Old nicknames

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Abby

Abigail or Tabitha

Abe

Abraham

Addie

Adelaide or Adeline

Alec

Alexander

Allie

Alice

Andy

Andrew

Augie

Augustus or August

Babbie

Barbara

Becca

Rebecca

Becky

Rebecca

Bede

Obedience

Bella

Isabella, Arabella or Mehitable

Ben

Benjamin

Bert

Albert, Robert or Cuthbert

Bess

Elizabeth

Bessie

Elizabeth

Betsey

Elizabeth

Betty

Elizabeth or Bethia

Biah

Abiah

Biddy

Bridget or Obedience

Bige

Abijah

Bill

William

Billy

William

Bob

Robert

Bobby

Robert

Briney

Sabrina

Caddie

Caroline

Cager

Micajah

Callie

Caroline

Carrie

Caroline

Cassie

Cassandra

Chan

Chauncey

Cindy

Lucinda or Cynthia

Clemmie

Clementine

Con

Cornelius or Constance

Connie

Constance

Crecy

Lucretia

Cuddy

Cuthbert

Cy

Cyrus

Daisy

Margaret

Dan

Daniel

Davy

David

Debby

Deborah

Delia

Bridget, Adelia, Bedelia, Cordelia or Fidelia

Della

Bridget

Delphia

Philadelphia

Dick

Richard

Dimmis

Damaris

Dobbin

Robert

Dolly

Dorothy

Donia

Fredonia

Dosia

Theodosia

Dot

Dorothy

Dotha

Dorothy

Dottie

Dorothy

Eddie

Edward, Edwin or Edgar

Edie

Edith

Effie

Euphemia

Eliza

Elizabeth

Ellie

Eleanor or Elizabeth

Elsie

Alice or Elizabeth

Eppa

Epaphroditus

Essie

Esther or Hester

Etta

Henrietta, Marietta or Louetta

Fanny

Frances

Fate

Lafayette

Finney

Phineas

Flossie

Florence

Frank

Francis

Frankie

Frances

Fronie

Sophronia

Gene

Eugene

Gerty

Gertrude

Gincey

Jane

Ginny

Virginia

Gus

Augustus or August

Gussie

Augusta

Hal

Henry or Harold

Hank

Henry

Harry

Henry

Hatty

Harriet

Hepsy

Hephzibah

Hetty

Hester, Esther, Henrietta or Mehitable

Hitty

Mehitable

Hob

Robert

Hodge

Roger

Ike

Isaac

Jack

John

Jake

Jacob

Jed

Jedediah or Jeduthan

Jemmy

James

Jenny

Jane, Janet or Virginia

Jerry

Jeremiah or Gerald

Jessie

Janet

Jim

James

Jinny

Virginia

Joe

Joseph, Josiah or Joshua

Judy

Judith

Kate

Catherine

Kiah

Hezekiah

Kit

Christopher

Kitty

Catherine

Kizzie

Keziah

Larry

Lawrence

Leafy

Relief

Lena

Magdalen, Helen, Caroline or Angeline

Letty

Letitia

Libby

Elizabeth

Lige

Elijah

Livy

Olive or Olivia

Liza

Elizabeth

Lizzie

Elizabeth

Lottie

Charlotte

Lucy

Lucinda or Luciana

Lula

Louisa or Lucy

Mabel

Mehitable

Madge

Margaret or Margery

Maggie

Margaret

Mal

Malachi or Malcolm

Mallie

Malvina

Mamie

Mary

Manda

Amanda

Mandy

Amanda

Margie

Margaret

Mattie

Martha or Matilda

Meg

Margaret

Melia

Amelia

Millie

Mildred, Millicent, Amelia or Emily

Mima

Jemima

Mina

Wilhelmina or Mindwell

Minnie

Mary or Wilhelmina

Mitty

Mehitable or Submit

Molly

Mary or Martha

Nabby

Abigail

Nan

Ann, Anna or Ellen

Nancy

Ann, Anna or Agnes

Nanny

Ann or Anna

Nate

Nathaniel or Nathan

Ned

Edward or Edwin

Nell

Ellen, Helen or Eleanor

Nellie

Ellen, Eleanor, Helen or Cornelia

Nettie

Antoinette or Henrietta

Newt

Newton

Nora

Honora, Eleanor or Leonora

Ollie

Oliver

Paddy

Patrick

Patsy

Martha

Patty

Martha, Patience or Parthenia

Peddy

Experience

Peg

Margaret

Peggy

Margaret

Pheny

Tryphena

Phosy

Tryphosa

Pleas

Pleasant

Polly

Mary

Quill

Aquila

Riah

Zachariah

Sadie

Sarah

Sally

Sarah

Sam

Samuel or Samson

Sandy

Alexander

Sene

Asenath

Si

Silas, Josiah, Cyrus or Simon

Silla

Priscilla

Sim

Simeon or Simon

Sissie

Cecilia or Cecily

Sukey

Susannah, Susan or Sarah

Tabby

Tabitha

Tad

Thaddeus

Ted

Edward or Theodore

Tempy

Temperance

Tenty

Content

Tess

Theresa

Thenie

Parthenia

Tiah

Azariah

Tibbie

Isabel

Tilly

Matilda

Tish

Letitia

Tobe

Tobias

Toby

Tobias

Tom

Thomas

Tony

Anthony

Trudy

Gertrude

Viney

Lavinia or Melvina

Waity

Waitstill

Wash

Washington

Wat

Walter

Will

William

Willie

William

Winnie

Winifred

Zack

Zachariah or Zachary

Zeb

Zebulon or Zebedee

Zeke

Ezekiel

Zubie

Azubah