Wakefield Family History Sharing
Following in family
footsteps
Identifying the children
in a family can be a little easier if the parents and/or community had a naming
tradition. It is often an Irish/Scottish practice but not always strictly
followed. Some places have a practice of having multiple names for family
members. I have found also that the
female surname continues to be used as a middle name, more so when the family
have moved to another country.
The
rules ‘loosely’ are :-
Oldest
son named after the Father's father
2nd son named after the Mother's
father
3rd son named after the Father
4th son named after the Father's
oldest brother
Oldest daughter named after the Mother's mother
2nd
daughter named after the Father's mother
3rd daughter named after the
Mother
4th daughter named after the Mother's oldest
sister
And sometimes, if there is a second marriage with
children
2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife,
using her full name
Having said all this, life can be very confusing when
there are a number of children with the same name and of a similar age born from
brothers, cousins and other close family members. But who said family history was
easy ??
NAMES & NICNAMES
|
NAME |
NICNAME |
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Aaron |
Ron |
|
Abel |
Abe |
|
Abijah |
Ab, Bige |
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Abigail |
Ab/Abbie(y), Gail, Nabby |
|
Abraham |
Abe, Abram,
Bram |
|
Adaline |
|
|
Adam |
Ade, Edie |
|
Addy |
names starting
with "Ad" |
|
|
|
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Adela |
Della |
|
|
Addie |
|
Adelbert |
|
|
Adolphus |
|
|
|
Rian |
|
Adrienne |
Ady |
|
Agatha |
Addy, Ag, Aggie, Agnes |
|
Agnes |
Aggy, Ann, Nancy, Nessie |
|
Aileen |
Helen |
|
Alastair |
Al |
|
Albert |
Al, Bert, Bird
|
|
Alexander |
|
|
Alexandra |
Alex, Sandy,
Lexie |
|
|
Ellie, Alexi, Lexie, Sandra,
Sandi |
|
Alexis |
Lexi, Alex |
|
Alfred |
Al, Alf, Alfie, Fred |
|
Alfreda |
Alfy, Freda |
|
Algernon |
Algy |
|
Alicia |
Ally |
|
|
Alicia, Elsie,
Lisa |
|
Alison |
Ali |
|
Amanda |
Amy, Manda, Mandy |
|
Amelia |
Amy, Emily, Mel,
Melia, Millie |
|
Amos |
Moses |
|
Anastasia |
Ana,
Stacy |
|
Andrea |
Rea |
|
Andrew |
Andy, Drew
|
|
Angela |
Angelica,
Angelina, Angeline, Angie,
Jane |
|
Angelina |
Lina, Angela |
|
Ann/Anna/Anne/Annie |
Hannah,
|
|
Annette |
Anna, Nettie |
|
Anthony |
Tony,
Ant |
|
Antoinette |
Antonia, Net,
Nettie, Tonie |
|
Antonia |
Nettie - (m) Antone,
Anthony |
|
Arabella |
Bella,
Belle |
|
Archibald |
Archie, Baldie |
|
Arlene |
|
|
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Arnie |
|
Arthur |
Art |
|
Aubrey |
Aub |
|
Audrey |
Dee, Aud |
|
Augusta/Augustina |
Aggy, Augie, Gus(s)ie, Ina, Tina - (m)
Augustus |
|
Augustine/Augustus |
Gus, Gustus - (f) |
|
Aurelia/Aurilla/Orilla |
Ora, Ree, Rilly |
|
Avril |
Ril |
|
Barbara |
Babs, Barb/Barbie(y), Bobbie,
|
|
Barnabas |
Barney |
|
Barnard/Bernard |
Barney,
Bernie |
|
Bartholomew |
Bart, Bartel, Barth,
|
|
Beatrice |
Bea, Trisha,
Trissy, |
|
Belinda |
|
|
Benedict |
Bennett,
Ben |
|
Benjamin |
Ben, Benjie, Bennie, Jamie |
|
Bertram |
Bert |
|
Bertha |
Bertie |
|
Beverley |
Bev, Leigh |
|
Blanche |
Bea |
|
Bridget |
Biddy, Bridie, Brie, |
|
Brian |
Bri |
|
Caleb |
|
|
Cameron |
|
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Camille |
Cammy, Millie |
|
|
|
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Candace |
Candy |
|
Carl |
Caz |
|
Carlotta |
Lottie |
|
Carmellia |
Mellia |
Carol |
Carrie, Caz, Cas, Caro |
|
Caroline |
Caddie, Carol,
Carrie, Cassie, |
|
Carolyn |
See
Caroline |
|
|
Jasper |
|
Cassandra |
Cass,
Cassie(ey), Sandi,
Sandra |
|
Caswell |
Cass |
|
Catherine |
Cathy, Karen,
Katharine, Katie, |
|
Cathleen |
Cath, Cathy |
|
Cecilia |
Celia, Cissy - (m) Cecil |
|
Celeste |
Celia, Lessie |
|
Charity |
Chat, Chaz |
|
Charles |
|
|
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Car, Carlotta,
Letty, Lotta, Lottie |
|
Chauncey |
Chance |
|
Chesley |
Chet, Ches |
|
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Chet, Ches |
|
Chloe |
Clo |
|
Christian |
Chris,Christopher, Kit |
|
Christine/Christiana |
Chris, Crissy, Christy, Ina, Tina,
|
|
Christopher |
Chris |
|
Cicely |
Cilla |
|
Clara |
Claire, Clarice,
Clarissa |
|
Clarinda |
Clara - (m)
Clarence, Renee |
|
Clarissa |
Clara, Clare,
Cissy |
|
Claudia |
- (m) Claud |
|
Clementine |
Clem -
(m)Clement |
|
Clifford |
Cliff |
|
|
Cliff |
|
|
Connie - (m)
Constant |
|
Cordelia |
Cordy, Delia |
|
Corinne |
Cora, Ora |
|
Cornelia |
Conny, Corny, Neely, Nelle,Nelly, -
(m)Cornelius |
|
Cornelius |
Neil/Neely - (f)
Cornelia |
|
Cynthia |
Cynth |
|
Daniel |
Dan, Danny,
|
|
Danielle |
Dani, Ellie |
|
Daphne |
Daph |
|
David |
Dave |
|
Deanne |
Ann,
Dee |
|
Deborah |
Deb, Debi, Debbie, Debby |
|
Delbert |
|
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Deidre |
Deedee. Dee |
|
Delia |
Della |
|
Delilah |
Dell, Della,
Lil, Lila |
|
Denise |
Denni- (m) Dennis |
|
Diane/Diana |
Di, Dicey, Didi |
|
Dominic |
Dom,
Nick(y) |
|
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Dora
|
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Dorothea |
Dora
|
|
Dorothy |
|
|
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Doug, Douggie |
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Drusilla |
Silla |
|
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Dunk |
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Ebenezer |
Eb, Eben |
|
Edith |
Edie |
|
Edmund |
Ed, Ned,
Ted |
|
Edna |
Edny |
|
Edward |
Ed, Ned,
Ted |
|
Edwina |
- (m)
Edwin |
|
Egbert |
Bert,
Burt |
|
Eileen |
Helen |
|
Elaine |
- Helen, Lainie |
|
Elena |
Helen,
|
|
Elias |
Eli |
|
Elijah |
Eli, Lija |
|
Eliphalel |
Life |
|
Elisa |
Lisa |
|
Elisha |
Eli, Ellis, Lish |
|
Eliza |
-
|
|
|
Bess (ie), Beth, Bethia, Betsy,
Bette(y), , |
|
Ella/Ellie |
Eleanor,Gabriella,Helen,Luella |
|
Ellen |
Helen, Nell,
Nellie |
|
Ellender |
Ellen,
Nellie |
|
Elysia |
Lisa |
|
Emanuel |
Manny,
Manuel |
|
Elnora |
Nora |
|
Eloise |
Heloise,
Louise |
|
Elsie |
Alice,
|
|
Elvira |
Elvie, Ella |
|
Emeline |
Emmer, Emily,
Emmy, Lina,
Millie |
|
Emil |
- (f)
Emily |
|
Emily |
Emma, Emmie, Erma, Emm |
|
Ephraim |
Eph |
|
Erasmus |
Rasmus, Raze |
|
Eric |
Rick, Ricky - (f)
Erica |
|
Ernest/Earnest |
Ernie
|
|
Ernestine |
Erna, Tina |
|
Erwin |
Irwin |
|
Estella |
Essy, Stella |
|
Esther |
Essie, Hester |
|
Eudicy |
Dicey |
|
Eudora |
Dora |
|
|
Gene
|
|
Eugenia, |
Jenni |
|
Eunice/Unice |
Nicie |
|
Euphemia |
Effie/(y)
|
|
Eurydice |
Dicey |
|
Eustacia |
Stacia, Stacy |
|
Evangeline |
Evan, Ev, Vangie |
|
Evelyn |
Ev, Eve |
|
Ezekiel |
Zeke |
|
Faith |
Fay |
|
Fidelia |
Delia
|
|
Felicia |
- Fel, Feli, Fliss |
|
Felicity |
Flick, Tick,
Fliss |
|
Ferdinand/(do) |
Ferdie, Fred |
|
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Flo, Flora, Florrie, Floss,
Flossie |
|
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Fan, Fanny, Fran
(ie),
|
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Francis |
Frank
|
|
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Frank |
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Fred, Fredric,
Freddie |
|
Frederica |
Freda, Fredi |
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Gabriel |
Gabe, Gabby |
|
Gabrielle |
Ella, Gabbie |
|
Genevieve |
Jenny |
|
Geoffrey |
Jeff,
Jeffrey |
|
George |
Georgie |
|
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Georgiana, Georgie |
|
Gerald |
Jerry
|
|
Geraldine |
Dina, Gerri(e),
Jerry |
|
Gertrude |
Gatty, Gertie,
Trudy |
|
Gilbert |
Bert, Bertie, Gib, Gil,
Wilber |
|
Gloria |
Glory, Glore |
|
Gregory |
Greg |
|
Griselda |
Grissel |
|
Gwendolyn |
Genny, Gwen, Wendy
|
|
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Ham |
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Hannah |
Anna, Hattie,
|
|
Heather |
Hetty |
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Harold |
Hal,
Harry |
|
Harriet |
Hatty(ie) - (m)
Harry |
|
Harry |
Harold,
Henry |
|
Helen(a) |
Aileen, Eileen, Elaine, Eleanor, |
|
Heloise |
Eloise,
Lois |
|
Henrietta |
Etta, Hank, Hetty, Nettie, Retta |
|
Henry |
Harry |
|
Herbert |
Bert,
Herb |
|
Hester |
Esther Hessy, Hetty |
|
Honora |
Honey, Nora,
Norah, Norry |
|
Horace |
Harry |
|
Hortense |
Tensey |
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Howard |
Howie, Ward |
|
Hubert |
Hugh/Hugo,
Bert |
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Ian |
John |
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Immanuel |
Emmanuel,
Manuel |
|
|
Onnie |
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Irene |
Reenie |
|
Irvin |
Irv |
|
Irwin |
Irv |
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Isaac |
Zeke |
|
Isabelle(a) |
Bella, Belle,
Issy, |
|
Isadora |
Dora, Issy |
|
Isaiah |
Zadie, Zay |
|
Isidore |
Izzy |
|
Ivan |
John |
|
Jacob |
Jake |
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Jacqueline |
Jackie
|
|
|
Jack |
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James |
Jamie,
Jim |
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Jane |
Janet, Janey |
|
Jannett |
Nettie, Jan |
|
Jasper |
Jas |
|
Jean |
Jeannie |
|
Jeanette |
Jeanne, Nettie |
|
Jedediah |
Diah, Dyer, Jed |
|
Jeffrey |
Geoffrey,
Jeff |
|
Jemima |
Jemma, Mima,
Mimi |
|
Jennet |
Jessie, Jen
|
|
Jennifer
|
Jen, Jenny
etc. |
|
Jeremiah |
Jeremy,
Jerry |
|
Jessica |
Jess, Jesse,
Jessie, |
|
Jessie |
Jane, Janet,
Jess, Jessica |
|
Joanna |
Jane, Jean, Joan,
Jody, Johanna |
|
John |
Ian, Ivan, Jack,
Jean, Jock |
|
Johannes |
John, Johnny,
Jonathan |
|
Jonathan |
John, Jon, Nat,
Nathan |
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Joseph |
Joe, Joey
|
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Josephine |
Jo, Joey, Josey, Fina
|
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Joshua |
Josh |
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Joyce |
Joy |
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Judith |
Juda, Jude, Judi(e), Judy |
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Julia |
Jill, Julie,
Jules |
|
June |
Ju |
|
Justin |
Jus, Justus - (f)
Justina
|
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Katarina |
Catherine,
Tina |
|
Katherine |
Kat, Kate (etc),
Kitsey, Kitty - See
Catherine |
|
Kathleen |
- See
Catherine |
|
Keziah |
Kezzie, Kid, Kizzy |
|
Kristel |
Kris. |
|
Kristine |
Kissy, Kris, Krissy |
|
Kristopher/Christopher |
Chris,
etc. |
|
Lauren |
Laurie, Ren, Lozzie |
|
Lauryn |
Laurie |
|
Laverne |
Verna - (m)
|
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Lavinia |
Vina, Viney, Wyncha |
|
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Larry, Lars, Laurence, Lawrie, Lon, Lorry - (f) Laura
|
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Leanne |
Annie,
Lea |
|
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Lee |
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Leonard |
|
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Leonore/Leonora |
Elenor, Nora |
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Leslie |
Les,
Lester |
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Letitia |
Lettie, Lettice, Titia, Tish |
|
Lillian |
Lil, Lilly, Lolly |
|
Lina |
Lee |
|
Lionel |
|
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Lois |
Heloise,
Louise |
|
Loretta |
Etta, Laura,
Lorrie, Retta |
|
Laurinda |
Laura |
|
|
Lorrie, Raine |
|
Lotta/Lotty |
Charlotte, Charlotta |
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Louis |
Lewis, Lou, Louie
- (f) Louise |
|
Louise |
Eliza,Eloise,Lois,Lou,Lulu |
|
Lucia |
Lucy - (m) Lucius |
|
Lucille |
Ceall, Cille,
Lucy |
|
Lucina |
Sinah, Lucy |
|
Lucinda |
Cindy,
Lucy |
|
Lucretia |
Creasey, Lucy |
|
Luella |
Ella |
|
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Lynnie |
|
Mabel |
Belle |
|
Mac, Mack |
Any name starting
with |
|
Mackenzie |
Kenzy, Mac/Mack |
|
Madeline |
|
|
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Maggie |
|
Malcolm |
Mac, Mal, Malc |
|
Malissa/Melissa |
Mel |
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Manerva |
Eve, |
|
Manuel |
Emanuel, Manny |
|
Marcus |
Mark - (f)
Marcia |
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Margaret |
Daisy, Greta, Madge, Maggie, |
|
Margarita |
Rita - See
Margaret |
|
Mariah |
Maria, Mary |
|
|
Ron |
|
Marian |
Marianna, Mary |
|
Marilyn |
Mary, Lyn |
|
Marjorie |
Madge, Marge,
Margie |
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Marsha |
Marcie, Mary |
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Martha |
Mart, Marty, Mat, Mattie,
Pat |
|
Mary |
Mae, Maria, Marie, May, Mollie,
Polly |
|
Matthew |
Matt |
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Matilda |
Mat,Matty,Maud,Tilda,Tillie |
|
Maureen |
Mary, Maur |
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Maurice |
Maury, Morris |
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Mavis |
Mave, May |
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Maxine |
Max |
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May |
Mae |
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Megan |
Meg |
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Melinda |
Linda, Lindy,
Mel |
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Melissa |
Alyssa, Lisa, Mel, Milly,
Missy |
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Melony |
Mellia, Mel |
|
Melody |
Mel |
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Melvin |
Mel |
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Mercedes |
Merci/Mercy, Sadie |
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Michael |
Mickey, Mike,
Mitchell |
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Michelle |
Mickey, |
|
Mildred |
Mell, Milly
|
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Millicent |
Milly |
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Minerva |
Mina,Minnie,Nerva,Nervie |
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Miranda |
Mandy, Mari, Mira,
Randy |
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Miriam |
Mary, Mitzi |
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Monica |
Monna (ie) |
|
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Monty |
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Mortimer |
Mort |
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Muriel |
|
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Myrtle |
Mert/Myrt, Myrti |
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Nadine |
Dee Dee,
Nada |
|
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Agnes, Ann, |
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Naomi |
Omi |
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Natalie |
Nattie, Nettie
|
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Natasha |
Nat, Tasha |
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Nathaniel |
Nat, Nate, Natty,Nathan,Tan |
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Nicholas |
Nick/Nicky, etc. |
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Nicole |
Cole, Nikki, Nole |
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Nora |
Nonie |
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Olive |
Ollie |
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Olivia |
Livia, Olive, Liv |
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Oliver |
Ollie |
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Roland |
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Orphelia |
Phelia |
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Oswald |
Ossy,
Waldo |
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Pamela |
Pam |
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Pandora |
Dora |
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Patience |
Pat, Patty |
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Patricia |
Pat, Patsy, Patty, Tricia, Trish,
|
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Patrick |
Paddy,Pat, Peter |
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Paul |
Paully |
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Pauline |
Polly, Paul
|
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Penelope |
Penny |
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Percival |
Perce/Percy |
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Philip |
Filip, Phil, Pip, etc. - (f) Philippa |
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Philomena |
- Mena (f)
Almena |
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Pleasant |
Ples |
|
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Pres, Scott |
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Priscilla |
Cil/Cilla, Ciller, Prissy, Siller |
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Prudence |
Densy, Prudy,. Pur |
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Rachel |
Rae/Ray, Raech
|
|
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Dolph, Rafe, Randall,
Randy |
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Raphael |
Raff |
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Ramona |
Mona |
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Raymond |
Ray |
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Rebecca |
Becca, Beck, Beckie (y),
Reba |
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Gina, Ray |
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Reginald |
Reg, Reggie, Rex, Reynold |
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Rhoda |
Rodie |
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Richard |
Dick, Rich(ie), Rick,
Ritchie |
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Robert |
Dob, Dobbin,Bob(by),Rob,Robin,Rupert |
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Roberta |
Bert,Bobbie,Robbi |
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Roger |
Rog, Hodge, Hodgekin |
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Roland |
Rolly |
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Ronald |
Ron/Ronnie |
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Rose |
Rose, Rosi |
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Rosina |
Sina,
Rosie |
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Roxane |
Rox/Roxie
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Rudolph |
Dolph, Rolf, Rollo,
Rudy |
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Russell |
Russ |
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Ryan |
Ry |
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Sabrina |
Bri, Brina, Sabby, Sabra, |
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Samantha |
Mantha, Sammy,etc. |
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Samuel |
Sam, Sammy |
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Sandra |
Alexandra, |
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Sarah |
Cera, Sadie,Sal,Sallie,Sara |
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Scott |
scotty |
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Sebastian |
Sebby, Seb |
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Sel |
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Sha, Shay, Shaz |
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Sheila |
Cecilia, Shee |
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Dan, Danny, Sher |
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Sid |
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Sibbilla, Sibbell |
Sibbie |
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Sigfrid/Sigfired |
Sid |
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Sigismund |
Sig |
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Silas |
Si |
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Silvester/Sylvester |
Si, Syl, Sly,
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Simeon |
Sim,
Simon |
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Solomon |
Sal,Salmon,Sol,Solly,Zolly |
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Stan |
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Stephanie |
Annie, Steph(ie)- (m) Stephen |
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Stephen |
Step, Steve (ie), Steven -
(f)Stephanie |
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Sullivan |
Sully, Van |
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Susannah |
Hannah, Sue, Sukey,Susan, |
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Suzanne |
Suki, Sue, Suzi |
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Tabitha |
Tabby |
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Tamarra |
Tammy |
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Tasha |
Tash/Tashie |
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Terence |
Terry |
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Teresa |
Terri, Tess, Tessie, Tyrza |
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Thaddeus |
Tad/Thad |
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Theodora |
Dora |
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Theodore |
Ted dy |
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Theophilus |
Ophi.
Theo |
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Theresa |
Terry,Tess,Tessie, Trissa |
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Thomas |
Thom, Tom |
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Thomasa/Thomasine |
Tamzine, Tammy |
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Tiffany |
Tiff/Tiffy |
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Timothy |
Tim |
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Tina |
Ti |
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Tobias |
Tobe ,Toby
|
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Ty |
Ty |
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Unice/Eunice |
Nicie |
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Ursula |
Sula, Sulie |
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Valentina/Valentine |
Val |
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Valerie |
Val |
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Vanessa |
Nessa, Van, Vannie
|
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Veronica |
Ronnie,Ronna,Vonnie, Nica |
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Victor |
Vic, Vick |
|
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Toria, Torrie, Tory, Vicki,
Victor |
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Vincent |
Vin, Vince, Vinnie/Vinny |
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Viola |
Ola, Vi |
|
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Ginger, Ginny, Jane, Jennie, Jinie, Virgie |
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Vivian |
Vi, Viv
|
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Wallace |
Wallie, Wally |
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Walter |
Wat, Walt,
Wally |
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Webster |
Webb |
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Wendy |
Wen,
Wend |
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Wilfred |
Fred, Willie, Wilf |
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Wilhelmina |
Billie, Helmie,Mina,Minnie,Willie,Wilma |
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William |
Bill, Will |
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Wilda (f) |
Willie |
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Wilma |
Wil |
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Winifred |
Freddie, Winnie, Winnet |
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Yvonne |
Vonna, Von |
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Zachariah |
Zach, Zacharias, Zachary,
Zeke |
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Zelphia |
Zel, Zella, Zelphy |
Zia |
Zi |
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Zina |
Zee |