A

Abel – Abe, Abie;

Abner – Ab, Abbie;

Abraham, Abram – Abe, Abie, Bram;

Adam – Ad, Addie, Addy, Ade;

Adelbert, Adalbert – Ad, Ade, Al;

Adrian – Ade;

Alan, Allan, Allen – Al;

Albert – Al;

Alexander – Al, Alex, Alec, Aleck, Lex, Sandy, Sander;

Alfred – Al, Alf, Alfie;

Algernon – Algie, Algy, Alger;

Alister, Allister, Alistair, Alastair, Alaster – Al;

Alonso, Alonzo – Al, Lon, Lonnie, Lonny;

Alphonso, Alfonso – Al, Alf, Alfie, Alonso, Lon;

Alva, Alvah, Alvan – Al;

Alvin, Alwin, Alwyn – Al, Vin, Vinny, Win;

Ambrose – Ambie;

Amos;

Andrew – Andy;

Angus;

Anselm, Ansel – Anse;

Anthony, Antony, Anton;

Archibald – Arch, Archie, Baldie;

Arnold – Arnie;

Arthur – Art, Artie;

Augustus, August – Augie;

Augustine, Augustin – Augie, Austin;

Austin (see Augustine);

Avery – Avy;

Baldwin – Baldie;

Barrett – Barry, Barrie;

Bartholomew – Bart, Barty, Bartlett, Bartley, Bat, Batty;

Basil – Baz, Basie;

Benjamin;

Bernard, Barnard – Bernie, Berney, Barney, Barnie;

Bertram, Bertrand;

Blair;

Blake;

Bradford – Brad;

Bradley – Brad;

Brady;

Brandon, Branden – Brand, Brandy;

Brian, Bryan, Bryant;

Caleb – Cal;

Calvin – Cal;

Cameron – Cam;

Carey, Cary, Carry;

Carl, Karl;

Carol, Carrol, Carroll;

Casey, Kasey;

Caspar, Casper – Cas, Cass;

Cassius – Cas, Cass;

Charles – Charlie, Charley, Chad, Chas;

Christian;

Clarence – Clare, Clair;

Clare, Clair;

Clark, Clarke;

Claude, Claud;

Clayton – Clay;

Conrad;

Craig;

Dale;

Daniel – Dan, Danny;

Darrell, Darrel, Darryl, Daryl – Darry;

David – Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy;

Dean, Deane;

Donald;

Donovan;

Dorian;

Douglas, Douglass;

Duane, Dwayne;

Duncan;

Dylan;

Earl, Earle;

Edgar;

Edward;

Elijah, Elias;

Alton – Al;

Emmanuel, Emanuel, Immanuel, Manuel – Manny, Mannie;

Earnest;

Ethan;

Eustace – Stacy, Stacey;

Evan;

Everard;

Fabian – Fabe, Fab;

Ferdinand;

Francis – Frank, Frankie, Franky, Fran;

Franklin, Franklyn – Frank, Frankie, Franky;

Gabriel – Gabe, Gabby;

Garrett, Garret – Gary, Garry

Gerald, Gerard;

Graham;

Grant;

Harold – Hal, Harry;

Harris, Harrison – Harry;

Harvey – Harve;

Harry, Hank, Hal;

Herman – Manny, Mannie;

Hilary, Hillary;

Horace, Horatio;

Howard;

Ian;

Ignatius – Nate;

Immanuel – Manny, Mannie;

Isaac, Isaak;

Isadore, Isador;

Jack – Jackie, Jacky;

Jacob – Jake, Jay;

James – Jamie;

Jared;

Jarvis;

Jason – Jay;

Jasper – Jay;

Jeremiah;

Jonathan;

Joshua;

Julian;

Karl, Carl;

Kendall;

Lambert;

Lamont;

Lancelot, Launcelot – Lance;

Laurence, Lawrence – Larry, Lars, Laurie, Lawrie, Lauren;

Leonard;

Lindsay;

Logan;

Lucian;

Lucas;

Lyall;

Malcolm – Mal, Malc, Mac;

Manuel – Manny, Mannie;

Marion;

Mark, Marc, Marcus – Mark, Marc;

Marshall, Marshal;

Martin – Mart, Marty;

Marvin – Marv;

Matthew – Matt, Mat, Matty, Mattie;

Matthias – Matt, Mat, Matty, Mattie;

Maurice;

Maximilian – Max;

Maxwell – Max;

Maynard;

Michael;

Montague;

Morgan;

Murray;

Nathan, Nathaniel – Nat, Nate, Natty;

Neal;

Nicholas, Nicolas;

Noah;

Norman;

Oscar;

Oswald;

Patrick – Pat, Paddy, Patsy;

Paul – Pauly;

Percival, Perceval;

Ralph – Raff, Rafe, Ralphy;

Randall, Randal – Rand, Randy;

Randolph – Rand, Randy, Dolph;

Raphael, Rafael – Raff, Rafe;

Raymond, Raymund – Ray;

Reginald;

Richard;

Roland, Rowland – Orlando;

Roman;

Ronald;

Ryan;

Samson, Sampson – Sam, Sammy;

Samuel – Sam, Sammy;

Sanford – Sandy, Ford;

Saul;

Sean, Shaun, Shawn, Shane;

Sebastian – Bass;

Shannon, Shanon;

Sherman;

Silas;

Sal;

Stacy, Stacey (see Eustace);

Stanley – Stan;

Stephan, Steffan, Stefan;

Stuart, Stewart;

Terrance;

Thaddeus, Thadeus – Tad, Thad;

Thomas;

Tobias;

Tracy, Tracey;

Travis – Trav;

Tristram, Tristam, Tristan;

Uriah, Urias – Uria;

Valentine, Valentin – Val;

Valerian, Valerius – Val;

Van;

Vance – Van;

Vaughan, Vaughn;

Wallace, Wallis – Wally, Wallie;

Waldo;

Walter – Walt, Wally, Wallie;

Warren;

Wayne;

Willard;

William – Liam;

Xavier – Zave;

Zachary, Zachariah, Zacharias – Zack, Zacky, Zach.

Ada – Adie;

Adelaide – Addie, Adela, Della;

Adele, Adelle, Adela – Addie, Della;

Adeline, Adelina, Adaline – Addie, Aline, Della;

Adrienne, Adriana – Adie;

Agatha – Aggie;

Agnes – Aggie;

Aileen, Alene – Allie, Lena;

Alana – Allie, Lana;

Alberta – Allie;

Albertina, Albertine – Allie, Tina;

Alexandra, Alexandria – Alex, Alix, Alexa, Alla, Allie, Ali, Sandra, Sandy;

Alexis – Alex;

Alfreda – Alfie, Alfy, Frieda, Freda;

Alice, Alicia, Alyce, Alisa, Alissa, Alyssa – Allie, Ally, Ali, Lisa;

Alison, Allison, Alyson, Allyson – Allie, Ally, Ali;

Alma;

Althea – Thea;

Alvina, Alvena – Vina;

Amabel – Mabel, Mab, Mabs, Mabbie (see Mabel);

Amanda – Mandy;

Amber;

Amelia, Amalia – Amy;

Amy, Aimee, Amie;

Anastasia – Ana, Stacy, Stacey;

Andrea – Andy;

Angela, Angelica, Angelina, Angeline, Angel – Angie;

Anita – Ana, Nita;

Anna, Ann, Anne – Ann, Annie, Nancy, Nancie, Nance, Nan, Nana, Nanny, Nanette, Nannette, Nina;

Annabel, Annabelle, Anabel – Ann, Anna;

Annette, Annetta – Annie, Netta;

Anthea – Thea;

Antoinette – Netta;

Antonia – Tonya, Tonia;

April;

Arabella, Arabel, Arabelle – Bella;

Arlene, Arline, Arleen, Arlyne – Lena, Arly;

Ashley – Ash;

Audrey, Audra – Audie;

Augusta – Aggy, Augie, Gusta;

Augustina – Aggy, Augie, Gusta, Ina, Tina;

Aurora;

Ava;

Barbara – Bab, Babs, Babbie, Barbie, Babette;

Beatrice, Beatrix – Bea, Bee, Beattie;

Belinda – Linda;

Bella (see Annabel, Arabella, Isabel, Rosabel, Belinda);

Bertha, Berta;

Blair, Blaire;

Blanche, Blanch;

Brenda – Brandy;

Bretta;

Brita;

Brittany, Brita;

Camille, Camilla, Camile, Camila – Cammie, Cammy;

Candace, Candice – Candy;

Caren, Carin, Caryn – Carrie;

Carla – Carlie, Carly (see Caroline);

Carlotta, Carlota – Lotta (see Charlotte);

Carmen;

Carol, Carole, Carrol, Carroll, Karol – Carrie, Carry (see Caroline);

Caroline, Carolyn, Carolina, Carlyne, Carline, Karoline – Carrie, Carry, Caddie, Caddy, Carlie, Carly, Callie, Cally, Carol, Lina;

Cassandra – Cass, Cassie, Cassey, Casey, Sandra, Sandy;

Catherine, Cathryn, Catheryn, Catharine, Cathleen – Cat, Cattie, Catty, Cathie, Cathy, Cassie;

Cecilia, Cecillia, Cecelia – Celia;

Celestina – Tina;

Celia;

Celina (see Selina);

Charity – Chattie, Chatty;

Charlene, Charleen, Charline, Charlyne – Charlie;

Charlotte – Lotta, Lola, Lolita, Chattie, Charlie;

Christina, Christiana, Christian – Christa, Tina;

Clara, Claire, Clare, Clair;

Clarice, Clarissa – Clara, Clare, Clair;

Claudia, Claudine, Claudette – Claudie;

Constance;

Cora;

Cordelia – Delia;

Corina – Cora;

Cornelia;

Crystal, Chrystal;

Cynthia;

Daisy, Daysie;

Danielle, Daniela – Dani, Danny;

Daphne – Daph, Daphie;

Darlene, Darleen, Darlyne – Lena, Darla;

Deborah – Debra;

Delia – Della;

Delilah – Della, Lila;

Della (see Adelaide, Adele, Adeline, Delia, Delilah);

Diana, Diane, Dianne;

Dinah, Dina;

Dominica;

Donna;

Dora;

Dorothea – Dora;

Edna;

Elaine, Alaine, Helaine – Lainie;

Eleanor, Eleonora – Ella, Nora, Lally, Lallie;

Elisa, Eliza, Elisia, Elissa, Elsa (see Elizabeth);

Elizabeth, Elisabeth – Betta, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Eliza, Liza, Lisa;

Ella (see Eleanor, Elaine);

Elvina – Vina;

Elvira, Alvira – Elva;

Emilia;

Emma;

Erica, Erika, Ericka;

Earnestine – Erna, Tina;

Estella – Stella;

Etta – (see Henrietta, Loretta, Marietta);

Eugenia;

Eulalia – Eula, Lally, Lallie;

Euphemia;

Eustacia – Stacy, Stacey, Stacia;

Eva;

Evelina;

Evangeline, Evangelina – Angie;

Faith – Fae, Fay, Faye;

Felicia;

Flora;

Frances – Fan, Fannie, Fanny, Fran, Frannie, Franny, Francie, Francy, France, Frankie, Franky;

Francesca, Francisca – Fran, Cesca;

Francine – Fan, Fannie, Fanny, Fran, Frannie, Franny, Francie, Francy, France, Frankie, Franky;

Frederica, Frederika, Fredericka – Freda;

Gabrielle, Gabriela, Gabriella – Gabby, Gabi, Gaby;

Georgina – Gina;

Geraldine – Dina;

Gillian, Jillian – Jill;

Gina (see Regina, Georgina);

Gladys – Glad;

Glenda;

Gloria;

Grace – Gracie;

Gwenda;

Hannah, Hanna – Ann, Annie, Nana, Nanny;

Harriet – Hattie, Hatty;

Hazel;

Heather;

Helena, Elena – Lena, Lala, Lally, Lallie;

Helga;

Henrietta – Etta;

Hilary, Hillary;

Hilda, Hylday;

Honora, Honoria – Nora, Norah;

Ida;

Irma, Erma;

Isabel, Isabelle, Isabella – Bella, ;

Isadora, Isidora – Dora;

Jacqueline, Jacquelyn – Jackie, Jacky;

Jamesina – Jamie, Jayme, Jaime;

Jane – Janie, Janey, Janet;

Janet, Janette, Janetta – Jan, Netta;

Janice, Janis – Jan;

Jean, Jeanne – Jeanie, Jeannie;

Jeannette, Jeannetta, Jeanette – Jeanie, Jeannie, Netta;

Jemima – Jemma, Mima;

Jessica;

Joanna, Joanne, Joann, Johanna, Joan;

Josepha;

Julia;

Julianne, Juliana;

Justina – Tina;

Karen, Karin, Karyn – Kari, Karrie;

Katherine, Katharine, Kathryn, Kathrine, Kathrynne, Katrina – Kate, Kathie, Kathy, Katie, Katy, Kay, Katty, Kattie, Kit, Kitty, Kittie;

Kathleen, Kathlene, Kathlyn, Kathlynne – Kathie, Kathy, Katie, Katy, Katty, Kattie;

Kristina, Krista;

Laura – Laurie, Lauri;

Laureen, Laurene, Laurena, Laurine, Lauren – Laurie;

Laurel – Laurie;

Laverne, Laverna, Verna – Verna;

Lavinia – Vina;

Leah, Lea;

Leila, Leilah, Lela, Lila;

Lena (see Helen, Aileen, Arlene, Darlene, Magdalene);

Leona;

Leonora, Lenora – Nora;

Leticia, Letitia – Tisha;

Lillian, Lilian;

Linda, Lynda;

Lindsay;

Lisa (see Alice, Elizabeth, Melissa);

Lola, Lolita;

Lona;

Lora;

Lorena;

Lorna;

Loretta – Etta, Retta;

Lorinda, Laurinda – Laurie;

Lorraine, Lorrain, Loraine – Lora;

Lotta (see Charlotte, Carlotta);

Louisa – Lula;

Lucinda – ;

Lucia – (see Lucinda);

Lydia;

Mabel, Mabelle, Mable – Mab, Mabs, Mabbie (see Amabel);

Madeleine, Madeline, Madelyn – Maddie, Maddy, Mady;

Magdalene, Magdalen, Magdalena, Magdaline – Magda, Magsie, Lena;

Marcia – Marcie, Marcy, Marci;

Margaret, Margarita, Marguerite, Margret – Maggie, Marge, Margie, Marjorie, Margery, Madge, Margot, Margo, Magsie, Maisie, Daisy, Mamie, Maidie, Mae, May, Megan, Greta, Rita;

Marianne, Marianna, Maryann, Maryanne, Marian – Mary, Ann;

Marilyn, Marilynn, Marylin, Marlene, Marlyn – Mary;

Maribel, Maribelle – Mary;

Marietta, Mariett, Mariette – Mary, Etta;

Marina;

Marion;

Marjorie, Marjory, Margery – Marge, Margie (see Margaret);

Martha, Marta – Marty, Martie, Mat, Mattie, Matty, Pat, Pattie, Patty;

Martina, Martine – Marty, Martie;

Mary, Maria, Marie;

Mary – Mae, May, Mamie;

Matilda, Mathilda – Mat, Mattie, Matty, Maud, Maude, Patty, Pattie, Tilda;

Maud, Maude – Maudie, Maudy (see Matilda);

Maureen, Maurene – Maura, Mary;

Maxine – Max, Maxie;

Megan (see Margaret);

Melanie, Melany;

Melinda – Linda;

Melissa – Lisa, Lissa;

Minna, Mina (see Wilhelmina, Mary);

Mirabel, Mirabella – Mira, Bella;

Miranda – Randy;

Miriam, Myriam – Mira;

Moira, Moyra;

Mona;

Monica;

Morgan;

Myra, Mira;

Nadine – Nada;

Natalie, Nathalie, Natalia, Natasha – Nattie, Natty;

Nancy (see Anna);

Netta;

Nina (see Anna);

Nora, Norah;

Nora (see Eleanor, Leonora, Honora);

Norma;

Octavia – Tave, Tavy, Tavia;

Olivia – Livia;

Olympia;

Ophelia;

Pamela – Pam, Pammie, Pammy;

Pansy;

Patricia – Pat, Patty, Patti, Pattie, Patsy, Tricia, Trisha,;

Paula, Paulina, Pauline – Paulie;

Pearl – Pearlie;

Priscilla;

Rachel – Rachie, Rae, Ray, Rache;

Raquel;

Rebecca, Rebekah – Becca, Reba;

Regina – Ray, Gina, Rena;

Rena;

Renata – Nata, Natie, Renae;

Rhoda;

Rhonda;

Roberta – Berta;

Rosa;

Rosabel, Rosabelle, Rosabella;

Rosalie, Rosalee;

Rosaline, Rosalyn;

Rosalind, Rosalinda – Linda;

Roseanna, Rosanna, Rosanne;

Rosemary, Rosemarie;

Rowena – Rona;

Roxanne, Roxanna, Roxana;

Rubina;

Sabrina – Brina, Sabby;

Sadie;

Samantha – Sam, Sammie, Sammy;

Sarah, Sara – Sal, Sally, Sallie, Sadie;

Selina, Selena, Celina, Celena – Lena, Lina;

Selma;

Shannon, Shanon;

Sharon, Sharron, Sharen, Sharyn – Shari, Sharrie;

Shauna, Shawna, Sheena;

Sheila;

Sonia, Sonya;

Sophia;

Stacy, Stacey, Stacie, Staci (see Anastasia, Eustacia);

Stephanie, Stephany, Stephania, Stephana, Stefanie, Stefania, Stefana, Steffanie;

Stella;

Susan, Susanna, Susannah, Susanne, Suzanne;

Sylvia, Silvia;

Tabitha – Tabby;

Tamara, Tamar – Tammy, Tammie;

Tanya, Tania;

Teresa, Theresa – Tessa, Tracy;

Theodora – Dora, Theo;

Thelma;

Tiffany;

Tina (see Bettina, Albertina, Augustina, Clementina, Justina);

Tracy, Tracey, Tracie, Traci (see Teresa);

Ulrica, Ulrika;

Una;

Ursula – Ursa;

Valentina – Val, Vallie;

Valerie, Valery, Valeria – Val, Vallie;

Vanessa – Van, Vannie, Vanna, Nessa, Essa;

Vera;

Verna (see Laverne);

Veronica;

Victoria;

Vida;

Viola;

Violetta;

Virginia;

Vivian;

Wanda;

Wilhelmina – Willa, Wilma, Mina;

Wilma;

Yolanda, Yolande;

Vonna;

Vetta.

## References

1. ↑ http://usefulenglish.ru/vocabulary/mens-names
2. ↑ http://usefulenglish.ru/vocabulary/womens-names