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~~ Female Given Names ~~
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E | F | G | H |
I | J | K | L |
M | N | O | P |
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V | W | X |
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~~ Male Given Names ~~
A | B | C | D | E | F |
G | H | I | J | K | L |
M | N | O | P | Q | R |
S | T | U | V | W | X |
Y | Z
 A - (male) |
Aaron -- Erin, Ron, Ronnie
Abel -- Ab, Abe, Eb, Ebbie
Abiah/Abijah -- A.B., Ab, Biah
Abiel -- Biel, Ab
Abraham/Abram -- Abe
Abner -- Ab
Adam -- Ad, Ade
Adelbert -- Ad, Ade, Albert, Bert, Del, Delbert, Elbert
Adolph/Adolphus -- Ad, Dolph, Olph
Alan -- Al
Alanson -- Alan, Al, Lonson
Albert -- Al, Albie , Bert, Elbert, see also Adelbert
Aldrich -- Al, Rich, Richie
Alec -- Al , Eck
Alexander -- Al, Alastair, Alex, Eleck, Alisdair, Alistair, Sandy, Zan
Alfred -- Al, Fred
Algemon -- Algy
Alonzo -- Al, Lon, Lonzo
Aloysius -- Al
Amaziah -- Ziah
Amos -- "Amie" ( found in Newfoundland Canada)
Americus -- Merick
Anderson -- Ander, Andy, Sonny
Andrew -- Andy, Drew
Anthony -- Tony
Anton -- Tony
Archibald -- Archie, Baldo
Arthemia -- Art
Arthur -- Art
Asaph -- Asa
Asahel -- Asa
Augustin -- Gustan
Azariah -- Aze, Riah
Augustus/Augustine -- August, Austin, Gus
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| B - (male) |
B.F. -- Often for Benjamin Franklin
Barnabas -- Barney
Bartholomew -- Bart, Bartel, Bat, Mees, Meus
Benedict -- Ben, Bennie
Benjamin -- Ben, Bennie, Benjy, Jamie
Bernard -- Barney, Berney, Bern , Bernie
Bradford -- Brad, Ford
Brigham -- Bridge , Brig
Broderick -- Ricky, Brady, Brody
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| C - (male) |
Calvin -- Cal, Vin, Vinny
Cameron -- Cam, Ronny, Ron
Carl -- see Charles
Casey -- K.C.
Cedric -- Ced, Rick, Ricky
Charles -- Carl, Charlie, Chick, Chuck
Chauncey -- Chan
Chester -- Chet
Christopher/Christian -- Chris, Kit
Clarence -- Clair, Clare
Clement -- Clem
Clifford -- Cliff, Ford
Clifton -- Cliff, Tony
Collen / Collin -- Collie
Columbus -- Clum
Conrad -- Con, Conny
Cormack -- Con
Cornelius -- Con, Conny, Corny, Neil , Niel
Courtney -- Court, Curt
Cyrenius -- Cene, Cy, Renius, Serene , Swene
Curtis -- Curt
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| D - (male) |
Dalton -- Dahl/Dal
Daniel -- Dan, Danny
David -- Dave, Davey, Day
Delbert -- Bert, Del
Dennis -- Denny, may be short for Dennison
Derrick -- Eric, Rick, Ricky
Donald -- Don, Donnie, Donny
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| E - (male) |
Ebenezer -- Ben , Eben, Eb, Ebbie, Evan
Edmund -- Ed, Ned, Ted
Edward -- Ed, Eddie , Ned, Ted, Teddy
Edwin -- Ed, Ned, Win
Elbert -- see Adelbert, Albert
Eleazer -- Lazar
Elias -- Eli, Lee, Lias
Elijah -- Eli, Lige
Eliphalet -- Left
Elisha -- Eli, Lish
Elwood -- Woody
Emanuel -- Manny, Manuel
Ephraim -- Eph
Epaphroditius -- Dite, Ditus, Dyce, Dyche, Eppa
Eric -- Rick, Ricky, may be nickname for Derrick
Ernest -- Ernie
Eugene -- Gene
Ewen -- Hugh
Ezekiel -- Ez, Zeke
Ezra -- Ez
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| F - (male) |
Ferdinand -- Ferdie
Ferguson -- Ferdie, Fergus , Fergie, Fargy (seen in IL census)
Frances / Francis -- Frank, Fran, Frannie , Francie
Francesco -- Franco, Frank, Fran
Franklin -- Frank, Fran
Frederick -- Fred, Freddy, Fritz
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| G - (male) |
Generic names for Sons (named for Fathers) -- Chip, Skip, Sonny
* (III) 3rd -- Trey
* (IV) 4th--Ivy (from IV)
* (V) 5th--Quince, Quint
G.W. -- very often, George Washington
Gabriel -- Gabe, Gabby
Gary -- Gar
Geoffrey/Jeffrey -- Geoff, Jeff
Gerald -- Jerry, Gerry
Gerard -- Jerry
Gilbert -- Gil, Bert, Wilber
Gordon -- Gil, Gordy
Gregary / Gregory -- Greg
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| H - (male) |
Harold -- Bill , Hal, Harry
Henry -- Hal, Hank, Harry
Herbert -- Herb, Bert
Hezekiah -- Hez, Hy, Kiah, Kye
Hiram -- Hy
Hopkins -- Hop, Hopp
Horace -- Horry
Hubert -- Hugh, Bert, Hub
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| I - (male) |
Ignatius -- Iggy, Nace, Nate, Natius
Isaac -- Ike, Zeke
Isidore -- Dory , Izzy
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| J - (male) |
Jacob -- Jaap, Jake, Jay, Kobus , could be short for Jacobus
James -- Jamie, Mamey, Jem, Jim, Jimi, Jimmy, ,
James could be short for Jacobus
Jay -- see Jacob
Jedidiah -- Jed, Jedi
Jefferson -- Jeff, Sonny
Jehiel -- Hiel
Jeremiah -- Jereme, Jerry
Joel -- J , Jay , Joe
John -- Jack, Jock, Johnny, Eon, Ian, occasionally a nickname for Jonathan,
Iain (Scottish/Gaelic)
Johannes, Johan or Johann -- Hans
Jonathan -- Nathan, possibly John/Jon
Joseph -- Joe, Joey, Jos, Jody
Joshua -- Josh, Jos
Josiah -- Jos
Judson -- Jud, Sonny
Julias/Julian -- Jule
Junior -- JR, June, Junie
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| K - (male) |
Kasey -- K.C.
Kenneth -- Ken, Kenny, also for Kendall, Kendrick, Kent, etc.
King -- may be short for Kingston or Kingsley
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| L - (male) |
Lafayette --Fate , Lafe , Laffie
Lamont --Monty
Lawrence/Laurence --Larry, Lon, Lonny, Lorne, Lorry
Lemuel --Lem
Leonard --Leo, Leon, Len, Lenny, Lennie, Lineau
LeRoy --L.R., Lee, Roy
Leslie --Les
Lester --Les
Levi --Lee
Lincoln --Link
Lorenzo --Loren
Lucias/Lucas --Luke
Luther --Luke
Lyndon --Lynn, Lindy
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| M - (male) |
Manoah -- Noah
Marcus -- Mark
Martin -- Mart , Marty
Marvin -- Marv
Matthew / Matthias -- Matt, Matty , Thias, Thys
Maurice / Morris -- Morey, Morrie, Maurie
Mervyn -- Merv
Micah -- somes shortened name for Michael
Michael -- Mike, Micah, Mick, Micky, Mickey(ie)
Mitchell -- Mitch
Montgomery -- Monty, Gum
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| N - (male) |
Napoleon -- Nap, Nappy, Leon
Nathan -- Nate, sometimes short for Nathaniel or Jonathan
Nathaniel -- Nathan, Nate, Nat, Natty, Than
Nicholas -- Nick, Claas, Claes
Norbert> -- Bert, Norby
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| O - (male) |
Obadiah -- Diah, Dyer, Obed, Obie
Oliver -- Ollie
Orlando -- Lon , Orly, Olly
Oswald -- Ossy, Ozzy, Waldo
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| P - (male) |
Patrick -- Paddy, Pat, Patsy, Pate, sometimes Peter
Pelegrine -- Perry
Percival -- Percy
Peter -- Pete, Pate
Philetus -- Leet, Phil
Phillip -- Phil
Prescott --S cott, Scotty, Pres
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| Q - (male) |
Quincy -- Quin, Quinn
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| R - (male) |
Ralph -- sometimes for Raphael
Randolph -- Ran , Rand , Randy, Dolph
Raymond -- Ray
Reginald -- Reg, Reggie, Naldo, Renny
Reuben -- Rube
Richard -- Dick, Dickon, Rich, Rick, Ricky
Robert -- Bob, Cob , Dob, Dobbin, Hob, Hobkin, Rob, Robby, Bobby, Robin, Rupert
Roger/Rodger -- Roge, Hodge, Rod
Roland -- Lanny, Rollo, Rolly, variant of Orlando
Ronald -- Ron, Ronny, Naldo
Rudolph/Rudolphus -- Dolph, Dolphus, Olph, Rolf, Rudy
Rupert -- varient of Robert
Russell -- Russ, Rusty
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| S - (male) |
Samuel -- Sam, Sammy
Sanford -- Sam
Seymour -- Morey, See
Shelton -- Shelly, Shel, Tony
Sheridan -- Dan, Danny, Sher
Sidney -- Sid, Syd
Silas -- Si
Simon/Simeon -- Manny, Si, Sion
Smith -- Smitty
Solomon -- Sal, Salmon, Saul, Sol, Solly, Zolly
Stanley -- Stan
Stephen / Steven -- Steve, Steph, Stevie
Stewart - Stew
Sullivan -- Sully, Van
Sylvester -- Si, Sly, Sy, Syl, Vester, Vet, Vessie
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| T - (male) |
Terence -- Terry
Thaddeus -- Thad
Theodore -- Ted, Teddy, Theo
Thomas -- Tam (Scottish) , Tom, Thom, Tommy(ie), Tomi
Timothy -- Tim, Timmy
Tobias -- Toby, Bias
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| U - (male) |
Uriah -- Riah
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| V - (male) |
Victor -- Vic
Vincent / Vinson -- Vince, Vin, Vinny
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| W - (male) |
Wallace -- Ace, Wally
Walter -- Walt , Wally
Walton -- Wall , Wally
Washington -- Wash, often for George Washington
Wert -- Werty
Wilber/Wilbur -- Will, variant of Gilbert
Wilfred -- Will, Willie, Fred
William -- Will, Willie, Bill, Billy, sometimes Bell or Bela
Willard -- Will , Willie
Winfield -- Win, Winny, Field, Fielder
Woodrow - -Wood, Woody, Drew
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| X, Y, Z - (male) |
Zachariah -- Zach, Zachy, Zack, Zak, Zeke
Zebedee -- Zeb
Zedediah -- Zed, Diah, Dyer
Zephaniah -- Zeph
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