Common Nicknames

Please don't limit yourself to this source for nicknames; there have been several scholarly works on the topic which divide nicknames into time periods - check them out at your local library. MALE GIVEN NAMES FEMALE GIVEN NAMES

● Aaron--Erin, Ron, Ronnie ● Abigail--Abby, Nabby, Gail ● Abel--Ab, Abe, Eb, Ebbie ● Adaline/Adeline--Ada, Addy, Dell, Delia, Lena ● Abiah/Abijah--A.B., Ab, Biah ● Adelaide--Addy, Adele, Dell, Della, Heidi ● Abiel--Biel, Ab ● Adelphia--Adele, Addy, Dell, Delphia, Philly ● Abraham/Abram--Abe ● Agatha--Aggy ● Abner--Ab ● Agnes--Aggy, Inez, Nessa ● Adam--Ad, Ade ● Aileen--Allie, Lena ● Adelbert--Ad, Ade, Albert, Bert, Del, Delbert, ● Alberta--Allie, Bert, Bertie ● Elbert ● Alexandra--Alex, Alla, Sandy ● Adolph/Adolphus--Ad, Dolph, Olph ● Alfreda--Alfy, Freda, Freddy, Frieda ● Alan--Al ● Alice/Alicia--Allie, Elsie, Lisa ● Alanson--Alan, Al, Lonson ● Almena--Allie, Mena ● Albert--Al, Bert, Elbert, see also Adelbert ● Amanda--Manda, Mandy ● Aldrich--Al, Rich, Richie ● Amelia--Emily, Mel, Millie, Amy ● Alexander--Al, Alex, Eleck, Sandy ● Ann/Anne--Annie, Nan, Nanny, Nana, Nancy (and ● Alfred--Al, Fred ● Ann is sometimes a nickname for Antoinette, Christiana, ● Alonzo--Al, Lon, Lonzo ● Roseanne, etc.) ● Anderson--Ander, Andy, Sonny ● Antoinette/Antonia--Ann, Tony, Netta ● Andrew--Andy, Drew ● Arabella/Arabelle--Ara, Arry, Belle, Bella ● Anthony--Tony ● Arlene--Arly, Lena ● Archibald--Archie, Baldo ● Armena--Arry, Mena ● Arthur--Art ● Asenath--Assene, Natty, Sene ● Asaph--Asa ● Augusta/Augustina--Aggy, Gatsy, Gussie, Tina ● Asahel--Asa ● Barbara--Bab, Babs, Barby, Bobbie ● Azariah--Aze, Riah ● Beatrice--Bea, Trisha, Trix, Trixie ● Augustus/Augustine--August, Austin, Gus ● Belinda--Belle, Linda ● B.F.--Often for Benjamin Franklin ● Bertha--Birdie, Bert, Bertie ● Barnabas--Barney ● Bridget--Biddie, Biddy, Bridgie, Bridie ● Bartholomew--Bart, Bartel, Bat, Mees, Meus ● Camille--Cammie, Millie ● Benedict--Ben, Bennie ● Cornelia--Cornie, Nelia ● Benjamin--Ben, Bennie, Benjy, Jamie ● Carol/Caroline/Carolyn--Carrie, Cassie, Lynn ● Bernard--Barney, Berney ● Cassandra--Cassie, Sandra, Sandy ● Bradford--Brad, Ford ● Catherine/Cathleen/Katherine/Kathleen--Cathy, Kathy, ● Broderick--Ricky, Brady, Brody ● Katy, Cassie, Kay, Kit, Kittie, Trina, Lena ● Calvin--Cal, Vin, Vinny ● Cecilia--Celia, Cissy ● Cameron--Cam, Ronny, Ron ● Charlotte--Char, Lottie, Lotta, Sherry ● Carl--see Charles ● Christine/Christina/Christiana/Kristine, etc.--Chris, ● Casey, Kasey--K.C. ● Kris, Crissy, Christy, Kristy, Tina ● Cedric--Ced, Rick, Ricky ● Clarinda--Clara ● Charles--Carl, Charlie, Chick, Chuck ● Clarissa--Clara, Cissy MALE GIVEN NAMES FEMALE GIVEN NAMES

● Chauncey--Chan ● Constance--Connie ● Chester--Chet ● Cordelia--Cordy, Delia ● Christopher/Christian--Chris, Kit ● Cornelia--Corny, Nelle, Nelly, Nelia ● Clarence--Clair, Clare ● Cynthia--Cindy, Cintha ● Clement--Clem ● Dana ● Clifford--Cliff, Ford ● Darlene--Lena, Darry ● Clifton--Cliff, Tony ● Deborah/Debora--Debby, Debbie, Deb ● Columbus--Clum ● Deliverance--Della, Delly, Dilly ● Conrad--Con, Conny ● Delores--Dell, Lola, Lolly, Della, Dee ● Cornelius--Con, Conny, Corny, Niel ● Dicey--Dicie ● Courtney--Court, Curt ● Dorcus--Darkey ● Cyrenius--Cene, Cy, Renius, Serene, Swene ● Dorothy--Dolly, Dot, Dortha, Dotty Note: Dolly can also be ● Curtis--Curt a name that simply means "baby girl"--sometimes given ● Dalton--Dahl/Dal when the name was undecided; it often stuck. ● Daniel--Dan, Danny ● Edith--Edie ● David--Dave, Davey, Day ● Elaine--see Eleanor ● Delbert--Bert, Del ● Eleanor--Elaine, Ellen, Ellie, Lanna, Lenora, Nelly, Nora ● Dennis--Denny, may be short for Dennison ● Elizabeth--Eliza, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Lib, ● Derrick--Eric, Rick, Ricky Libby, Liza, Lisa, Liz, Lizzie ● Donald--Don, Donny ● Ellen--see Eleanor and Helen ● Ebenezer--Eben, Eb, Ebbie ● Elmira--Elly, Ellie, Mira ● Edmund--Ed, Ned, Ted ● Elouise--Louise, see Heloise ● Edward--Ed, Ned, Ted, Teddy ● Elsie--see Alice ● Edwin--Ed, Ned, Win ● Emily--Emmy, Millie, Emma, see Amelia and Emeline ● Elbert--see Adelbert, Albert ● Emeline--Em, Emily, Emma, Emmy, Milly ● Eleazer--Lazar ● Estelle/Estella--Essy, Stella ● Elias--Eli, Lee, Lias ● Esther--see Hester ● Elijah--Eli, Lige ● Evaline--Eva, Eve, Lena ● Eliphalet--Left ● Faith--Fay ● Elisha--Eli, Lish ● Fidelia--Delia ● Ellswood/Elswood--Elsey/Elze/Elsie ● Florence--Flo, Flora, Flossy ● Elwood--Woody ● Frances--Fanny, Fran, Cissy, Frankie, Sis ● Emanuel--Manny, Manuel ● Fredericka--Freda, Freddy, Ricka, Frieda ● Ephraim--Eph ● Gabrielle/Gabriella--Gabby, Ella ● Epaphroditius--Dite, Ditus, Dyce, Dyche, Eppa ● Gail--see Abigail ● Eric--Rick, Ricky, may be nickname for Derrick ● Genevieve--Eve, Jean, Jenny ● Ernest--Ernie ● Geraldine--Dina, Gerry, Gerrie, Jerry ● Eugene--Gene ● Gertrude--Trudy, Gert, Gertie ● Ezekiel--Ez, Zeke ● Gwendolyn--Gwen, Wendy ● Ezra--Ez ● Hannah--Nan, Nanny, Anna, also may be a nickname for ● Ferdinand--Ferdie Johannah, Susannah. ● Francis--Frank, Fran ● Harriet--Hattie ● Franklin--Frank, Fran ● Heidi--see Adelaide ● Frederick--Fred, Freddy, Fritz ● Helen/Helene--Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Lena ● G.W.--often George Washington ● Heloise--Eloise, Lois ● Gabriel--Gabe, Gabby ● Henrietta--Etta, Etty, Hank, Nettie, Retta ● Geoffrey/Jeffrey--Geoff, Jeff ● Hermione--Hermie ● Gerald--Jerry, Gerry ● Hepsibah/Hephsibah--Hipsie ● Gilbert--Gil, Bert, Wilber ● Hester--Hessy, Esther, Hetty ● Harold--Hal, Harry ● Ina--see Lavina ● Henry--Hal, Hank, Harry ● Inez--see Agnes ● Herbert--Herb, Bert ● Irene--Rena ● Hezekiah--Hez, Hy, Kiah ● Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella--Bella, Belle, Ib, Issy, Nib, Nibby, ● Hiram--Hy Tibbie ● Hopkins --Hop, Hopp ● Isadora--Dora, Issy ● Horace--Horry ● Jane--Janie, Jean, Jennie, Jessie ● Hubert--Hugh, Bert, Hub ● Janet--Jessie, Jan ● Ignatius--Iggy, Nace, Nate, Natius ● Jean/Jeanne--Jane, Jeannie ● Isaac--Ike, Zeke ● Jeanette--Janet, Jean, Jessie, Nettie MALE GIVEN NAMES FEMALE GIVEN NAMES

● Isidore--Izzy ● Jemima--Mima ● Jacob--Jaap, Jake, Jay, could be short for Jacobus. ● Jennifer--Jennie ● James--Jamie, Jem, Jim, Jimmy ● Jessica--Jessie ● Jay--see Jacob ● Joan--Nonie, sometimes short form of Joanna/Johannah ● Jedidiah--Jed ● Joanna/Johannah--Joan, Jody, Hannah ● Jefferson--Jeff, Sonny ● Josephine--Jody, Jo, Joey, Josey, Fina ● Jehiel--Hiel ● Joyce--Joy ● Jeremiah--Jereme, Jerry ● Juanita--Nettie, Nita ● John--Jack, Jock, Johnny, occasionally a nickname ● Julia--Julie, Jill ● for Jonathan ● Keziah--Kizza, Kizzie ● Jonathan--Nathan, possibly John/Jon ● Lavina/Lavinia--Ina, Vina, Viney ● Joseph--Joe, Joey, Jos, Jody ● Lenora--Nora, Lee, see Eleanor ● Joshua--Josh, Jos ● Letitia--Lettie, Lettice, Titia, Tish ● Josiah--Jos ● Lillah -- Lily, Lilly, Lil, Lolly ● Judson--Jud, Sonny ● Lillian--Lil, Lilly, Lolly ● Julias/Julian--Jule ● Linda--Lindy, Lynn, may be a short form of Belinda, ● Junior--JR, June, Junie ● Melinda, Philinda, etc. ● K.C.--sometimes for Kasey/Casey ● Lisa--may be a short form of Elizabeth, Alice, Melissa ● Kenneth--Ken, Kenny, also for Kendall, Kendrick, ● Lois--see Heloise, Louise ● Kent, etc. ● Loretta--Etta, Lorrie, Retta ● King--may be short for Kingston or Kingsley ● Lorraine--Lorrie ● Lafayette--Fate, Laffie ● Louise/Louisa--Lou, Eliza, Lois ● Lamont--Monty ● Lucille--Lu, Lou, Cille, Lucy ● Lawrence/Laurence--Larry, Lon, Lonny, Lorne, Lorry ● Lucinda--Cindy, Lu, Lou, Lucy ● Lemuel--Lem ● Luella--Ella, Lu, Lula ● Leonard--Leo, Leon, Len, Lenny, Lineau ● Lydia/Lidia--Lyddy ● LeRoy--L.R., Lee, Roy ● Lynn--may be short form of Carolyn, Madeline, Linda, etc. ● Leslie--Les ● Madeline--Lena, Maddy, Madge, Magda, Maggie, ● Lester--Les ● Maida, Maud ● Levi--Lee ● Magdelina--Lena, Madge, Magda ● Lincoln--Link ● Mahala--Hallie ● Lorenzo--Loren ● Margaret/Margaretta--Daisy, Gretta, Madge, Maggie, ● Lucias/Lucas--Luke ● Meg, Midge, Peg, Peggy, Rita, Margery, Marge, Margie ● Luther--Luke ● Martha--Marty, Mat, Mattie, Patsy, Patty ● Lyndon--Lynn, Lindy ● Mary--Molly, Polly, Mae, Mamie, Mitzi ● Marcus--Mark ● Matilda--Tilly, Matty, Maud ● Martin--Marty ● Mehitabel--Hetty, Hitty, Mabel, Mitty ● Marvin--Marv ● Melinda--Linda, Lindy, Mel, Mindy ● Matthew/Matthias--Matt, Thias, Thys ● Melissa--Lisa, Lissa, Mel, Milly, Missy ● Maurice/Morris--Morey ● Michelle--Mickey ● Mervyn--Merv ● Mildred--Milly ● Micah--somes short for Michael ● Millicent--Milly, Missy ● Michael--Mike, Micah, Mick, Micky ● Minerva--Minnie ● Mitchell--Mitch ● Miranda--Mandy, Mira, Randy ● Montgomery--Monty, Gum ● Miriam--Mimi, Mitzi ● Napoleon--Nap, Nappy, Leon ● Nancy--Nan, see also Ann ● Nathan--Nate, sometimes short for Nathaniel or Jonathan ● Natalie--Natty, Nettie ● Nathaniel--Nathan, Nate, Nat, Natty, Than ● Olive/Olivia--Ollie, Nollie, Livia ● Nicholas--Nick, Claas, Claes ● Parmelia--Amelia, Melia, Milly ● Norbert--Bert, Norby ● Patience--Pat, Patty ● Obadiah--Diah, Dyer, Obed, Obie ● Patricia--Pat, Patty, Patsy, Tricia ● Oliver--Ollie ● Paula/Paulina--Polly, Lina ● Oswald--Ossy, Ozzy, Waldo ● Penelope--Penny ● Patrick--Paddy, Pat, Patsy, Pate, sometimes Peter ● Philinda--Linda ● Pelegrine--Perry ● Priscilla--Cissy, Cilla, Prissy ● Percival--Percy ● Prudence--Prudy, Prue ● Peter--Pete, Pate ● Rachel--Shelly ● Philetus--Leet, Phil ● Rebecca--Reba, Becca, Becky, Beck ● Phillip--Phil ● Regina--Reggie, Gina MALE GIVEN NAMES FEMALE GIVEN NAMES

● Prescott--Scott, Scotty, Pres ● Relief--Leafa ● Ralph--sometimes for Raphael ● Roberta--Bobbie, Robbie, Bert, Bertie or Birdie ● Randolph--Randy, Dolph ● Rosabel/Rosabella--Belle, Rosa, Rose, Roz ● Raymond--Ray ● Rosalyn/Rosalinda--Rosa, Rose, Linda, Roz ● Reginald--Reg, Reggie, Naldo, Renny ● Roseann/Roseanna--Rose, Ann, Roz, Rosie ● Reuben--Rube ● Roxanne/Roxanna--Ann, Rose, Roxie ● Richard--Dick, Dickon, Rich, Rick, Ricky ● Sabrina--Brina ● Robert--Bob, Dob, Dobbin, Hob, Hobkin, Rob, ● Sandra--Sandy, see Cassandra, Alexandra ● Robby, Bobby, Robin, Rupert ● Sarah--Sally, Sadie ● Roger/Rodger--Roge, Hodge, Rod ● Selina (Celina)--Lena ● Roland--Lanny, Rollo, Rolly, variant of Orlando ● Serena--Rena ● Ronald--Ron, Ronny, Naldo ● Shirley--Lee, Sherry, Shirl ● Rudolph/Rudolphus--Dolph, Olph, Rolf, Rudy ● Submit--Mitty ● Rupert--varient of Robert ● Susan/Susannah--Sue, Sukey, Susie, Hannah ● Russell--Russ, Rusty ● Tabitha--Tabby ● Samuel--Sam, Sammy ● Theresa--Terry, Tess, Tessie, Tessa, Thirza, Thursa, ● Seymour--Morey, See Tracy ● Shelton--Shelly, Shel, Tony ● Tryphena--Phena ● Sheridan--Dan, Danny, Sher ● Valerie--Val ● Sidney--Sid, Syd ● Vanessa--Nessa, Essa, Vanna ● Silas--Si ● Veronica--Franky, Frony, Ron, Ronnie, Ronna, Vonnie ● Simon/Simeon--Si, Sion ● Victoria--Vicky ● Smith--Smitty ● Virginia--Ginger, Ginny, Jane, Jennie, Virgy ● Solomon--Sal, Salmon, Saul, Sol, Solly, Zolly ● Wilhelmina--Mina, Willie, Wilma, Minnie ● Stephen/Steven--Steve, Steph ● Winifred--Winnie, Freddie, Winnet ● Sullivan--Sully, Van ● Sylvester--Si, Sly, Sy, Syl, Vester, Vet, Vessie ● Terence--Terry ● Thaddeus--Thad ● Theodore--Ted, Teddy, Theo ● Thomas--Tom, Thom, Tommy ● Timothy--Tim, Timmy ● Tobias--Toby, Bias ● Uriah--Riah ● Valentine--Felty/Feltie ● Vincent/Vinson--Vince, Vin, Vinny ● Wallace--Wally ● Washington--Wash, often for George Washington ● Wilber/Wilbur--Will, variant of Gilbert ● Wilfred--Will, Willie, Fred ● William--Will, Willie, Bill, Billy, sometimes Bell or Bela ● Winfield--Win, Winny, Field ● Woodrow--Wood, Woody, Drew ● Zachariah--Zach, Zachy, Zeke ● Zebedee--Zeb ● Zedediah--Zed, Diah, Dyer ● Zephaniah--Zeph ● 3rd--Trey ● 4th--Ivy (from IV) ● 5th--Quince, Quint ● Generic names for sons named for father: Chip, Skip, Sonny

18th Century PA German Nicknames

18TH CENTURY PA GERMAN ENGLISH VERSION NICKNAME/AKA

Abraham Abraham Abe Abram Abram Abe Andreas Andrew Anna Anna, Ann Nancy, Ann Anton Anthony Tunis, Tony, Duny Aegidius Giles Baltzer Balthasar Barbara Barbara Bevvy Benjamin Benjamin Ben Bernhard, Barnet Bernard Carolus Charles Carl Catharina Catharine Kate, Katie Christian Christian Christ, Christli Christina Christina Dinah, Tina Christoph Christopher Kit, Stoffel Cornelia Cornelia Nell, Nellie, Nelly Dewald Theobald Dionysius Denis Dietrich Theodoric Dieter Dorothea Dorothy Eleanor Eleanor Ellen, Ella, Nell, Nellie, Nelly Elias Elijah Eli Elisabeth Elizabeth Lis, Lizzie, Betti Erasmus Erasmus Asmus, Asimus Frantz Francis Friedrich Frederick Fritz Gottfried Godfrey, Geoffrey Hannah Hannah Johanna, Jane, Jean, Joan Heinrich Henry Hank Ignatius Ignatius Natius, Natz Jacob Jacob, James Jake Jane Jennie, Jenny Jeremiah Jeremiah Jerry, Jereme Johanna Johanna Hanna, Hannah, Joan, Jean, Jane, Janet, Janette, Janey, Netta, Nettie Johannes John Hans, Haensel, Jack 18TH CENTURY PA GERMAN ENGLISH VERSION NICKNAME/AKA

Jonas Jonah Jost, Justus Yost, Justus Jurg George Karl, Carl Charles Kezia Kezia Cassie Kuhnrat Conrad Kunz Ludwig Lewis, Louis Magdalena Magdalene, Madeleine Lena, Molly Margaretha Margaret Peggy, Maggie, Rebecca, Gretta Maria Mary Polly, Molly Matthaeus, Matthias Matthew Mat, Teis, Thebus Nathanael Nathaniel, Nathan Nat, Thaniel Nicolaus Nicholas Nickel, Claus Rebecca Rebecca Becky, Margaret, Peggy Salome Salome Sally, Sarah Sarah Sarah Sally, Sadie, Sara Sebastian Sebastian Bastian Sem Shem Ulrich Ullery, Eldridge Valentin Valentine Felty Veit Vitus Verena Verena Frena, Franey, Veronica, Fronica Veronica Fronica Franey, Fran Wilhelm William Bill Wilhelmina Minnie Male Names and Nicknames

English Names Dutch Equivalent Shortened Anthony/Tony Anthonius/Antonis Anton/Antoon/Toon/Tonnis/Antonus Tony Theunis/Teunis Teun/Toni Arnold/Art Arnoldus Arnold Bartholomew Bartolomeus/Bartholomeus Bartol/Bart/Meese/Meus Bert/ Burt Bertus/Berthold Bert/Mart Cornelis/Cornelius Cornelis Krelis/Nelis/Kees/Cees/Cor Dennis Denys/Dionijs Nys/Nijs Harmon Hermannus/Harmannus Herman/Mannus (see note) Jacob Jacobus/Jakobus Jacob/Jokob/Jaap/Jakob John Johannus/Joannus Johan/Jan/Hans/Hannus /Johannes Matthew/Matt Mathias/Mattias Thys/Thijs/Tijs//Tice * see note Nicholas/Nickolas Nicolaes/Nikolaas Claes/Klaas/Niek/Nico/Niekolaas Peter Petrus Piet, Peter, Pieter William Wilhelmus/Willem Wilm/Wim

Female Names and Nicknames

English Names Dutch Equivalent Diminuitive & Shortened Alita Aleida Leida Anthonia Teuntje Catherine Catharina Katrintje/Trintje/Trijntje Cornelia Cornelia Neeltje Kathy Katharina Katrijn/Trijntje Cynthia Steentje Cornelia Neeltje Elenora=Lena* Leentje Elenora/Nora Eleonara/Nora Leonora/Nora/Noortje Frances Francytje Frances Fransiska/Fransisca Fransje/Fransien/Fransientje Siska/Joanne/Sientje Gertrude Gertuida/Geertruida Geertje/Truida/Trui Helena=Lena* Leentje Helena/Hellen Helena/Heleen Lena/Heleentje/Leentje Henrietta/Harriet Henriette Henriet/Hennie ? Hendrika/Hendrike Rika/Hendrikje Jane Johanna/Janna Jannetje/Jantje/Jannie Joan Johanna/Johanne/Joanna Hanna/Janna/Hannie/Hanneke Joanne Magdalena=Lena* Leentje Magdalena Magdalena Magda/Lena/Leentje Maria Maria/Marita Maritje/Marie/Ria/Marit Margaret Margaretha Margrietje/Margje/Margriet Margreet/Greet/Grietje Phoebe Pheabea Femmeke/Femmetje/Femke/Femme /Famke/Phoebe Sara Sara Saar/Saartje/Sytie Sophia Sophia Fytie/Fientje