With some common names, especially male ones, it seems like some people automatically try to use the nickname, like Mike for Michael.
What names feel like they have “automatic” nicknames?
If you or someone you know has one of these names and goes by the full name are they annoyed by it?
These seem to get automatic nicknames:
[name_m]John[/name_m] — [name_m]Johnny[/name_m]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] / [name_u]Madison[/name_u] — [name_f]Maddy[/name_f]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] — [name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m] — [name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m] — [name_m]Mitch[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] — [name_m]Eddie[/name_m] / [name_m]Ed[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] — [name_m]Fred[/name_m] / [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] — [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] — [name_m]Rick[/name_m] / [name_u]Ricky[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] — [name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f] — [name_u]Jess[/name_u] / [name_u]Jessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] — [name_f]Em[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f] — [name_f]Meg[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] — [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f] / [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] / [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] — [name_f]Susie[/name_f] / Suz
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] — [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] / [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] — [name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] — [name_f]Jenny[/name_f] / [name_f]Jen[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f] — [name_u]Christie[/name_u] / [name_u]Chris[/name_u]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f] — [name_f]Patty[/name_f] / [name_u]Pat[/name_u]
I’ve known some people with some of these names that don’t shorten them— a just-Jessica and a just-Alexandra, for instance, and these choices don’t seem to be issues nor should they be— but these are definitely patterns I’ve noticed.
I’ve taught a few of these who don’t shorten their names and people just don’t shorten their names. Not sure if that’ll last to adulthood but I try and encourage us using whatever form of the name people like - so have had lots of long names with no nicknames.
In my experience, names that tend to ‘come’ with a nickname.
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] - [name_f]Flossy[/name_f], [name_f]Florrie[/name_f], [name_f]Floss[/name_f], [name_f]Flo[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] - [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] - [name_m]Joe[/name_m]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - [name_f]Immy[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] - [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] or [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
Alllllll the [name_f]Evie[/name_f] names (Evelyn, [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] etc.)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] “Tom” and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] “Sam” feel automatic to me
Adding [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] “Tim”
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] → [name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] → Kate/Katie
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] → [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
I have a friend [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] who makes a large effort to go by [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] but gets [name_m]Joe[/name_m] by everyone. [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] “Chris”, [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “Alex”, [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] “Matt”, [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] “Ben”, and [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] “Zach” are some that come to mind
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]- [name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]- Nathan/Nate
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]- [name_m]Josh[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]- Alex/Xander
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]- [name_u]Zeke[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]- [name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]- Izzy/Bella
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]- Mack/Kenzie
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]- [name_f]Jen[/name_f]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]- [name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]- [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]- [name_f]Maddie[/name_f]
I thought of…
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - [name_u]Alex[/name_u] or [name_m]Alec[/name_m] (I don’t know a single [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] who doesn’t go by a nickname)
[name_m]Timonthy[/name_m] - [name_m]Tim[/name_m] or [name_m]Timmy[/name_m]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] and other [name_u]Chris[/name_u]- names - [name_u]Chris[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - [name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m] - [name_m]Josh[/name_m]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] - [name_f]Becky[/name_f] or [name_f]Becca[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] - [name_f]Liz[/name_f], [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] etc
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - [name_u]Jackie[/name_u]
[name_u]Kimberley[/name_u] - [name_u]Kim[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f] - [name_f]Debbie[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] - [name_f]Vicky[/name_f], [name_f]Tori[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Katie[/name_f], [name_f]Kathy[/name_f] etc
I’m a [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], sometimes given the nn “shelley.” I have a VERY negative experience with a [name_u]Shelley[/name_u] in my childhood so that automatic nn is forbidden 
[name_f]My[/name_f] partner is a [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] and he definitely gets [name_m]Dan[/name_m].
Joshua/Josh
Zachary/Zach
Robert/Rob
Jacob/Jake
Nicholas/Nick
Annabelle/Ann
Georgina/Georgie
Brianna/Bree
Bethany/Beth
Josephine/Josie
Seconding [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] “Sam” and [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] “Josh”
honestly shocked that nobody has said william “will” yet