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Long names with cute nicknames?

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dancingunicorns123 · 21/12/2017 15:49

I love Finnegan with nickname Finn, need more ideas for both boys and girls!

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amelie427 · 21/12/2017 18:08

Gabriel - Gabe

WildRosesGrow · 21/12/2017 17:41

Sheherazade - Zadie
Lucinda - Lucy or Cindy
Constantine - Con

froshiechipandbrickie · 21/12/2017 17:37

Carlotta = Lotta
Frederica (Frederick) = Freddie
Cecilia = Cece
Annabel = Annie etc
Florentina = Flo
Araminta / Aminta = Minty
Jasmine = Jazz
Katherine = Kat / Kitty
Eleonor(a) = Ellie
Margaret = Meggy / Peggy
Beatric/x = Bea / Trixie
Jennifer = Jen
Miranda = Meemie

froshiechipandbrickie · 21/12/2017 17:32

Benedict = benny / dickie
Alexander = Alex / Alec / Sasha / Sandy
Samuel = Sam(my)
Gabriel = Gabe
Nathaniel = Nate
Remigius = Remy
Bartholomew = Tolly
Lorenzo = Enzo
Ludwig / Ludovico = Ludo
Thaddeus = Thadd
Anthony = Ant/Tony
Donovan = Don
Jonathan = Jonty

dramallamakarma · 21/12/2017 17:17

Sebastian - Sebby
Harriet - Hattie
Charlotte - Lottie
Rufus - Roo

Chocolatear · 21/12/2017 17:12

Seraphina - Finny
Persephone - Percy
Evangeline - Evie
Calliope - Callie

Berrigan - Berry
Theodore - Teddy
Benoit - Benny

LittleWitch · 21/12/2017 17:10

A diminutive (Tom for Thomas, Liz for Elizabeth) is not a nickname.

JollyGiraffe · 21/12/2017 17:10

Persephone - Sephy

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 21/12/2017 17:09

Elizabeth - Eliza, Beth, Buffy, Libby, Betsy, Betty
Francesca - Fran, Frankie, Chessie. Cesca
Alexandra - Alex, Allie, Lexie
Margaret - Maggie, Meg, Peggy

userabcname · 21/12/2017 17:06

Isambard - Sam
Augustus - Gus

wictional · 21/12/2017 16:52

Katherine: Katie, Kate, Kat, Kathy, Erin, Kath

WildRosesGrow · 21/12/2017 16:01

Beatrice - Trixie or Bea

helpmum2003 · 21/12/2017 16:00

Charlotte - Lottie or Charlie
Christopher - Kit
Oliver or Olivia Oli/Livy
Theodore/ Theadora Theo/Thea

WildRosesGrow · 21/12/2017 15:59

Marguerite - Daisy

WildRosesGrow · 21/12/2017 15:57

Bartholomew - Tolly
Alexander - Sasha

Chilver · 21/12/2017 15:57

Victoria - Toya/ Tory
Alexandra - Sasha/ Lexi/ Alex
Ophelia - Lia

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 21/12/2017 15:55

Theodore/Theo
Edison/Ed/Eddie

AlcoholicsUnanimous · 21/12/2017 15:55

Felicity (Flick) and Penelope (Penny) are two of my favourites.

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 21/12/2017 15:53

I like Constance with nn Connie

BakerBear · 21/12/2017 15:53

Elizabeth - Liddy

Maggie
Peggy
Reginald - Reggie

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