England Male Nicknames (National Institute)

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Diminutives (cont.)

Chart: Some Common English Boys’ Nicknames and Alternate Forms

Note: A boy could be christened with a nickname instead.

Nickname	Abbreviation	Proper Name
Abe	Abrm	Abel, Abraham, Absalom
Abner		Abraham
Addy, Atty		Adam
Al		Albert, Allan, Allen, Alfred
Alec, Alex, Alick, Ally		Alexander
Alf		Alfred
Andy, Andie		Andrew, Alexander
Archie		Archibald
Arnie		Arnold
Art		Arthur
Baldie		Archibald
Barnie, Barney		Barnabas
Bart		Bartholomew
Ben	Benjn	Benedict, Benjamin, Ebenezer
Benezer		Ebenezer
Bern, Bernie		Bernard
Bert, Bertie		Albert, Bertram, Cuthbert, Egbert, Halbert, Herbert, Hubert, Lambert, Osbert
Bill, Billie	Wm	William
Bob	Robt	Robert
Bram, Bramley		Abraham
Cal		Caleb
Charlie, Chuck (American)	Chas	Charles
Chris	Xian, Xopher	Christian, Christopher
Clem		Clement
Cliff		Clifford
Colin		Nicholas
Cuddie, Cuddy		Cuthbert
Cy		Cyprian, Cyril, Cyrus
Dai, Dave, Davie		David
Dan, Danny	Danl	Daniel
Dand, Dandie		Andrew
Daniel		Donald
Derick		Frederick
Des		Desmond
Dewi		David
Dick	Ricd	Richard
Dixon		Benedict
Dobb		Robert
Dod, Doddy		George
Dodge		Roger
Dom		Dominick
Don, Donnie	Dond	Donald
Donald		Daniel
Doug		Douglas
Drew		Andrew
Dump		Humphrey
Duke		Marmaduke
Eben		Ebenezer
Ed, Eddie		Edgar, Edwin
Ed, Eddie	Edwd	Edward
Ed, Eddie	Edmd	Edmund
Eli		Elliot, Elias, Elijah
Elmo		Erasmus
Eph		Ephraim
Erik		Frederick
Ern	Ernt	Ernest
Ewen		Owen
Frank, Frankie	Fras	Francis
Fred	Fredk	Alfred, Frederick
Gabe, Gaby		Gabriel
Gary, Garret, Garth		Gareth, Gerard
Ged		Jedidiah
Gene		Eugene
Geoff, Giff		Geoffrey, Jeffrey
	Geo	George
Gerard		Jarrett
Gerry		Gerald, Gerard
Gervase		Jarvis, Jervise
Gib		Gilbert
Gord		Gordon
Gorry		Godfrey
Greg		Gregory
Guido		Guy
Gus		Angus, Augustus, Gustav
Hab		Herbert, Robert, Halbert
Hal		Harold, Henry
Hank (American)		Henry
Hank (English)		Hankin
Harry		Harold, Henry
Heck		Hector
Henery, Henrie	Hy	Henry
Hez		Hezekiah
Hick, Hitch		Richard
Hodge		Roger
Hobb, Hop, Hopkin		Robert
Hy (American)	Hy	Henry
Ike		Isaac
Izzy		Isadore
Jabe		Jabez
Jack	Jno	John
Jake (American)		Jacob
Jamie, Jim	Jas	James
Jarrett		Gerard
Jarvis		Gervase, Jervise
Jed		Jedidiah
Jeff		Jeffrey, Geoffrey
Jerry	Jerh	Jeremiah
Jerry	Jery	Jeremy
Jerry	Jere	Jerome
Jon	Jonn	Jonathan
Joe, Joey	Josh	Joseph, Josiah
Jock		John, or any Scotsman
Josh		Joseph, Joshua, Josiah
Ken		Kenneth
Kit		Christopher
Larry		Laurence, Lawrence
Lem		Lemuel
Len		Leonard
Leo		Leopold
Les		Leslie
Lew, Lou		Lewis, Louis
Mac		Malcolm
Manny		Emanuel, Immanuel, Manuel
Matt		Matthew
Max		Maximilian, Maxwell
Mickey, Mike, Miles	Michl	Michael
Monty		Montague
Morie		Maurice, Morris
Nab		Abel, Abraham
Nat, Nate	Nathl	Nathan, Nathaniel
Ned, Neddy		Edward
Nick	Nichs	Dominick, Nicholas
Nobb		Robert
Noll		Oliver
Norm		Norman
Numps		Humphrey
Nye		Aneurin
Owen		Ewen
Oz, Ozzie		Oswald, Oscar, Osbert, Osmund
Paddy, Pat		Patrick, or any Irishman
Perce, Percy		Percival
Perrin		Peter
Perry		Peregrine
Pete		Peter
Phil		Philip, Theophilus
Phippin, Pip		Philip
Rab, Rabbie		Robert
Rafe, Ralf, Rauf		Ralph
Randy		Randell, Randolph
Ray		Raymond
Reg, Reggie, Rex		Reginald
Rich, Rick	Rd, Ricd	Richard
Rob, Robin	Robt	Robert
Rod		Broderick, Roderick, Rodney
Rolf		Ralph
Rolley		Roland, Rowland
Ron, Ronnie		Ronald
Rory		Roderick
Rube		Reuben
Rudy		Rudolph
Russ, Rusty		Russell
Sam, Sammy	Saml	Samson, Samuel
Sacha, Sandy		Alexander
Seb		Sebastian
Sepp		Joseph
Si, Sy		Josiah
Sid, Syd		Sidney, Sydney
Sim, Sym		Simon, Symeon
Solly		Solomon
Stan		Stanley
Steve		Stephen, Steven
Stew, Stu		Stewart, Stuart
Taddy		Adam
Taffy		David, or any Welshman
Ted, Teddy		Edward, Theodore
Terry		Terence
Thad		Thadeus
Theo		Theodore
Tim, Timmy		Timothy
Toby		Tobias
Tolly		Bartholomew
Tom, Tommy	Thos	Thomas
Tony	Anty	Anthony
Val		Valentine
Vic		Victor
Vince		Vincent
Vib		Vivian
Waldo		Oswald
Wally		Wallace, Walter
Walt, Wat		Walter
Wes		Wesley
Wido		Guy
Wilf		Wilfred
Will, Willie, Wilkin	Wm, Willm	William, Wilbur
Zac, Zach, Zack		Isaac, Zachary
Zac, Zach, Zack	Zachh, Zachs	Zachariah, Zacharias
Zeb		Zebulon, Zebediah, Zebedee
Zeke		Ezakiah, Ezekiel

          
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