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~~ Female Given Names ~~
A | B | C | D | E |
F | G | H | I | J |
K | L | M | N | O |
P | Q | R | S | T | U | V |
W | X | Y | Z
~~ Male Given Names ~~
A | B | C | D |
E | F | G | H |
I | J | K | L |
M | N | O | P |
Q | R | S | T |
U | V | W | X |
Y | Z
 A - (female) |
Abigail -- Abby, Nabby, Gail
Adaline/Adeline -- Ada, Addy, Dell, Delia, Lena
Adelaide -- Addy, Adele, Dell, Della, Heidi, Lide (?)
Adelphia -- Adele, Addy, Dell, Delphia, Philly
Agatha -- Aggy
Agnes -- Aggy, Inez, Nessa, Nessie
Aileen -- Allie, Lena
Alberta -- Allie, Bert, Bertie
Alexandra -- Alex, Alla, Ali, Allie, Aly, Lex, Lexa, Lexine, Lexy, Sandrine,
Sandra , Sandy, Sasha, Sascha, Zandy
Alfreda -- Alfy, Freda, Freddy, Frieda
Alice/Alicia -- Allie, Elsie, Lisa
Alison, Allison -- Alice , Ally
Almena -- Allie, Mena
Amanda -- Manda, Mandy
Amelia -- Emily, Mel, Millie, Amy
Andrea -- Andi
Ann/Anne -- Annie, Nan, Nanny, Nana, Nancy
* Ann is sometimes a nickname for Antoinette, Christiana, Roseanne, etc.
Angela -- Angie, Ang
Antoinette/Antonia -- Ann, Tony, Netta
Arabella/Arabelle -- Ara, Arry, Belle, Bella
Araminta -- Meta
Arlene -- Arly, Lena
Armena -- Arry, Mena
Armilda -- Milda
Asenath -- Assene, Natty, Sene
Augusta/Augustina -- Aggy, Gatsy , Gussie, Tina
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| B - (female) |
Barbara -- Bab, Babs, Barby, Bobbie
Beatrice -- Bea, Trisha, Trix, Trixie
Belinda -- Be , Belle, Linda
Bernice -- Bea, Bee, Berni
Bertha -- Birdie, Bert, Bertie
Beverly -- (Beverley), Bev
Brenda -- Be , Bren
Bridget -- Biddie, Biddy, Bridgie, Bridie, Delia
Brittany -- Britt
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| C - (female) |
Camille -- Cammie, Millie
Cornelia -- Cornie, Nelia
Carol/Caroline/Carolyn -- Carrie, Cassie, Lena , Lynn
Cassandra -- Cassie, Sandra, Sandy
Catherine/Cathleen -- Cathy, Kate , Kathie , Kathy, Katy, Cassie, Kay,
Kit, Kittie, Trina, Lena
Cecilia -- Celia, Cissy, Silja
Charlotte -- Char, Lottie, Lotta, Sherry
Christine/Christina/Christiana/Kristine, etc -- Chris, Kris, Crissy, Christy, Kristy,
Tina
Clarinda -- Clara
Clarissa -- Clara, Cissy
Constance -- Connie
Cordelia -- Cordy, Delia
Cornelia -- Cora , Corny, Nelle, Nelly, Nelia
Cynthia -- Cindy, Cintha
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| D - (female) |
Dana -- Da
Darlene -- Lena, Darry
Deborah/Debora -- Debby, Debbie, Deb
Deliverance -- Della, Delly, Dilly
Delores -- Dell, Lola, Lolly , Della, Dee
Delphine -- Del
Denise -- Denny , Dede
Diadema -- Dama , Dema
Diana -- Dyna , Diahanna , Denna , Deana , Diane , Di
Diane -- Dede (or any other girl's name begining with a "D"
Dicey -- Dicie
Dorcus -- Darkey
Dorothea / Dorothy -- Dolly, Dot, Doty , Dortha, Dotty, Dottie
* Dolly can also be a name that simply means "baby girl"--sometimes given
when the name was undecided; it often stuck.
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| E - (female) |
Edith -- Dede , Edie
Elaine -- see Eleanor
Eleanor -- Elaine, Ellen, Elli, Ellie, Lanna, Lenora, Nelly, Nora
Elizabeth -- Eliza, Bess, Bessie, Bet , Beth, Betsy, Betty, Lib, Libby,
Lisbet , Liza, Lisa, Liz, Lizzie
Ellen (see Eleanor and Helen) -- Lallie , Lil ( Irish, found in
Newfoundland Canada)
Elmira -- Elly, Ellie, Mira
Elise -- Lise, Elli, Ellie
Elouise -- Louise, see Heloise
Elsie -- see Alice
Emily -- Emmy, Millie, Emma, see Amelia and Emeline
Emeline -- Em, Emily, Emma, Emmy, Milly
Estelle/Estella -- Essy, Stella
Esther (see Hester) -- Essie , Ettie
Eva -- Evie
Evaline / Eveline / Evelyn -- Ess , Ev , Eva, Eve , Lena
Evangeline -- Van, Vangie
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| F - (female) |
Faith -- Faithy , Fay
Fidelia -- Delia
Florence--Flo, Flora, Flossy
Frances--Fanny, Fran, Cissy, Frankie, Nancy , Nan , Sis
Fredericka--Freda, Freddy, Ricka, Frieda
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| G - (female) |
Gabrielle/Gabriella -- Gabby, Ella
Gail -- see Abigail
Genevieve -- Gen, Eve, Jean, Jenny
Geraldine -- Dina, Gerry, Gerrie, Jerry
Gertrude -- Trudy, Gert, Gertie
Gloria -- Glory
Guinevere -- Vera
Gwendolyn -- Gwen, Wendy
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| H - (female) |
Hannah -- Nan, Nanny, Anna, also may be a nickname for Johannah,
Susannah.
Harriet -- Hattie
Hedwig -- Hattie
Heidi -- see Adelaide
Helen / Helene -- Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Lena, Nellie
Heloise -- Eloise, Lois
Henrietta -- Etta, Etty, Hank, Nettie, Retta
Hermione -- Hermie
Hepsibah/Hephsibah -- Hipsie, Happy
Hester -- Hessy, Esther, Hetty
Hollis -- Holli , Holly
Honora -- Nora
Hopestill -- Hopey (Old New England)
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| I - (female) |
Ina -- see Lavina
Inez -- see Agnes
Irene -- Rena
Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella -- Bella, Belle , Ib, Isa , Issy, Nib, Nibby, Tibbie
Isadora -- Dora, Issy
Iva -- Ivy
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| J - (female) |
Jacqueline -- Jackie , Linnie
Jane -- Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janelle, Janet, Janette, Janey,
Janie, Jean, Jennie, Jessie, Jincy
Janet -- Jessie, Jan
Jean/Jeanne -- Jane, Jeannie
Jeanette -- Janet, Jean, Jessie, Nettie
Jemima -- Mima
Jennifer -- Jen , Jennie, Jenny
Jessica -- Jessie
Joan -- Nonie, sometimes short form of Joanna/Johannah
Joanna/Johannah -- Hannah, Joan, Jody, Josie
Josephine -- Jody, Jo, Joey, Josey, Fina
Joyce -- Joy
Juanita -- Nettie, Nita
Judith -- Judy
Julia -- Julie, Jill
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| K - (female) |
Katherine/Kathleen -- Cat , Cathy, Kat , Kathie , Kathy, Katy,
Cassie, Kasey , Kay, Kit, Kittie, Trina, Lena
Kari -- Kay
Kathy -- Kate , Katie , Katey
Katrina -- Kae , Trina , Trine
Keziah -- Kizza, Kizzie
Kimberly -- Kim, Kimmy
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| L - (female) |
Laura -- Lauri , Laurie , Lori
Lavina/Lavinia -- Ina, Vina, Viney
Lenora -- Nora, Lee, see Eleanor
Letitia -- Lettie, Lettice, Titia, Tish
Lillah -- Lily, Lilly, Lil, Lolly
Lillian -- Lil, Lilly, Lolly
Linda -- Lindy, Lynn, may be a short form of Belinda
Lisa -- may be a short form of Elizabeth, Alice, Melissa
Lois -- see Heloise, Louise
Lonita -- Lonnie , Loni , Nita
Loretta -- Etta, Lorrie, Retta
Lorraine -- Lora, Lori, Lorrie
Louise/Louisa -- Lou, Eliza, Lois, Weasie
Lucille -- Lu, Lou, Cille, Lucy
Lucinda -- Cindy, Lu, Lou, Lucy
Luella -- Ella, Lu, Lula
Lydia/Lidia -- Lyddy, Lide
Lynn -- may be short form of Carolyn, Madeline, Linda, etc.
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| M - (female) |
Madeline -- Lena, Maddie , Maddy, Madge, Magda, Maggie,
Maida, Maud
Magdelena / Magdelina -- Laney , Lena, Madge, Magda
Mahala -- Hallie
Margaret/Margaretta -- Daisy, Gretta, Madge, Maggie, Marg, Margie, Meg, Midge,
Peg, Peggy, Rita, Margery, Marge, Margie, Rebecca
Martha -- Marty, Mat, Mattie, Patsy, Patty
Martilyn -- Mary , Lynn
Mary -- Mimi , Molly, Polly, Mae, Mamie, Mitzi, Tootsie (?)
Maryane (also Mary Jane) -- Janie , Jany
Mary Ann -- Polly (in C19 England)
Matilda -- Tilly, Matty, Maud, Maude
Maxine -- Max , Maxie , Mac
Mehitabel -- Hetty, Hitty, Mabel, Mitty
Melanie -- Mel, Melly(ie), Lanny
Melinda -- Linda, Lindy, Mel, Mindy
Melissa -- Lisa, Lissa, Mel, Milly, Missy
Michelle -- Mickey, Shelly
Mildred -- Milly
Millicent -- Milly, Missy, Penny
Minerva -- Minnie
Miranda -- Mandy, Mira, Randy
Miriam -- Mimi, Mitzi
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| N - (female) |
Nancy -- Nan, see also Ann, Nanc
Natalie -- Natty , Nettie
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| O - (female) |
Olive/Olivia -- Ollie, Nollie, Livia
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| P - (female) |
Pamela -- Pam, Pammie
Parmelia -- Amelia, Melia, Milly
Parthenia -- Thenie
Patience -- Pat, Patty
Patricia -- Pat, Patty, Patsy, Tricia
Paula/Paulina/Pauline -- Polly, Lina, Plina , Pleena
Penelope -- Penny
Philinda -- Linda
Priscilla -- Cissy, Cilla, Prissy
Prudence -- Prudy, Prue
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| R - (female) |
Rachel -- Shelly
Rebecca -- Reba, Becca, Becky, Beck
Regina -- Reggie, Gina
Relief -- Leafa
Roberta -- Bobbie, Robbie, Bert, Bertie or Birdie
Rogene -- Gene, Jean
Rosabel/Rosabella -- Belle, Rosa, Rose, Roz
Rosalyn/Rosalinda -- Rosa, Rose, Linda, Roz
Roseann/Roseanna -- Rose, Ann, Roz, Rosie
Roxanne/Roxanna -- Ann, Rose, Roxie
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| S - (female) |
Sabrina -- Brina
Sandra -- Sandie , Sandy, see Cassandra, Alexandra
Sarah -- Sac, Sally, Sadie, Zsa-Zsa , zazie
Selina (Celina) -- Lena
Seena -- Rena
Shaylene -- Shay, Leenie, Shayshay
Shirley -- Lee, Sherry, Shirl
Submit -- Mitty
Susan/Susannah -- Sue, Sukey, Susie, Hannah
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| T - (female) |
Tabitha -- Bythie , Tabbs, Tabby
Tamara -- Tam , Tammie , Tammy
Theresa -- Terry, Tess, Tessie, Tessa, Thirza, Thursa, Tracy
Tryphena -- Phena, Try , Triffy
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| V - (female) |
Valerie -- Val
Vanessa -- Nessa, Essa, Vanna
Veronica -- Fannie , Fanny , Franky, Frony, Ron, Ronnie , Ronna,
Vonnie
Victoria -- Vicky, Vee, Tory
Virginia -- Ginger, Ginny, Jane, Jennie, Virgy
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| W - (female) |
Waitstill -- Waity (Old New England)
Wilhelmina -- Mina, Willie, Wilma, Minnie
Wietzske -- Winnie , Win
Winifred> -- Winnie, Freddie, Winnet
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| Y - (female) |
Yvonne -- Vonnie
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