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I find nicknames which sound different than those of their formalized associates to be intriguing; however this does not mean I am able to list many of them.

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Bob / Bobbie for Robert - I've used Bob or Bobbie as nickname variants.

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Jerry for Gerome / Gerald / Geraldine

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Nate for Jonathan - I learned of this variation from this site, perhaps from this post.

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Tony / Toni for Anthony / Antoine / Antoinette

Charlie over Charles is my hands down go to for this question.

The only one I can think of is Moss for Moses. All the other short names on my list are stand-alone names.

Oh, I am the opposite with you on Nate. I love Nathan and like Nathaniel, but refused to use them because I don't like Nate.

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I personally love the nickname Min and Mina, and prefer the nickname to most of the longer versions (Minerva, Whilhelmina, Adamina, etc).

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I also quite like Love for Lovise.

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In most cases, I think nicknames enhance the full name, so I don't really prefer them over the name itself.

Ted, better than Theodore or Edward.
Sam, better than Samuel
Eddie, better than Edward or the other Ed names.
Abby, better than Abigail
Nick, better than Nicholas
Vicki, better than Victoria
Liz and Beth, better than Elizabeth.
Jenny, better than Jennifer

Meg nn for Margaret
Josie nn for Josephine
Pippa nn for Philippa
Kitty nn for Kathleen (an aunt of mine)
Delphi nn for Delphine (although I do like Delphine)
Georgie nn for Georgina (although I do like Georgina)

I agree with you on Nate for Nathaniel

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Also:

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Maggie for Margaret
Hattie or Hettie for Harriet
Nell for Eleanor
Beth for Elizabeth
Edie for Edith
Moss for Moses
Theo for Theodore
Gid for Gideon
Laurie for Laurence
Miel for Kamiel

It's more often the opposite for me, but there are a few. I'd also gladly use them as firsts with no longer name.

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Kitty (Catherine and variant spellings)
Elsie (Elizabeth/Elspeth, which I do really like, just not as much)
Evie (Evelyn)

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Albie (Albert, see Elsie)
Archie (Archibald)
Georgie (George)
Finn (over all Fin- names)

Jared: Jare (Said like Jer as in Jeremiah and Jeremy and Jerry)

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Jonathan: Johnny\John\Jon
Nathaniel: Nate