How to get to these nicknames?

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] - [name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] - [name_f]Stefania[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] - Mary-Louise
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
Bess/Beth - [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] - [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Vizzy/Vis - [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]

[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] - [name_u]Austin[/name_u]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u] - [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m] - [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u] - [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m] - [name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - [name_u]Griffin[/name_u]

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] - [name_f]Lysandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_f]Esther[/name_f] or [name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] - Salamandra
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] - [name_f]Fantine[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] - [name_u]Mallory[/name_u]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - [name_u]Wren[/name_u] etc
[name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f] - [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] - [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Vizzy, Vis - [name_u]Vision[/name_u] I suppose?

[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] - [name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u] - [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_m]Arturo[/name_m]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m] - [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u] - [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m] - [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_u]Finley[/name_u]

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]: [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]: Mary-Anne
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]: [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f]: [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]: [name_f]Marylou[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]: [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
Bess/Beth: [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]: [name_f]Willa[/name_f] / [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]

Vizzy/Viz: [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u]: [name_m]Oswald[/name_m]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u]: [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]: [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u]: [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m]: [name_m]Ronald[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]: [name_u]Finnegan[/name_u]

In my country, [name_f]Fanny[/name_f] has a very bad association which makes it unusable as a name here.

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] - [name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] - [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] - [name_f]Salma[/name_f]
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] - [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] - [name_f]Malory[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f] - [name_u]Blessing[/name_u]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f] - [name_f]Lisbeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] - [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
Vizzy - [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
Vis - [name_f]Mavis[/name_f]

[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] - [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u] - [name_u]Auberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m] - [name_m]Malcom[/name_m]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u] - [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m] - [name_m]Ronald[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - [name_m]Finnick[/name_m]

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Woah! What country do you live in? What’s the association?

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Lizzie= [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] or [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
Marnie= [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
Winnie= [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
Essie= [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
Sally= [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] or [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
Fanny= [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
Malou= [name_u]Mallory[/name_u]
Birdie= [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
Bess= [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
Beth= [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
Billie= [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
Vizzy, Vis= name with V.Z. initials like [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] or [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]

Ozzy= [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] or [name_m]Orson[/name_m]
Bear= [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
Mac= [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
Robbie= [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
Ron= [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] maybe? I think I like this best by itself
Finn= [name_u]Finley[/name_u] or [name_u]Griffin[/name_u]

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - Marian/Marion
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] - Sarah/Sara
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] - [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] - [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] - [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Vizzy, Vis - [name_f]Avis[/name_f]

[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] - [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u] - [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m] - [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u] - [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m] - [name_m]Ronald[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - [name_m]Fintan[/name_m]

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] - [name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] - [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] (Definitely couldn’t use this nickname in the uk :face_with_peeking_eye:)
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] - [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
Bess/Beth - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] - [name_f]Willamina[/name_f]
Vizzy - [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] - [name_m]Osvaldo[/name_m]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u] - [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m] - [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u] - [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m] - [name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - [name_m]Finneas[/name_m]

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] – [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] – [name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] – [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] – [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] – [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] – [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] – [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] – [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f] – [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], again!
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] – [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Vizzy, Vis – [name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] (is this cheating?)

[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] – [name_u]Augustine[/name_u]
[name_u]Bear[/name_u] – [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m] – [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u] – [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m] – [name_m]Rónán[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] – [name_m]Fintan[/name_m]

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lizzie → yelyzaveta
marnie → marlene
winnie → winifred
essie → estelle
sally → thessaly
fanny → frances
malou → i probably wouldn’t use this, if only for the fact that i’d do an m first name with a lou- middle, and my own middle is louise
birdie → aderyn (meaning bird)
bess/beth → elizabeth
billie → willoughby?
vizzy/vis → avis

ozzy → roscoe, oscar
bear → bjorn
mac → cormac
robbie → robert
ron → wouldn’t use
finn → finlay

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Winnica - [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f] - [name_f]Essie[/name_f]
[name_f]Salome[/name_f] - [name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] - [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Vincenza[/name_f] - Vizzy

[name_m]Orson[/name_m] - [name_u]Ozzy[/name_u]
[name_m]Merrick[/name_m] - [name_m]Mac[/name_m] (Mack)
Serephin - [name_u]Finn[/name_u]

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[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “Lizzie”
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] “Marnie”
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] “Winnie”
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] “Essie”
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] “Sally”
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] “Fanny”
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] “Malou”
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] “Birdie”
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] “Bess, Beth”
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] “Billie”
[name_u]Vision[/name_u] “Vizzy, Vis”

[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] “Ozzy”
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] “Bear”
[name_m]Macsen[/name_m] “Mac”
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] “Robbie”
[name_m]Ronin[/name_m] “Ron”
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m] “Finn”

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[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] - [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] - [name_f]Winona[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f] - [name_u]Esme[/name_u], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_u]Felice[/name_u]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] - [name_f]Susanne[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f] - [name_f]Stephany[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] - [name_u]Mallory[/name_u]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
Bess/ [name_f]Beth[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u] - [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Belinda[/name_f]

[name_u]Ozzy[/name_u] - [name_u]Austin[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m] - [name_m]Marcus[/name_m], Macartney, [name_m]Mitch[/name_m]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u] - [name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m] - [name_m]Ronald[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], [name_u]Finnegan[/name_u], [name_u]Finley[/name_u]