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Re: Nicknames in My Circle
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Al (m) - Alaric or Alastair
Andy (m) - Anders
Belle (f) - Isabel or Isobel. I also like plain Belle.
Bill (m) - Wilbur or Willoughby
Bren (m) - Brendan. Brennan is cool as well.
Cassie (f) - Cassidy or Cassandra
Ceci (f) - Cecilia
Cindy (f) - Lucinda
Dani (f) - Danielle
Dare (m) - Alasdair
Di (long "i", f) - Diantha
Don (m) - Donovan
Eddie (m) - Edmund but Edwin is a close second.
Effie (f) - Efrosyni or Felicity... not certain about this one. Efigenia? In high school I knew an Effie but that was her full name she said. Maybe she just hated her name and told everyone that her nn was her name. I don't know.
Em (f) - Emelina. I also really like Emilia.
George (f) - Georgina
Hank (f) - Henrietta
JJ (f) - Juno Josceline or Juno Jacqueline or Juno Justine
Katie (f) - Katalina / Catalina. I also like Kathryn, Katerina, Katrina, and Katriona.
Ken (m) - Kennedy. Kenneth is okay as well.
Mindy (f) - Miranda
Nan (f) - Nadine
Patti (f) - Patrizia
Penny (f) - Penelope
Rae (f) - Ralena
Raye (f) - Raya
Rob (m) - Robin
Rose (f) - Rosalie. Followed by Rosaria and Rosemary.
Sandy (f) - Alessandra
Shy (f) - Shyla I guess
Than (m) - Theran
Tom (m) - Atom or Thomas
Tony (m) - Anthony or Anton.
Will (m) - Wilfred
Zack (m) - Zachery / Zachery / Zackary / Zackery. I also like Zacharias and Zachariah.
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EffieMy great grandmother was called Effie and her given name was Effa. I also know an Efstathia who goes by Effie.
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