>>>From 1935 Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 4th ed: >>Common English Christian Names: pg 1194: >> >>Women's names: >>Abigail = Abby, Nabby >>Adelina = Addie, Addy >>Alice = Allie, Ally, Elsie >>Amanda = Mandy >>Anne = Annie, Nan, Nancy, Nanny, Nina >>Antoinette = Net, Netty >>Arabella = Bel, Bella, Belle >> >>Barbara = Bab >>Beatrice = Be, Triasie, Trissy >>Bertha = Berty >>Bessie = Elizabeth >>Bridget = Biddy >> >>Caroline = Caddie, Carrie >>Catharina/ Catharine = Kate, Katrine, Kit, Kitty >>Cecilia or Cecily = Cis, Sis, Sisley >>Charlotte = Lottie >>Christiana = Chrissie >>Chrinstina = Chrissie, Xina >>Cicely = Cecilia >>Clara = Clare >>Clarissa = Clare >> >>Deborah = Deb, Debby >>Dorinda same as Dorothea >>Dorothea = Dol, Dolly >> >>Eleanor = Ella, Ellen, Nell, Nellie, Nora >>Elisabeth = Bess, Bessy, Beth, Betsey, Betty, Elsie, Libby, Lisa, Liz, >>Lizzy Ellen = Helen Emma = Emm, Emmie Esther = Essie Eugenia = Genie >>Euphemia = Effie Eve = Eva Eva = Evelina, Eveline, Evelyn >> >>Florence = Flossie >>Frances = Fanny, Frank >>Frederica = Freddie >> >>Gertrude = Gertie, Truddy >>Griselda = Grissel >> >>Hannah = Anna >>Harriet/Harriot = (same as Henry) Hatty >>Helen/Helena = Nell, Nelly >>Henrietta = Etta, Hetty, Nettie >>Hester/Hesther = Esther >>Honora/Honoria = Norah, Nora >> >>Isabel/Isabella = Elizabeth, Bel, Bella >> >>Jane = Joan >>Janet = Jane >>Jeannette = Jeanne >>Jessie = Jess >>Joan/Joanna/Johanna = fem of John >>Josepha/Josephine = Jo, Jozy, Pheny >>Judith = Judy >>Julia = Julie >>Juliet = Julia >> >>Kate = Catharine >>Katharine/Katherine = Catharine >> >>Laura = Laurinda >>Lena = Helena or Madaline >>Lilian = Lily >>Lorinda = Laurinda >>Louise = Lou, Louie >>Lucia = fem of Lucius >>Lucinda = Lucy >> >>Mabel = Amabel >>Madalene = Maud, maun >>Margaret = Gritty, Mag, Maggy, Meg, Meggy, Metta, Peg, Peggy >>Margery/Marjory = Madge, Margie >>Marian = Marianne >>Marion = Mary >>Martha = Mat, Matty, Pat, Patty >>Mary = Marie, May, Moll, Molly, Poll, Polly >>Mathilda/Matilda = Mat, Matty, Patty, Tilda >>Minnie = Mary >>Miriam = Mary >> >>Nancy = Nan, Nance >>Nellie/Nelly = Ellen, Helen, Eleanor >>Norah/Nora = Honora, Leonora, Eleanor >> >>Octavia = Tave, Tavy >> >>Paula = fem of Paulus >>Paulina = Pauline >>Phillis = Phyllis >>Polly = Mary >> >>Rebecca/Rebekah = Becky, Becca >>Roxana = Roxy >> >>Sarah = Sal, Sally >>Sophia = Sophy >>Susan = Sue, Suke, Sukky, Susie, Susy >>Sylvia = fem of Sylvanus >> >>Theodora = Dora >>Theresa = Terry, Tracy >>Thomasa/Thomasine = Tamzine >> >>Valeria = Valerie >> >>Wilhemina = Mina, Minella, Wilmett, Wilmot >>Winifred = Winnie >