I have been wondering about this for a while, any other names you can think of it is appreciated. Some examples are
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] being called [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m] being called [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] being called [name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] being called [name_m]Chuck[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] being called [name_m]Bill[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u] being called [name_m]Jimmy[/name_m]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] being called [name_f]Peggy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]/Anne being called [name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
Any others you can think of are welcomed and thanks for answering me
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Robert ([name_u]Bobby[/name_u])
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] ([name_m]Dick[/name_m]/Dicky)
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] ([name_m]Ted[/name_m]/Teddy)
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] ([name_m]Chuck[/name_m])
Margaret ([name_f]Meg[/name_f]/Greta)
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] ([name_f]Sadie[/name_f]/Sally)
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] ([name_f]Molly[/name_f])
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Buffy[/name_f])
Adding [name_m]Ned[/name_m] for [name_m]Edward[/name_m]; [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] or [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]; [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f] or [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] from [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]; and [name_f]Polly[/name_f] or [name_f]Mamie[/name_f] for [name_f]Mary[/name_f].
Plus [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] from [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_f]Suki[/name_f] from [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Nell[/name_f] from [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f] from [name_f]Theresa[/name_f], and [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] from [name_f]Katherine[/name_f].
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Off of the top of my head…
Charles “[name_m]Chip[/name_m]”
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “[name_u]Red[/name_u]”
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] “[name_f]Lady[/name_f]”
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] “[name_u]Andy[/name_u]”
[name_u]Willow[/name_u] / [name_m]William[/name_m] “[name_u]Billie[/name_u] / [name_u]Billy[/name_u]”
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] - [name_u]Flip[/name_u] or [name_u]Pip[/name_u]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] or [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] - [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - [name_u]Kit[/name_u] or [name_m]Chip[/name_m]
Jennifer - [name_f]Jen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] - [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] - [name_f]Liz[/name_f]/Beth/Eliza/Betsy/Lizzie/Ellie
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]/Lauretta - [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_m]David[/name_m] - [name_m]Dave[/name_m]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
Emma actually isn’t a short form of [name_f]Emily[/name_f], just a sound-alike
Louise nn [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tina[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] nn [name_u]Phil[/name_u] or [name_u]Pip[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] nn [name_u]Fran[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Lex[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] nn [name_u]Joey[/name_u]
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Harriet nn [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]!
(and [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Hetty[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] nn [name_f]Hetty[/name_f], and [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Harriet[/name_f])
I only say it is a short name because I know a few Emilys that go by [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
Thank you everybody for you replies
Elizabeth (beth)
[name_f]Millie[/name_f] ([name_f]Mimi[/name_f])
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] ([name_u]Mandy[/name_u])
Margaret ~ [name_f]Maggy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Posey[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangelina[/name_f] ~ [name_u]Angel[/name_u]
[name_f]Ovidia[/name_f] ~ [name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Romee[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] ~ [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
Margaret to [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] to [name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] to [name_f]Betsy[/name_f]/Ezra
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] to [name_f]Poesy[/name_f]/Posey/Posy/Posie
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] to [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] to [name_f]Rina[/name_f]/Kit
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] to [name_f]Via[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] to [name_u]Vinny[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] to [name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] to [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] (Too much of a stretch?)
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] to [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] to [name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f] to [name_u]Ronnie[/name_u]/Fia
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] to [name_f]Linda[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] to [name_u]Tally[/name_u]/Lilah
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] to [name_f]Mia[/name_f]/Elm/Linnea
[name_f]Katelynne[/name_f] to [name_f]Lynne[/name_f]! [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
Some of these might be too much of a stretch!