RECIPE #9, PART 5 GIVEN NAMES AND POSSIBLE NICKNAMES MALES--L through Z Lafayette--Fate, Laffie Lamont--Monty Lawrence/Laurence--Larry, Lon, Lonny, Lorne, Lorry Lemuel--Lem Leonard--Leo, Leon, Len, Lenny, Lineau LeRoy--L.R., Lee, Roy Leslie--Les Lester--Les Levi--Lee Lincoln--Link Lorenzo--Loren Lucias/Lucas--Luke Luther--Luke Lyndon--Lynn, Lindy Marcus--Mark Martin--Marty Marvin--Marv Matthew/Matthias--Matt, Thias, Thys Maurice/Morris--Morey Mervyn--Merv Micah--somes short for Michael Micheal--Mike, Micah, Mick, Micky Mitchell--Mitch Montgomery--Monty, Gum 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 Obadiah--Diah, Dyer, Obed, Obie Oliver--Ollie Oswald--Ossy, Ozzy, Waldo Patrick--Paddy, Pat, Patsy, Pate, sometimes Peter Pelegrine--Perry Percival--Percy Peter--Pete, Pate Philetus--Leet, Phil Phillip--Phil Prescott--Scott, Scotty, Pres Ralph--sometimes for Raphael Randolph--Randy, Dolph Raymond--Ray Reginald--Reg, Reggie, Naldo, Renny Reuben--Rube Richard--Dick, Dickon, Rich, Rick, Ricky Robert--Bob, 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, Olph, Rolf, Rudy Rupert--varient of Robert Russell--Russ, Rusty Samuel--Sam, Sammy Seymour--Morey, See Shelton--Shelly, Shel, Tony Sheridan--Dan, Danny, Sher Sidney--Sid, Syd Silas--Si Simon/Simeon--Si, Sion Smith--Smitty Solomon--Sal, Salmon, Saul, Sol, Solly, Zolly Stephen/Steven--Steve, Steph Sullivan--Sully, Van Sylvester--Si, Sly, Sy, Syl, Vester, Vet Terence--Terry Thaddeus--Thad Theodore--Ted, Teddy, Theo Thomas--Tom, Thom, Tommy Timothy--Tim, Timmy Tobias--Toby, Bias Uriah--Riah Vincent/Vinson--Vince, Vin, Vinny Wallace--Wally Washington--Wash, often for George Washington Wilber/Wilbur--Will, variant of Gilbert Wilfred--Will, Willie, Fred William--Will, Willie, Bill, Billy, sometimes Bell or Bela Winfield--Win, Winny, Field Woodrow--Wood, Woody, Drew Zachariah--Zach, Zachy, Zeke Zebedee--Zeb Zedediah--Zed, Diah, Dyer Zephaniah--Zeph Have I forgotten any?? I'm going to send out a supplement, dealing with Dutch and Friesian names as soon as I get it typed up. Happy Hunting! Sue