RECIPE #9, PART 2 GIVEN NAMES AND POSSIBLE NICKNAMES FEMALE NAMES--A THROUGH I Abigail--Abby, Nabby, Gail Adaline/Adeline--Ada, Addy, Dell, Lena Adelaide--Addy, Adele, Dell, Della, Heidi Adelphia--Adele, Addy, Dell, Delphia, Philly Agatha--Aggy Agnes--Aggy, Inez, Nessa Aileen--Allie, Lena Alberta--Allie, Bert, Bertie Alexandra--Alex, Alla, Sandy Alfreda--Alfy, Freda, Freddy, Frieda Alice/Alicia--Allie, Elsie, Lisa Almena--Allie, Mena Amanda--Manda, Mandy Amelia--Emily, Mel, Millie, Amy Ann/Anne--Annie, Nan, Nanny, Nana, Nancy (and Ann is sometimes a nickname for Antoinette, Christiana, Roseanne, etc.) Antoinette/Antonia--Ann, Tony, Netta Arabella/Arabelle--Ara, Arry, Belle, Bella Arlene--Arly, Lena Armena--Arry, Mena Asenath--Assene, Natty, Sene Augusta/Augustina--Aggy, Gatsy, Gussie, Tina Barbara--Bab, Babs, Barby, Bobbie Beatrice--Bea, Trisha, Trix, Trixie Belinda--Belle, Linda Bertha--Birdie, Bert, Bertie Bridget--Biddie, Biddy, Bridgie, Bridie Camille--Cammie, Millie Cornelia--Cornie, Nelia Carol/Caroline/Carolyn--Carrie, Cassie, Lynn Cassandra--Cassie, Sandra, Sandy Catherine/Cathleen/Katherine/Kathleen--Cathy, Kathy, Katy, Cassie, Kay, Kit, Kittie, Trina, Lena Cecilia--Celia, Cissy Charlotte--Char, Lottie, Lotta, Sherry Christine/Christina/Christiana/Kristine, etc.--Chris, Kris, Crissy, Christy, Kristy, Tina Clarinda--Clara Clarissa--Clara, Cissy Constance--Connie Cordelia--Cordy, Delia Cornelia--Corny, Nelle, Nelly Cynthia--Cindy, Cintha Darlene--Lena, Darry Deborah/Debora--Debby, Debbie, Deb Deliverance--Della, Delly, Dilly Delores--Dell, Lola, Lolly, Della, Dee Dorcus--Darkey Dorothy--Dolly, Dot, Dortha, Dotty Note: Dolly can also be a name that simply means "baby girl"--sometimes given when the name was undecided; it often stuck. Edith--Edie Elaine--see Eleanor Eleanor--Elaine, Ellen, Ellie, Lanna, Lenora, Nelly, Nora Elizabeth--Eliza, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Lib, Libby, Liza, Lisa, Liz, Lizzie Ellen--see Eleanor and Helen Elmira--Elly, Ellie, Mira Elouise--Louise, see Heloise Elsie--see Alice Emily--Emmy, Millie, see Amelia and Emeline Emeline--Em, Emily, Emma, Emmy, Milly Estelle/Estella--Essy, Stella Esther--see Hester Evaline--Eva, Eve, Lena Faith--Fay Fidelia--Delia Florence--Flo, Flora, Flossy Frances--Fanny, Fran, Cissy, Frankie, Sis Fredericka--Freda, Freddy, Ricka, Frieda Gabrielle/Gabriella--Gabby, Ella Gail--see Abigail Genevieve--Eve, Jean, Jenny Geraldine--Dina, Gerry, Gerrie, Jerry Gertrude--Trudy, Gert, Gertie Gwendolyn--Gwen, Wendy Hannah--Nan, Nanny, Anna, also may be a nickname for Johannah, Susannah. Harriet--Hattie Heidi--see Adelaide Helen/Helene--Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Lena Heloise--Eloise, Lois Henrietta--Etta, Etty, Hank, Nettie, Retta Hermione--Hermie Hepsibah/Hephsibah--Hipsie Hester--Hessy, Esther, Hetty Ina--see Lavina Inez--see Agnes Irene--Rena Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella--Bella, Belle, Ib, Issy, Nib, Nibby, Tibbie Isadora--Dora, Issy Cont. in Part 3...