but the full name I think is just okay. Like Rick/Richard, Edie/Edith, Nick/Nicholas, Sandra/Alexandra, Charlie/Charles

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Ones where I think the nick is okay but I really dislike the full name:
Abby is nice, but I don't care for A-big-ail
Kim is alright but I don't like Kimberly
Jerry and Harry are fine but I don't like Gerald or Harold very much.

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This message was edited 2/22/2011, 10:03 AM