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[Opinions] Choose a nickname for...
by Pie
5/1/2018, 1:59 PM
Pick just one and 'none' is not an option: if you hate them all or don't know any standard nns, invent one!Margaret
Robert
Caroline
Frederica
Cassandra
Alexander
Sabina
Anastasia
Michael
Susanna
Geraldine
Francis
Angelina
Lucinda
Achilles
Elizabeth
Morgana
Petronella
Allegra
Florian
Patricia
Constantine
Nicholas
Dorothea
Lysander
Valentina
Victoria
Melchior
Cordelia
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- Pie
5/3/2018, 12:00 PM
Margaret - Magpie
Robert - Robbo
Caroline - Nini
Frederica - Freda
Cassandra - The Cassinator
Alexander - Sasha
Sabina - Bibi
Anastasia - Tasja
Michael - Misha
Susanna - Sanna
Geraldine - Gina
Francis - Frank
Angelina - Lina
Lucinda - Lulu
Achilles - Aki (really like someone else's suggestions of Ace tho)
Elizabeth - Lisi
Morgana - Môr
Petronella - Pen
Allegra - Ally
Florian - Flor
Patricia - Pia
Constantine - Kostya
Nicholas - Nico
Dorothea - Dory
Lysander - Sandy
Valentina - Via
Victoria - Vita
Melchior - Mellow
Cordelia - DeliaThanks a lot for all your fun replies!
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- noel (glaucous)
5/2/2018, 12:57 PM
- Yorkshire Rose (Charley M)
5/2/2018, 3:28 AM
Margaret *Maggie*
Robert *Bobby*
Caroline *Carrie*
Frederica *Edie*
Cassandra *Cassie*
Alexander *Lex*
Sabina *Bean*
Anastasia *Tasie*
Michael *Mikey*
Susanna *Annie*
Geraldine *Dina*
Francis *Frankie*
Angelina *Lina*
Lucinda *Lucy*
Achilles *Hill*
Elizabeth *Betsy*
Morgana *Annie*
Petronella *Nell*
Allegra *Ally*
Florian *Flo*
Patricia *Pat*
Constantine *Con*
Nicholas *Nick*
Dorothea *Dottie*
Lysander *Sandy*
Valentina *Val*
Victoria *Plum*
Melchior *Mel*
Cordelia *Cordy*
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- Pie
5/3/2018, 11:32 AM
> Caroline - Twink
I am intrigued!
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- Jessamine (JesikaJayne)
5/1/2018, 8:58 PM
Margaret : Maisie
Robert : Rob
Caroline : Cara
Frederica : Freddie
Cassandra : Cass
Alexander : Alex
Sabina : Sabs
Anastasia : Ana
Michael : Mike
Susanna : Susie
Geraldine : Gerri
Francis : Frank
Angelina : Angie
Lucinda : Luci
Achilles : Ace
Elizabeth : Liza
Morgana : Mo
Petronella : Petra
Allegra : Alli
Florian : Flor
Patricia : Trish
Constantine : Connie
Nicholas : Cole
Dorothea : Thea
Lysander : Sands
Valentina : Tina
Victoria : Tori
Melchior : Mel
Cordelia : Cora
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- noel (glaucous)
5/2/2018, 12:56 PM
oops, I posted in wrong place.

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- Cayden (theparkite)
5/1/2018, 7:44 PM
Margaret — Peg
Robert — Bob
Caroline — Line (like the word)
Frederica — Freddie
Cassandra — Sandy
Alexander — Allie
Sabina — Sab
Anastasia — Stasya
Michael — Mike
Susanna — Sue
Geraldine — Gerri
Francis — Frank
Angelina — Lina
Lucinda — Lucy
Achilles — No idea. Killie?
Elizabeth — Betty
Morgana — Mor
Petronella — Pete
Allegra — Lea
Florian — Flor
Patricia — Trish
Constantine — Stan
Nicholas — Nick
Dorothea — Dora
Lysander — Lyssie
Valentina — Lennie
Victoria — Tori
Melchior — Melky
Cordelia — Cora

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- Lovekids
5/1/2018, 5:29 PM
Margaret: Maggie
Robert: Bertie
Caroline: Cara
Frederica: Rica
Cassandra: Cass
Alexander: Xander
Sabina: Bibi
Anastasia: Anni or Stace... I can’t decide which
Michael: Mikey for a kid.
Susanna: if you say it like I do, Sue-Zannah... Zannah
Geraldine: this one is truly awful. Dina
Francis: Fran
Angelina: for a little girl... Angel. For an adult, Lina
Lucinda: Lucy
Achilles: Lee
Elizabeth: Liza
Morgana: Morg. My BF is Morgan and she’s been Morg our whole life
Petronella: Nell
Allegra: Alli
Florian: Rian, prn Ry-an
Patricia: Risha
Constantine: Tino
Nicholas: Niko
Dorothea: Thea prn With a soft Th... Thee-uh
Lysander: Zander
Valentina: Val
Victoria: Tori. Only at a life or death decision.
Melchior: Mel? I hate Mel. Mels? Melk?
Cordelia: Cordy

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- Gracie (YMPvt)
5/1/2018, 4:50 PM
- Starstrider (Serafina Starstrider)   +2
5/1/2018, 4:43 PM
Dorothea nn Thea is my favorite but Dot and Dottie are also cute nn's. Cordelia nn Corie or Cora is my second favorite. Also nice are Lucinda nn Lucy or Cindy, Cassandra nn Cass, Cassie, or Sandy, Allegra nn Allie, Petronella nn Nell and Nellie or Petra or Pennie, Susanna nn Susie and Suz, Margaret nn Maggie or Mags or Meg or Peggy or Pearl, Caroline nn Callie, and Frederica nn Freddie - Erica could also work for Frederica but I'm not a fan of it.Valentina nn Tina or Val, Angelina nn Angie or Lina, and Patricia nn Trish are okay/ fairly nice - not a fan of Pat or Patty unless for a boy named Patrick.I love many of the nn's for Elizabeth but the name is too popular and a bit bland. Anastasia I'm not a fan of but I like Ana or Sia and Stacy is fairly cute.

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- Starstrider (Serafina Starstrider)   +1
5/1/2018, 5:07 PM
Got confused...I got confused by what you were asking and thought you mean't that we had to pick one and come up with a nn for it. Now I see that you mean't you wanted us to pick only one nn for each of these names:Margaret nn Pearl - too many good ones
Robert nn Robin
Caroline nn Callie
Frederica nn Freddie
Cassandra nn Cass and Cassie
Alexander nn Sandy - too many good ones
Sabina nn Bean/ Bine
Anastasia nn Sia
Michael nn Mikey
Susanna nn Susie and Suz
Geraldine nn Geri or Alda - not a fan of any nn's
Francis nn Frankie - not a fan of any nn's
Angelina nn Lina
Lucinda nn Lucy
Achilles nn Lee
Elizabeth nn Elsie or Lizzie - too many good ones
Morgana nn Mora and Morie
Petronella nn Nell and Nellie
Allegra nn Allie
Florian nn Ian
Patricia nn Trish

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- Barbra (barbierose)
5/1/2018, 6:55 PM
Margaret nn Pearl - I love nick-names that are not direct short forms of the formality - especially when the " 'distant' diminutive" is universally recognized.
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- irene (foxgloves)   +1
5/1/2018, 3:03 PM
hope the silly extras don't count as a second one. Margaret - Maggie
Robert - Robbie
Caroline - Carol
Frederica - Freda
Cassandra - Sandy
Alexander - ugghhh i really dislike Alex and Lex...and i really like Al so. that may look weird but. Al
Sabina - Bean
Anastasia - Stasia
Michael - Mikey
Susanna - Sanna
Geraldine - Gerri (Aldi if you hate her)
Francis - Fran. and you could argue it's a Slavic male name
Angelina - Angie
Lucinda - Lucy
Achilles - KILL....ACHE....omg no. Heelies. yes
Elizabeth - Liz (Lizard if you're being cutesy)
Morgana - MORGUE...jk. Morrie
Petronella - Nellie. Woah Nellie if you're close/ wanna bug her
Allegra - Allie, or Leggie if you're being cutesy
Florian - ahhhhhhh i've been wondering this, especially since i've really loved it lately...Lori maybe.
Patricia - Pat. which is super cute and i'd love it, if not for a personal association grrrrr
Constantine - Constantly Constipated Conman...jk Connie

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- Starstrider (Serafina Starstrider)
5/1/2018, 5:20 PM
You made me realize that Alder could also work for Geraldine but I always have felt like the name Alder works better for a boy. Alda could probably work as a nn.Ian also works for Florian but I do like Lorie.
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- queenv   +3
5/1/2018, 2:40 PM
Margaret --- Meg
Robert --- Rob
Caroline --- Lina
Frederica --- Rica
Cassandra --- Cass
Alexander --- Alex
Sabina --- Um.....Beanie?
Anastasia --- Stasia
Michael ---- Mike
Susanna --- Suzy
Geraldine --- Dina
Francis --- The F Man
Angelina --- Lina
Lucinda --- Lucy
Achilles --- Killy
Elizabeth --- Libby
Morgana --- Morrie
Petronella --- Nellie
Allegra ---- Allie
Florian --- Flo
Patricia --- Tricia
Constantine --- Con
Nicholas --- Nick
Dorothea ---- Dorrie
Lysander --- Sander
Valentina --- Valley
Victoria --- Torrie
Melchior --- Mel
Cordelia ---- Delia
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- irene (foxgloves)   +2
5/1/2018, 2:51 PM
THE F MAN...
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- queenv   +1
5/1/2018, 3:24 PM
Lol, well I honestly couldn't think of anything but Frank, which I really hate, and Fran and Francie, which I find way too feminine, Fran Tarkenton notwithstanding. I bet he, like Rosey Grier, developed the muscles for football by defending his name.
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- irene (foxgloves)
5/1/2018, 3:37 PM
i only know Fran as a woman's name because of Fran Drescher. i've heard of Fran as a Slavic masculine name a few years ago , and warmed up to it, so i'm easily able to see it as masculine (didn't know Tarkenton til now). though i've noticed that i'm not as familiar with American naming trends as many others on here.
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- irene (foxgloves)
5/1/2018, 3:05 PM
Teeny is so funny for a name like Constantine...i bet the emperor would've been called that if they spoke English. and Cece for Cordelia is creative! i like Cece but not Cecelia, so that's a good alternative. Tansy is also clever...and CISCO
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- Perrine (Destry)   +1
5/1/2018, 2:18 PM
I don't like far fetched nicknames except for when they are very well established classics, e.g. Catherine nn Kitty. I also usually prefer the full form.I would choose:Margaret - I like Meg, it has a classic and old fashioned feel to it thanks to 'Little Women'.
Robert - this is difficult. I guess Rob.
Caroline - Carrie, I really can't stand Caro.
Frederica - Freddie? I don't really see many other options except for Fred, Rica or Rikki :(
Cassandra - Cassie, I was never a huge fan of Sandra. I do like Sandy as a nature name but Cassandra nn Sandy seems odd kind of like Aurora nn Rory. The name and nickname would be too different in style.
Alexander - Alec, I really can't stand Alex at all.
Sabina - this is hard. Sabi, maybe?
Anastasia - ohhhh this is one of my all time favorites and I dislike it so much when it gets shortened. It's so gorgeous in its full form. I'm going with Annie. Anya would be fine too but it's a Russian nickname for Anna so it makes less sense to me. Annie is a name I kind of like but I would really really prefer to leave this in its full form. The worst I think is Stacy which I find okay on its own but not as a nickname for Anastasia because the clash in styles is just so huge.

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- melpy
5/2/2018, 5:02 AM
I was reading Francis as the masculine name and Frances as the femenine.
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