Genealogy World
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 |
