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OUR ANCESTOR'S NICKNAMES

Begun by Edmund West.
Additions and format
by Sarah Elizabeth Rose

Feel free to send more and I will add them to this list

A big teddy bear hug goes to my genealogy
classmate, Peggy for sharing this with us, and to
Carolyn B. and my cousin, Susan M. Hillier Roe for their welcomed additions.

Abigail / Abby, Nabby, Gail

Adaline/Adeline/ Ada, Addy, Dell, Lena

Adelaide/ Adelia/ Addy, Adele, Dell, Della

Adelphia/ Adele, Adele, Addy, Dell, Delphia, Philly

Agatha/ Aggy, Agnes

Aileen/ Allie, Lena

Alberta/ Allie, Bert, Bertie

Alexandra/Alesandra/Alex, Alexa,Alla, Alice, Sandy

Alfreda/ Alfy, Freda, Freddy, Frieda

Alice/Alicia/ Allie, Elsie, Lisa

Almena/ Allie, Mena

Amanda/ Manda, Mandy, Amy

Amelia/ Emily, Mel, Millie, Amy

Anne/ Ann/ Annie/ Nan, Nanny, Nana, Nancy

Antoinette/ Ann, Anne, Toni, Nanette, Netta,Nanny, Nan

Anabelle/ Anne, Bella, Belle, Anna, Annie

Angelina/ Angel, Angie, Lena

Arabelle / Arabella/ Anabelle, Anne, Bella, Belle

Arlene/ Arly, Lena

Armena/ Arry, Mena

Asenath/ Sene, Senie, Assene, Natty

Augusta/ Augustina/ Aggy, Gatsy, Gussie, Tina

Barbara/ Bab, Babs, Barby, Bobbie, Barb

Beatrice/ Bea, trisha, Trix, Trixie

Belinda/ Belle, Linda, Lindie, Linnie

Bernice/ Bea, Nicie

Bertha/ Bertie, Birdie, Bert

Bridget/ Biddie, Biddy, Bridgie, Bridie

Camille/ Cammie, Millie

Caroline/ Carolyn/ Carol, Carole, Carrie, Cassie, Lynn

Cassandra/ Cassie, Sandra, Sandy

Catherine/ Cathleen/ Cathy, Cassie, Trina

Cecilia/ Celia, Cissy

Charlotte/ Char, Lottie, Lotta, Sherry

Christina/ Christiana/
Tina, Chrissy, Christa, Christi, Krista, Trina

Cinthia / Cynthia / Cindy, Cinda

Clarinda/ Clara, Linda, Linnie, Lynn

Constance/ Connie

Cordelia/ Cordy, Delia, Del

Cornelia/ Cornie, Nelia, Nell, Nelly

Darlene/ Lena, Darry

Deborah/ Debora/ Debby, Debbie, Deb

Deliverance/ Della, Delly, Dilly

Delores/ Dell, Lola, Lolly, Della, Dee

Dolly/ Dollie: Sometimes used to mean "baby girl",
Sometimes given when the name was undecided; it often stuck.

Dorothy / Dorthea/ Dolly, Dody, Dora, Dot

Edith/ Edie

Edwina/ Euphemia, Effie, Effy
Elaine/ Lanie, Ellie

Eleanor/ Eleanora/ Ellie, Ellen, Lanna, Lenora,
Ella, Elle, Nell, Nelly, Nora, Helen

Elizabeth/ Eliza, Elsbeth, Bess,Bessie, Beth, Lizbeth,
Betsy, Betty, Bitsy, Libby, Lisa, Lise Liz, Liza, Lizzie

Elmira/ Elly, Ellie, Mira

Elouise/ Elle, Louise, Weezie

Elsie/ Elle, Alice

Emily/ Emmy, Millie

Emeline/ Em, Emily, Emma, Emmy, Milly

Estelle/ Estella/ Essy, Stella

Esther/ Es, Essie, Hester

Evaline/ Eva, Eve, Lena

Eudora/ Dora

Eugenia/ Genie, Gina

Faith/ Fay

Fidelia/ Delia

Florence/ Flo, Flora

Francine / Frances
Fannie, Fanny, Frances, Fran, Cissy, Frankie

Fredericka/ Freda, Freddy, Ricka, Frieda

Gabrielle/ Gabriella/ Gabby, Ella

Genevieve/ Eve, Jean, Jenny

Geraldine/ Dina, Gerry, Gerrie, Dina

Gwendolyn/ Gwen, Wendy

Hannah/ Nan, Nanny, Anna

Harriet/ Etta

Helena/ Helen, Lena, Ella, Ellen

Heloise/ Eloise, Lois

Henrietta/ Harriet,
Hattie, Hettie, Hester, Esther, Nettie, Retta

Hermione/ Hermie

Hepsibah/ Hephsibah/ Hipsie, Hester, Hessy
Esther, Hetty

Honora/ Hannah, Nora

Inez/ Nessa

Irene/ Rena

Isabel/ Isabelle/ Isabella/ Izzy, Belle, Bella
Ib, Issy, Nib, Nibby, Tibbie

Isadora/ Dora, Issy

Jacqueline/ Jackie, Lynn

Jane/ Janie, Jean, Jennie, Jessie

Janet/ Jessie, Jan, Janie

Jeanne/ Jean, Jane, Jeannie

Jeanette / Jennett/ Jane, Janet,
Nettie, Jeanie, Jenny, Jessie, Nettie

Jemima/ Jemma, Mima

Jennifer/ Jennie

Jessica/ Jessie

Joan/ Joanie, Nonie

Joanna/ Johannah/ Joan, Jody, Hannah

Josephine/ Jody, Jo, Joey, Josey, Fina, Josie

Joyce/ Joy

Juanita/ Nettie, Nita

Julia/ Julie, Jill, Jewels

Katherine / Kathleen/
Kate, Katie, Kay, Kathie Kit, Kitty, Lena

Keziah/ Kizza, Kizzie, Kezzie

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