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[edit] Nicknames for people

Types of personal nickname: Also known as pet name, shortened name, truncated name, alternate name, name derivative, associated name, hypocoristic form of a name, familiar form of a name, diminutive name, diminutized name, or diminuted name. Sometimes related to "alias."

[edit] Relating to given names

[edit] Hypocoristism

A nickname may be a hypocoristic form of a person's first name. This is often a simple abbreviation of the name. For most English names the shortened form is taken from the first syllable e.g. Walt for Walter. However in many other languages it is much more common to use the last syllable of the whole name e.g. Italian Nino for Giovanni (via Giovannino, which is a diminutive form of Giovanni). Some abbreviations can use the middle of a word e.g. Liz for Elizabeth. There are a few names for which an archaic pronunciation of the full name is preserved in the short name e.g. Rick for Richard indicates that the -ch- was originally pronounced as -ck-. Some other nicknames were created by rhyming the shortened form of the full name, such as Ted or Ned for Edward (Ed), Bill for William (Will), and Bob or Nob for Robert (Rob). For those abbreviations that do not begin with the same letter as the full name, see list of short name forms. Examples:

Abbie, Abbey, Abby for Abigail Ally, Allie, Ali for Alexandra, Allison, Alison or Alice Al, Alex, Andi, Lex, Xander, Sasha for Alexander or Alexandra Ann, Anna, Anne, Annie, Bella for Anabelle Andie for Andrea Andy, Drew for Andrew Ant, Tony, Toni, Tone for Anthony Ash, Ashers, Ley for Ashley Barb, Barbie, Babs for Barbara Ben, Benny, Benji for Benjamin Bert, Bertie for Albert, Herbert, Bertram Betta for Elisabetta Bran, Brandy, Randy for Brandon Britt, Bri for Brittany Cam, Cammy, Cammo, Cammers for Cameron Candy for Candice Cat for Catherine Chuck, Chaz, Charlie, Charley, Carson for Charles Chris, Chrissy, Tina for Christina Chris, Chrissy, Chrissie for Christine Chris, Topher for Christopher, Christian Court, Corky, for Courtney Di, Dicey, Didi for Diane, Diana Donna for Donnatella Dan, Danny for Daniel Dave, Davey, Beau, Divad, Devad for David Den, Denny, Dino, Dean for Dennis Dot, Dotty, Dodie for Dorothy or Dorothea Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ned, Ted, Teddy, Teddie, Ward for Edward Ella, Ellie, Elle, Nell, Nellie for Eleanor Beth, Bess, Bessie, Betsy, Betty, Bette, Ellie, Eliza, Libby, Lisa, Liza, Liz, Lizzie, Izzy for Elizabeth Eli, Lige for Elijah Eli, Lish, Leesh for Elisha Eli, Ellie, Elle, Elly, Lou for Eloise Em, Ems, Emmy for Emily and Emma Esti, Estie, Esty, Estye for Esther Rikki, Rikkie, Ricky for Erica Fran, Frankie, Chess for Franchesca Frank, Frankie, Franky for Francis and Franklin Gabe for Gabriel Grey Goose, Gaz, Gazzer, Gar for Gary Geoff for Geoffrey Gerry for Gerald or Gerard Greg and Gegi for Gregory Harry, Hal, Hank for Henry, Hazel and Harold Howie, Ward for Howard Isa, Izzy, Bella, Belle, Bell for Isabel, Isabelle, Isabella Jack, Johnny for John Jackie for Jacqueline Jake, Jack for Jacob and Jacques Jay, Jayce for Jason Jeff for Jefferson or Jeffrey (originally for Jefferson but now more often Jeffrey, a new form of Geoffrey) Jem for Jemma Jen, Jenny, Jenna for Jennifer Jerry for Jerome, Gerald Jess, Jessie for Jessica Jey, Jez for Jeremy Jim, Jimmy, Jamie, Jock , Jake for James Joe, Joey for Joseph Jojo, Josey for Josiah Jon, Jonny, Jono for Jonathan Jo, Josie/Jojo for Joanne, Joanna, Josephine Josh for Joshua Judy for Judith Jules for Julie or Julia Jule, killajulez for Julian Kate, Katie, for Katrina, Kaitlyn, Katherine Kaz for Karen, Caz for Caroline Kels for Kelsey, Kelsie Ken, Kenny for Kenneth

Kev, Crank for Kevin Kim, Kimber, or Lee for Kimberly or Kimberley Kris, Krissy, Krisso for Kristen Larry, Lar, Laurie for Lawrence or Laurence (male only) Laur, Lauri, Laurie, Lozza (australian) for Laurence, Laura or Lauren (female) Leo, Leona, Len, Lenny for Leonard or Leopold Libby forLisbeth Liv, Livi for Olivia Lucy, Ceil, Ceall, Cille for Lucille Mandy, Mandi, Manda for Amanda Maddie, Maddy for Madeline, Madison Marge, Marg, Maggie, Mags, Meg, Megan, Peggy, Greta, Margie for Margaret Marty, Martie, Mattie for Martha Mally, Maidie, Mamie, Mare for Mary Matt, Mattie for Matthew Maur, Mo for Maureen Max for Maxwell, or Maximilian Meg, Mog, Gog for Megan Merv for Mervin Mia for Maria Mo for Mohammed or Maurice Moll, Molly Dolly, Good Golly Miss Molly for Molly Nate, Nat for Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie Ness, Nessy, Nessie, Nessa for Vanessa Nick, Nicky, Niki for Nicholas, Nicole Pat, Patsy, Patty, Patti, Trish, Tricia for Patricia Pat, Paddy, Pa, Patoutou for Patrick Pete, Petey for Peter Phil for Phillip or Philip Rache, Rach, for Rachel Rossie, Rossy for Ross Dick, Dickie, Dicky, Rich, Richie, Richy, Rick, Ricky for Richard Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi , Bobby, Rab, Bert , Bertie , Butch , Bobbers , Bobert , Bobadito, Robban (in Sweden) for Robert Ron, Ronnie for Ronald, Veronica Rosie, Rose for Rosemary Rowz for Rose Rube for Reuben, Ruben Rusty, Russ for Russell Ry for Ryan Sally, Sallie, Sadie for Sarah Sam, Sammy, Sammie for Samuel, Samantha, Samson Sandy, Al, Alex for Alexander Sandra, Sandy, Al, Alex for Alexandra Shazza for Sharron Shelbs for Shelby Sophie, Sophia for Sophronia Steph, Stephie, $teez for Stephanie Steve for Stephen (or Steven) Stewie, Stew, Stu for Stewart, Stuart Sue, Susie, Suzie for Susan/Suzanne (most often Sue or Susie for Susan and Suzie for Suzanne) T$$, T-Rav, T-Rex for Travis Tam, Tammy for Tamara Ted, Teddy, Theo, Tad for Theodore Teddie, Thea, Theo for Theodora Tom, Thom, Tommy for Thomas T,Timmay for Tim Terrie, Terri for Teresa, Theresa Ty for Tyler, Tyann, Tyrone Van for Vanessa Vicky, Vicki, Vickie, Tori for Victoria Vince, Vin, Vinnie ,Vinny for Vincent Ginny for Virginia Vivi, Viv for Vivian Wen, Wendel for Wendy Will, Wils, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billy, Liam for William Zach, Zack, Zac for Zachary

Many of these names are also registered as formal birth names.