classic names with quirky nicknames?

[AmberGuide]

Recently realized that I quite like classic names that have quirky nicknames, and was wondering if anyone could think of any. Things like these:

Boys

1. Laurence "Laurie" -> not too unexpected, but still kind of quirky I'd say?
2. Christopher "Kit"
3. Robert "Robin"
4. James "Jem"
5. Nicholas "Nico"

Girls

1. Marjorie "Romy" -> love!
2. Ophelia "Effie"
3. Elizabeth "Birdie"
4. Charlotte "Lola"

I have more trouble with this sort of thing for girls, because it seems most girls nicknames are quite quirky in their own right. Just wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions for either gender because I'm finding myself liking these types of diminutives quite a bit :)

Cosima - Mimi

Biddie for Bridget
Bobsie or Bobbie for Roberta
Flossie for Florence

How does Romy come from Marjory

Beatrix. Beattie. Trixie.
Elizabeth. Zabby.
Thomasina. Massie
Margaret. Gari.
Isabelle. Sabby
Jasmine Minnie
Alexandra Zanny.
Patricia Rici. Cia.
Nicola. Coco.
Anastasia. Tassy. Star.
Catherine. Rinnie.
Evelyn. Veli.
Henrietta. Henni
Josephine. Seffi. Fifi.
Imogen. Idgy.

Christopher Topsy. All though I don’t suppose you’d be thanked for that .
Alexander/Frederick…Derry
Sebastian… Bass.
Xavier Zay.
Mason/Jenson. Sonny.
Roland (Lan)

Jonty for Jonathan.

Posy for Josephine.

Disclaimer:I'm pretty old school posh myself.

But to me "quirky shortenings" are definitely old school posh. I grew up, for example, with a Penelope who was known as Plods.

Arthur - Art
Nathaniel - Nate

I love these two

Just use the quirky name!

Toffee for Dorothy based on how her older sister pronounced her name.

@newnamenellie "Just use the quirky name!"

Please don't. My poor DS would be called Patch if I'd done that!

@CurlewKate I kind of like it 😂

Wilhelmina-Billie

Veronica - Ronnie or Fron

Victoria- Toya ( i knew several Toya's in the 90s)

I know a Ree whose full name is either Gabrielle or Gabriella.

Marjorie is a nickname for Margaret, and Romy is a nickname for Rosemary (as in Romy Schneider).

Elizabeth - Bitta
Susanna - Zsuzsu
Caroline - Coco
Katherine - Trinny, Trina

Felicity / fliss

Taylor / tatty

Tatty isn’t a complimentary name in the slightest.

I have just read one of the Persephone Short Story Books and there is a character in one of the stories named Lisby . . . I've never come across this before and presume it's short for Elizabeth as it's so similar to Libby

Violet - Vivi, which has become corrupted to Fifi for a child I know

Josephine - Posy
Josephine Joan - Jojo

Timothy - Moth/Mothy
Christopher - Topher

None of those are quirky

Esther - Estie, Este, Ettie, Tess, Essie
Victoria - Vic, Vix, Pixie, Pix, Torie

I really think Lola is most commonly knows as a diminutive of Dolores. It’s also a name in its own right. Both Lola and Dolores are Spanish names.
I had no idea it could be short for Charlotte. I’ve only ever met Lola’s who are simply named Lola.

Richard - Dick
William - Willy

You can’t predict nicknames and they often develop organically. sting, the singer got his nickname because he wore a yellow and black stripey jumper apparently.

Jonathan- Jonty
Philip - Pip
Alexander - Sasha