[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all!!
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I just got finished reading “We Have Always Lived In The Castle” by [name_f]Shirley[/name_f] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], in which the main character is named [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] but is called Merricat
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This got me thinking [name_f][/name_f]- what other double-barreled or first name middle names can have a smash nickname like that?
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Some of the ones I thought of were Marie-Louise becoming [name_f]Malou[/name_f] or Maria-Isabel being [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
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I’d love to hear any that you all think of [name_f][/name_f]- feel free to get stretchy and wild!!
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I came up with [name_f]Lola[/name_f] for [name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] a few years ago and I still really like it!
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There are a lot of Spanish ones I really like – [name_f]María[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mavi[/name_f] and [name_m]Juan[/name_m] [name_m]Manuel[/name_m] nn Juanma come to mind first 
[name_f][/name_f] I also like [name_f]María[/name_f] [name_m]José[/name_m] nn [name_m]Majo[/name_m] but I don’t think it works so well in [name_f]English[/name_f] unfortunately.
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I also recently heard [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] nn Nalu (in the film Ainda Estou Aqui) and loved that!
I love nicknames like these! I made a list of some of mine a few months ago: https://forum.nameberry.com/t/first-middle-name-nickname-combos/464538
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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite is [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Siena[/name_f] “Elsie”
It’s been a long time since I’ve first read Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but I’m still swooning over the names! [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] “Merricat”— how cute is that? And with an older sister named [name_f]Constance[/name_f], no less! 
Anyway, a traditional French example I particularly like is [name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Hélène[/name_f] → Mylène (pn. “mee-lehn”).
These are fun!
Finnegan Marlo → Finlo
Jillian Mabel → Jillimae
Solange Clara → Solara
Josephine Victoria → Jovie
Rafferty Cormac → Raffimac
I know someone named (FN/MD) [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] who goes by Lizabelle
Some I’ve known, some I know of and some on my list:
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[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] nn [name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Loki[/name_m] nn [name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] nn Solaine
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Fraser[/name_m] nn [name_m]Otter[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] [name_m]Kimble[/name_m] nn [name_m]Tuck[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aurelien[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] nn [name_m]Rei[/name_m] [name_m]Jay[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Quentin[/name_m] [name_m]Wade[/name_m] nn [name_m]Quade[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Lupine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cielle[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Ondine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Roland[/name_m] [name_m]Arlo[/name_m] nn [name_m]Rollo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Keegan[/name_m] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] nn [name_f]Keely[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] nn [name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Addison[/name_f] [name_m]Lyle[/name_m] nn [name_m]Adlai[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zebediah[/name_m] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] nn Zeben
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elliot[/name_m] [name_m]Jarvis[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ellis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lindsey[/name_f] [name_f]Denise[/name_f] nn [name_m]Linden[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sabella[/name_f] [name_m]Rian[/name_m] nn [name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] nn Forge
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Kian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wilkie[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Laura[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Omar[/name_m] [name_m]Zion[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ozai[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tolliver[/name_m] [name_m]Zealand[/name_m] nn Tolland
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] nn [name_m]Milo[/name_m] or [name_m]Kylo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Riggins[/name_m] [name_m]Valentine[/name_m] nn Triggve
The two on my list are [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] “Dovie” and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Meadowlark[/name_f] “Lucky.” For my boy list I’ve also played around with some combos like [name_m]Henry[/name_m] Alan/Alistair “Hal” where technically [name_m]Hal[/name_m] is a nickname for [name_m]Henry[/name_m] but its an unusual pick so I feel like having it also work as a first/middle smoosh helps to reinforce it (I also like [name_m]Hal[/name_m] for [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] Valentine.)