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I said that they were less direct. Nicknames don't always have to make sense, in my opinion; there could be the faintest of relation to a legal name, or none at all. I looked at Ronan, and wrote down the nicknames that immediately came to mind -- even though several of them were dramatic stretches. Ash came from the second syllable of Ronan. Vin, also, from the second "-nan" syllable. Oz and Ozzie are both playful to me, and are casual enough to be included, from my perspective; or as "unrelated pet names," as you called Moe and Kit. Ray is a step from the first half of "Ro-," seen with a different stress.