In my school
in reply to a message by Beckie
several grade ahead of me, was a boy named Emmanuel, with the nn's Lanel & Emma. He pulled "Emma" off very well. In college, I knew a couple guys nn'd Ellie (short for Eleazar / Eliazar), and I never batted an eye. Then again, I'm exactly the type to name a DS Laurence just so I could call him Lauren. ;o)