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I'm not big on nn's, unless they occur naturally maybe. But there are a few names I like that have 'associated' nn's that I also like, though these names wouldn't necessarily be my first choices to use as fn's. On NN's: my name is Heather and it doesn't have a nn, really, and that's what I prefer in names. My siblings, Nicholas & Candis, have been called Nicky & Candi most of their lives and have had a hard time "shaking" those nicknames in their adulthood (and they're in their 40's now! lol).

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Some I like (though some of these "nicknames" can stand on their own as well):
Ben - Benjamin
Gus - August, Augustus, Angus
Finn - Finlay, Finnian
Gabe - Gabriel
Jude - Julian (though I'd probably use just Jude or Julian, and not one as a nn for the other...but I LOVE both! lol)
Sam - Samuel

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Josie - Josephine
Ella, Ellie, Stella - Estella
Ella, Elsie, Elsa, Ellie - Elspeth
Carly - Caroline, Charlotte
Eve, Evie - Evelyn, Genevieve
Vivi (VIV-vee) - Vivian
Maisie - Mairead
Maisie, Maggie, Meg, Daisy - Margaret