Nicknames
Posted 7-Sep-1997
NAME | NICKNAME - Masc./Fem. |
| Aaron | Erin, Ron |
| Abel | Abe | |
| Abigail | Ab, Abby, Gail, Nabby |
| Abner | Ab, Abbie |
| Abraham | Abe, Abram | | |
| Adaline | Ada, Adela, Aline, Edith |
| Adelaide | Addie,Adela, Adeline, Della, Heide |
| Adela | Della |
| Adelaide | Addie |
| Adelbert | Albert |
| Adolph | Dolph |
| Adrienne | (m)Adrian |
| Agatha | Addy, Ag, Aggie, Agnes |
| Agnes | Aggy, Ann, Nessie |
| Aileen | Helen |
| Alanson | Al, Lanson |
| Albert | Al, Bert, Bird - (f)Alberta |
| Alberta | Abertina,Albertine,Allie,Bert,Bertie
- (m) Albert |
| Alexander | Alec, Alex, Sandy - (f) Sandra |
| Alexandria | Alla, Sandra - (m) Alexander |
| Alexandria | Alla |
| Alfred | Al, Alf, Alfie, Fred - (f) Alfreda |
| Alfreda | Alfy, Frieda - (m) Alfred |
| Algernon | Algy |
| Alice | Alicia, Elsie, Lisa |
| Aline | Adeline |
| Almena | Allie, Mena |
| Alonzo | Al, Alphonzo, Lon, Lonzo |
| Almira | Myra |
| Amanda | Manda, Mandy |
| Amelia | Emily, Mel, Melia, Millie |
| Anastasia | Ana |
| Andrea | - (m) Andrew |
| Andrew | Andy, Drew - (f)Andrea |
| Angela | Angelica, Angelina, Angeline |
| Ann/Anna | Hannah, Nan, Nanny, Nancy, Nana,
Susanna |
| Annette | Anna |
| Ansel | Anselm - (f) Selma |
| Anthony | Tony - (f) Antoinette, Antonia |
| Antoinette | Antonia, Nettie |
| Antonia | Nettie - (m) Anthony |
| Arabella | Ara, Bella |
| Archibald | Archie, Baldie |
| Arlene | Lena |
| Armilda | Milly |
| Arnold | Arnie |
| Arthur | Art; (Irish=Ote/Other) |
| Asenath | Assene, Sene |
| Audrey | Dee |
| Augusta/Augustina | Aggy, Gusie, Tina - (m) Augustus |
| Augustine/Augustus | Gus - (f) Augusta |
| Aurelia | Ora |
| Avarilla | Rilla |
| Barbara | Babs, Barby, Bobbie |
| Barbery | Barbara |
| Barnabas | Barney |
| Barnard/Bernard | Barney |
| Bartholomew | Bart, Bartel, Barth, Bat |
| Beatrice | Bea, Trisha, Trixie |
| Belinda | Bell, Belle, Linda |
| Benedict | Bennett |
| Bertha | Bertie |
| Bridget | Biddy, Bridie, Brie |
| Brian | Bryan, Bryant |
| Caleb | Cal |
| Calvin | Cal |
| Camille | Cammy, Millie |
| Campbell | Cam |
| Candace | Candy |
| Carl | Charles, Karl |
| Carlotta | Lottie |
| Caroline | Carol, Carrie, Cassie, Lynn
- (m) Charles |
| Carolyn | See Caroline |
| Casper | Jasper |
| Cassandra | Cass, Cassie Sandra |
| Caswell | Cass |
| Catherine | Cathy, Karen, Katharine, Katie,
Kathleen, Kay, Kit, Kittie, Trina |
| Cathleen | See Catherine |
| Cecilia | Celia, Cissy - (m) Cecil |
| Celeste | Celia |
| Charles | Carl, Chad, Charlie, Chaz, Chick,
Chuck -
(f)Caroline/Charlotte |
| Charlotte | Carlotta, Letty, Lotta, Lottie
- (m) Charles |
| Chester | Chet |
| Chloe | Clo |
| Christian | Chris,Christopher,Kit |
| Christine/Christiana | Chris,Crissy,Christy,Tina |
| Christopher | Chris, Christian, Kit |
| Cicely | Cilla |
| Clara | Claire, Clarice, Clarissa |
| Clarinda | Clara - (m) Clarence |
| Clarissa | Clara, Cissy |
| Claudia | - (m) Claud |
| Clementine | Clem - (m)Clement |
| Clifford | Cliff, Ford |
| Clifton | Cliff |
| Columbus | Lum |
| Constance | Connie - (m) Constant |
| Cordelia | Cordy, Delia |
| Corinne | Cora |
| Cornelia | Corny,Nelle,Nelly, - (m)Cornelius |
| Cornelius | Neil - (f) Cornelia |
| Courtney | Court, Curt |
| Cynthia | Cindy |
| Cyrus | Cy |
| Daniel | Dan, Danny |
| Daisy | Margaret |
| Daphne | Daph/Daphie |
| David | Davy - (f) Vida |
| Deborah | Deb, Debbie, Debby |
| Delbert | Bert, Del |
| Deidre | Deedee |
| Delia | Cordelia, Fidelia - (m) Delius |
| Delilah | Dell, Della, Lil, Lila |
| Dell/Della | Adela, Adelaide, Delilah |
| Delores | Dee, Lola |
| Delpha | Philadelphia |
| Demerias (f) | Demaris, Maris |
| Denise | - (m) Dennis |
| Diane/Diana | Di |
| Doctor | - name given to
the 7th child |
| Dominic | Nick |
| Doris | Dora |
| Dorothea | Dora |
| Dorothy | Dee, Dolly, Dorothea, Dot,
Dotha,Dotty |
| Drusilla | Silla |
| Ebenezer | Eb, Eben |
| Ed - names starting "Ed" |
| Edith | Dicey, Edie |
| Edmund | Ed, Ned, Ted |
| Edna | Edny |
| Edward | Ed, Ned, Ted |
| Edwina | - (m) Edwin |
| Egbert | Bert, Burt |
| Eileen | Helen |
| Elaine | - Helen |
| Eleanor | Elaine,Ella,Ellen,Helen,Lanna,
Leonora,Nell,Nellie,Nora |
| Elena | Helen |
| Elias | Eli |
| Elijah | Eli, Lige |
| Elisha | Eli, Ellis, Lish |
| Eliza | - Elizabeth |
| Elizabeth | Bess, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Elsie,
Libby, Liz, Liza,
Lizabeth |
| Ella/Ellie | Eleanor,Gabriella,Helen,Luella |
| Emanuel | Manny, Manuel |
| Elmira | Mira |
| Eloise | Heloise, Louise |
| Elsie | Alice, Elizabeth |
| Emeline | Emily, Emmy, Millie |
| Emil | - (f) Emily |
| Emma | Erma |
| Ephraim | Eph |
| Eric | Rick, Ricky |
| Ernest/Earnest | Ernie (f) Ernestine |
| Ernestine | Tina - (m) Ernest |
| Erwin | Irwin |
| Essy - names starting with "Es" |
| Estella | Essy, Stella |
| Esther | Hester |
| Euphrosina (Ger) | Fenee, Fena, Rosey |
| Eudora | Dora |
| Eugene | Gene - (f) Eugenia |
| Eustacia | Stacia, Stacy |
| Evelyn | Eve - (f) Evelina/Evelyn |
| Ezekiel | Ez, Zeke |
| Faith | Fay |
| Fidelia | Delia - (m) Delius |
| Felicia | - (m) Felix |
| Ferdinand | Ferdie |
| Field - names ending with "field" |
| Florence | Flo, Flora, Floss, Flossie |
| Floyd | Lloyd |
| Frances | Fanny, Fran, Frankie, Sis
- (m) Francis |
| Francis | Frank - (f) Frances |
| Franklin | Frank |
| Frederick | Fred, Fredric, Freddie, Frish, Fritz
-
(f)Frederica |
| Frederica | - (m) Frederick |
| Gabriel | Gabe - (f) Garbrielle |
| Gabrielle | Ella, Gabbie - (m) Gabriel |
| Genevieve | Gency/Jinsey, Jenny |
| Geoffrey | Jeff, Jeffrey |
| George | Jorge - (f) Georgiana |
| Georgia | Georgiana - (m)George |
| Gerald | Jerry - (f) Geraldine |
| Geraldine | Dina, Gerrie, Jerry, Deannie
- (m) Gerald |
| Gertrude | Gatty, Gertie, Trudy |
| Gilbert | Bert, Gil, Wilber |
| Gloria | Glory |
| Greenberry | Berry, Green |
| Gretchen | Margaret |
| Gwendolyn | Gwen, Wendy |
| Hannah | Nan, Nanny, Susannah |
| Harold | Hal, Harry |
| Harriet | Hatty(ie) - (m) Harry |
| Harry | Harold, Henry |
| Helen(a) | Aileen,Eileen, Elaine,Eleanor,
Ellen,Lena,Nell,Nellie |
| Heloise | Eloise, Lois |
| Henrietta | Etta, Hank, Nettie, Retta
- (m) Henry |
| Henry | Hank, Harry |
| Herbert | Bert, Herb |
| Hester | Esther Hessy, Hetty |
| Hezekiah | Hez, Ky |
| Honora | Honey |
| Horace | Horatio |
| Howard | Hal, Howie |
| Hubert | Hugh/Hugo, Bert |
| Ian | John |
| Ignatius | Iggy, Nace |
| Immanuel | Emmanuel, Manuel |
| Inez | Agnes |
| Irene | Rena, Rennie |
| Irvin | Irving |
| Irwin | Erwin |
| Isaac | Ike, Zeke |
| Isabelle(a) | Bella, Belle, Ib, Issy, Nib,
Sabe, Sabra,
Tibbie |
| Isadora | Dora, Issy
- (m) Isidore |
| Isidore | Izzy - (f) Isadora |
| Issy - names starting with "Is" |
| Ivan | John |
| Jacob | Jake |
| Jacqueline | Jackie - (m) Jack |
| James | Jamie, Jim |
| Jane | Janet, Janie, Jessie, Jenny,
Joanna, Virginia |
| Jasper | Casper |
| Jean | Jennie, Joanna |
| Jeanette | Jeanne, Nettie |
| Jedediah | Diah, Dyer, Jed |
| Jeffrey | Geoffrey, Jeff |
| Jemima | Jemma, Mimi |
| Jennifer | - adaptation of Winifred |
| Jeremiah | Jeremy, Jerry |
| Jessica | Jesse, Jessie |
| Jessie | Jane, Janet, Jessica |
| Joanna | Jane,Jean,Joan,Jody, Johanna - (m) John |
| John | Hans,Ian,Ivan,Jack,Jean,Jehu,Jayhugh
- (f) See
Joanna |
| Johannes | John Johnny, Jonathan |
| Jonathan | John, Jon, Nat, Nathan |
| Joseph | Joe, Joey - (f) Josephine |
| Josephine | Jo, Joey, Josey,
Fina (m) Joseph
| | Joyce | Joy |
| Juanita | Nita |
| Judith | Judie, Judy (m) Judah |
| Julia | Jill, Julie, Juliet - (m) Julius |
| June | - (m) Junius |
| Justin | Justus - (f) Justina |
| Katherine | - See Catherine |
| Kathleen | - See Catherine |
| Laurinda | Laura - (m) Lawrence |
| Laverne | Verna - (m) Vernon |
| Lavinia | Viney |
| Lawrence | Larry,Lars,Laurence,Lon,Lorry - (f) Laura |
| Lecurgus | Curg |
| Lee - names with "Le" |
| Lemuel | Lem |
| Lena - names ending with "leen/lina" |
| Leonard | Leo, Leon - (f) Leona |
| Leonidas | Leon |
| Leonore/Leonora | Elenor, Nora |
| LeRoy | Lee, Roy |
| Leslie | Les, Lester |
| Letitia | Lettie, Lettice, Titia, Tish |
| Lillian | Lil, Lilly, Lolly |
| Lina - names ending with "lena/lina" |
| Lincoln | Link |
| Lionel | Leon |
| Littleberry | Berry, L.B., Little |
| Lois | Heloise, Louise |
| Loretta | Etta, Laura, Lorrie, Retta |
| Lorinda | Laura |
| Lorraine | Lorrie |
| Lotta/Lotty | Charlotte, Charlotta |
| Louis | Lewis, Lou, Louie - (f) Louise |
| Louise | Eliza,Eloise,Lois,Lou,Lulu
- (m) Louis |
| Lucia | Lucy - (m) Lucius |
| Lucias | Lucas, Luke |
| Lucille | Ceall, Cille, Lucy |
| Lucinda | Cindy, Lucy |
| Luella | Ella |
| Lurana | Lura |
| Lynn - names ending with "lene/lina/lyn" |
| Mabel | Mehitabel |
| Mac, Mack - Any name starting with
Mac/Mc |
| Madeline | Lena, Maddie, Madge, Maggie,
Maud,
Middy |
| Manerva | Minerva, Nerva, Nervie |
| Manuel | Emanuel, Manny |
| Marcus | Mark - (f) Marcia |
| Margaret | Daisy,Greta,Madge,Maggie,
Maisie,
Marge,Margo,Meg,Megan,Midge,
Peggie |
| Margarita | Rita - See Margaret |
| Mariah | Maria, Mary |
| Marion | - (f) Mary |
| Marian | Marianna - (m) Marion |
| Marjorie | Marge, Margie |
| Martha | Marty,Mat,Mattie,Patsy,Patty |
| Marvin | Marv, Merv, Mervyn |
| Marilyn | Mary |
| Mary | Mae,Mamie,Maria(h),Marie,
Marietta,
Marion,Maureen,
May,Mitzi, Molly, Polly |
| Matthew | Matt, Matthias |
| Matilda | Mat,Matty,Maud,Tilda,Tillie |
| Maureen | Mary |
| Maurice | Maury, Morris |
| Maxine | Max - names starting with "Max" |
| May | Mae |
| - "Mc" Any name starting with Mac/Mc |
| Medora | Dora |
| Megan | Meg |
| Mehitabel | Hetty, Mabel, Mitty |
| Melchizedek | Dick, Zadock |
| Melinda | Linda, Lindy, Mel |
| Melissa | Lisa, Mel, Milly, Missy |
| Melody | Lodi |
| Melvina | Vina |
| Mercedes | Merci/Mercy |
| Michael | Mickey, Mike, Mitchell |
| Michelle | Mickey |
| Mildred | Milly |
| Millicent | Milly |
| Minerva | Mina,Minnie,Nerva,Nervie |
| Miranda | Mandy, Mira, Randy |
| Miriam | Mary, Mitzi |
| Mitchell | Michael, Mitch |
| Mitzi | Mary |
| Montgomery | Gum, Monty |
| Mortimer | Mort |
| Moses | Mose, Moss |
| Muriel | Mur |
| Myrtle | Mert/Myrt |
| Nadine | Nada |
| Nancy | - also a male name |
| Nancy | Agnes, Ann, Nan, Nannie |
| Napoleon | Leon, Nap |
| Natalie | Nettie - name given child born
Christmas
day |
| Nathaniel | Jonathan,Nat,Natty,Nathan |
| Nelson | Nels |
| Nicholas | Nick/Nicky |
| Nicodemus | Nick |
| Nowell | Noel |
| Obadiah | Diah, Dyer, Obe, Obed, Obie |
| Obedience | Biddie, Obed |
| Octavia | Tavia |
| Odell | Odo |
| Olivia | Livia, Olive - (m) Oliver |
| Oliver | Ollie |
| Orlando | Roland |
| Orphelia | Phelia |
| Oswald | Ossy, Waldo |
| Otis | Ote |
| Pamela | Pam |
| Patience | Pat, Patty |
| Patricia | Pat, Patsy, Patty, Tricia, Trixie
- (m) Patrick |
| Patrick | Paddy,Pat,Patsy,Peter,Patricia |
| Paul | - (f) Paula, Pauline |
| Penelope | Neppie, Penny |
| Percival | Perce/Percy |
| Pheney | Josephine |
| Philip | Phil - (f) Philippa |
| Philadelphia | Delphia |
| Philomena | - Mena (f) Almena |
| Pocahontas | Pokey |
| Posthuma | Humey |
| Prescott | Pres, Scott |
| Priscilla | Cilla, Prissy |
| Prudence | Prudy |
| Rachel | Rae/Ray |
| Ralph | Rafe |
| Raphael | Raff |
| Ramona | Mona |
| Randolph | Dolph, Randall, Randy |
| Raymond | Ray |
| Rebecca | Becky, Reba |
| Reginald | Reg, Reggie, Reynold |
| Reuben | Rube |
| Reynold | Reginald |
| Rhoda | Rodie |
| Richard | Dick, Rich, Rick |
| Rita - names ending "rita" |
| Robert | Bob,Rob,Robin,Rupert - (f) Roberta |
| Roberta | Bert,Bobbie,Robbie - (m) Robert |
| Rod names starting "Rod" |
| Roland | Orlando, Rowland |
| Rose - names starting with "rose" |
| Roxane | Rox/Roxie |
| Rudolph | Dolph, Rolf, Rollo, Rudy |
| Russell | Russ |
| Salvador | Sal |
| Samuel | Sam |
| Samson/Sampson | Sam |
| Sandra | Alexandra, Sandy |
| Sarah | Sadie,Sal,Sallie,Sara,Surry |
| Scott | - names with "scott" |
| Selma | - (m) Anselm |
| Sheila | Cecilia |
| Sheridan | Dan, Danny |
| Sidney | Sid |
| Sigismund | Sig |
| Silas | Si |
| Simeon | Sim, Simon |
| Solomon | Sal,Salmon,Sol,Solly,Zolly |
| Sophronia | Frona, Fronia, Sophia |
| Stan - names starting with "Stan" |
| Stephanie | - (m) Stephen |
| Stephen | Steve, Steven - (f)Stephanie |
| Submit | Mitty |
| Sullivan | Sully |
| Susannah | Hannah, Sue, Sukey,Susan,
Susie,Suzanne |
| Sylvester | Si, Syl, Sly, Vester |
| Tabitha | Tabby |
| Terence | Terry |
| Teresa | Terry, Tess, Tessie |
| Thaddeus | Tad/Thad |
| Theodora | Dora |
| Theodore | Ted - (f) Theodora |
| Theodosia | Dosia, Theo - (m) Theodosius |
| Theophilus | Ophi |
| Theresa | Terry,Tess,Tessie,Thursa,Ticy,Tracy |
| Thomas | Thom, Tom |
| Timothy | Tim |
| Tina - names ending with "tine/tina" |
| Tobias | Tobe/Toby/Bias |
| Ty - names starting "Ty" |
| Valentina | Val/Vallie |
| Vanessa | Van/Vannie |
| Vernisee | Nicey |
| Veronica | Franky,Ronnie,Ronna,Vonnie |
| Victor | Vic/Vick |
| Victoria | Vicki - (m) Victor |
| Vida | - (m) David |
| Vincent | Vin, Vince, |
| Virginia | Ginger,Ginny,Jane,Jennie,Virgie |
| Vivian | Vi |
| Waldo | Oswald |
| Wallace | Wallie/Wally |
| Walter | Wat |
| Webster | Webb |
| Wilber | Gilbert |
| Wilfred | Fred, Willie |
| Wilhelmina | Mina,Minnie,Willie,Wilma
- (m) Wilhelm,
William |
| Willie - names starting with "Wil" |
| William | Bill, Will |
| Wilma | - (m) Wilhelm, William |
| Winfield | Field, Win, Winny |
| Winifred | Winnie, Winnet |
| Woodrow | Woody - names "wood" |
| Zachariah | Zach, Zacharias, Zachary, Zeke |
| Zadock | Dick, Melchizedek |
| Zebulon | Lon, Zeb |
| Zedediah | Zed |
| Zepaniah | Zeph |
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