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Alethea- Ally, Lethe, Letha, Etta, Hettie, Thea?
Anemone- Ana, Annie, Mona, Ema/Emma?
Avalon- Ava, Lonnie, Lanie, Aloe? jk at the last one ha.
Euthalia- Thalia, Tally, Lia, Hally, Ali, Etty?
Harmony- Harm. JK augh I'm not funny... Mona, Money! HA, yeah right, uhm... Hara, Hera, Ona, Oona?
Paloma- Loma, Lumi, Palla, Pele?

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Aubrey- Ray, Obie? I'm bad at boys names; just a warnin'.
Evander- Ev, Vander, Vader, Ander, Andre?
Everett- Rhett?
Gideon- Deon? Blah.
Jonathan- beyond John/Johnny- Nathan, Nate, Jonah! / Jona?
Sirius- Rius? Ira?I'd say Siri but that's a girls name! urghh.

Fernanda- Fern, Nana, Ana, Dana, Era?
Cassiopeia- Cass, Cassie, Sia, Ippy, Eppy?
Domenica- Dom, Dommy, Ena, Enya, Nika, Nica, Nicky, Issa?
Hibernia- Hibby, Era, Nia, Reina, Wren, Rena?
Primrose- Poppy, Posy, Rose, Rosy, Prim, Ira?
Mercedes- Sadie, Merca, Eda/Ada, Des, Desie/Desy?
Lahorka- Ora, Lala, Laila?
Shoshannah_ Shosha, Hannah, Anna, Yoshi, Oceana?

Here's a few. Most of these are pretty obvious nicknames though.

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Augustin- Gus, Augie
Dorian- Dory, I guess Ian
Ignatius- Nate, Iggy

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Fernanda- Fern, I guess.
Cassiopeia- Cassie, Cass, Peia
Primrose- Rosie, Rose, Posy maybe
Mercedes- Cedes
Shoshannah- Shosy, Hannah, Shanna

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Galadriel- Gala, Driel, Riel
Adelaide- Addie I guess is close, Ada, Dell maybe but that's a stretch.
Amaryllis- Lis
Demetrius- Demetri
Thaddeus- Thad

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Sorry, some of these are pretty standard.

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Galadriel -- G, Gal, Gala, Gaddie, Addie, Adria, Ariel

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Adelaide -- Ada, Addie, Del, Lady

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Amaryllis -- Amy, Mari, Rylla, Alice / Alix

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Demetrius -- Dmitri, Demi, Tree

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Thaddeus -- Thad, Tad, Teddie, Zeus

Galadriel - Gaddy, Gala, Laddy, Elle
Adelaide - Ada, Addie, Adele, Dela, Lady
Amaryllis - Amy, Mara, Rilly
Demetrius - Dem... that's a hard one
Thaddeus - Aww, but I love just Thad!

Galadriel - I think Gal would be really cute and chic, or Gala (like Dali's wife)
Adelaide - Ade, Addie
Amaryllis - Mary!
Demetrius - Dima
Thaddeus - Thad

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Doll / Dolly

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Doll / Dolly is a super cute nn. This. Must. Happen.

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If Polly is a nn for Mary (Mary --> Molly --> Polly) I don't see why Dolly couldn't fit into that scenario. And getting really creative, you could use Madison as the formal name and Dolly (Dolley) as the nn after the famous American first lady. Or Barbara, after the Barbie doll?

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But going the more conventional (although still fast and loose) route, how about Doll / Dolly as a nn for:

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Adolpha / Adolphine (I haven't a clue if that's a real name. I'm taking it from Adolphus)
Pandora
Idony
Leopoldine
Isadora / Isidora
Bartolomea (Continental "t's" can sound like "d's")
Domenica / Dominique
Desideria ("dez-i-DEHR-ee-uh")
Soledad
Caridad
Trinidad
Eudoxia -- I've always been weary of Doxie as a nn since it's an old slang term for a prostitute. But I've never thought about using Dolly before and I'm really digging it. Thanks!
Eudora
Alondra
Demelza Holly --> Dolly
Deirdre Molly --> Dolly
Isolde
Kendall (I will sacrifice my usual Kendall as a boy's name preference in search of *the* formal name for Doll / Dolly)

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This message was edited 7/6/2011, 11:41 AM

My best friend in junior high was called Dolly by all who knew her. Her given name was Carolyn. With this nn, I think anything goes--call her whatever you'd like, enjoy the nn. Back then, I thought it was such a cool nn, loved getting to use it.

Clemency- Cleo, Clea
Leontine- Tina, Leo, Lea

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Ardal- Ardie

These are pretty far afield, but I'm erring on the side of inclusion rather than exclusion:

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Saoirse -- Freedom / Edie, Siri

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Clemency -- Freedom (you do have a thing for setting things free), Clemmie, Cleo, Lemon (just kidding)

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Leontine -- Leonie, Lea ("LAY-uh"), Cat

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Morven -- Mor (no kidding, I love the name Mor for a girl, just Mor)

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Tamar -- Tammy, Mara, Mari

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Roisin -- Rosie, Ro (my SIL is nn'd Ro, from Rosemary)

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Lachlan -- Lake

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Morgan -- ?? You can't call him morgue for short. I'm stumped on this one.

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Ardal -- Arlo, Ardie

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Aloysius -- Al, Alo, Lou, Louie

Roisin - Rois, Roise (is that how you'd spell it akin to Rosie?)
Ardal - Ardy (like Arty)
Aloysius - Al, Louis, Wish?

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Most of yours I don't think need or naturally lend themselves to nns.

Saoirse- Cha Cha!
Clemency - Clem
Leontine - Tina, Lea
Morven- Morrie
Tamar - Tammy, Tam
Roisin - Ro, Ro-Ro

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Lachlan - Lach, Lake, I'm not even sure how to say this name
Morgan - hmm this is nicely un-shortenable in my mind. Morrie again? Maury?
Ardal - Ardi? Arty?!
Aloysius - Al, Ally, Alo?

Tharcille -- Tar Heel (just kidding), Tillie

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Celandine -- Deenie

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Seraphine -- Fifi, Saphine, Saphie, Angel

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Heloise -- Ouisie / Weezie (I know you love Ouida and its sooooo close)

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Idony -- Id (Let the Freudian games commence)

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Ambrose -- Ambie

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Apolinaire -- When I google I only get it as a surname. Is this for a girl or a boy? I've got Apolinaria / Apolinariya on my long list and can see Apple, Pear, Polly, Polaire, Plein Aire (GP), Pola for her. They work just as well, if not better, for Apolinaire. [If it's for a boy, you could use Guy as a nod to Guillaume A.] -- Ah, I see it's masculine and Apollinaire. So: Apollo, Paul, Pollux?

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Nolwenn -- Nola, Nollie

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Modesty -- Mo, Modo, Mojo (if irony is your thing), Dessa, Messy (just kidding)

This message was edited 7/6/2011, 11:07 AM

Tharcille - Tarsy, Silla, Terry
Celandine - Cela, Dina, Landy
Seraphine - Phina, Sephie
Heloise - Nell, Lisa
Idony - Idy, Ida
Ambrose - Abbey! or Rose/Rosie
Appolinaire - Is this masculine or feminine?
Nolwenn - ♥ Nola, Nollie, Winnie, Wendy
Modesty - Moddie, Essie

This message was edited 7/6/2011, 9:44 AM

Celine could work as a short for Celandine.
Polly / Poli (?) for Appolinaire. I like Polly as a nickname for Apollonia.
Wendy for Nolwenn