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[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I got two questions, both related to nicknames/short names.
I personally like short names (one or two syllables), but it appears that in English, a lot of short names, especially on girls, are nicknames. So...
1. Can you guys come up with more one syllabic girl's names? I could only come up with Jane, June, Joan, Lane, Maeve, May, Rae, Lee, Faye & Anne.
2. Is giving nicknames a particularly English-speaking-country thing? Or does it happen in other countries/cultures as well? Because here it's quite uncommon. Possibly because a lot of Dutch names are just very short. It's interesting =)

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[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Blair, Bryn, Jade, and Lynn spring to mind immediately. Probably more will follow shortly.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Yay, Blair is my favorite name!

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Ah. Belle. Mare. Fleur. Flor. Grace. Quinn. Rose. Tess.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Hah, I can't believe I didn't think of Fleur & Rose myself ;)

[djador.livejournal.com]

Most of those are 2 syllables.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

That's ok (like I said, I like two syllabic names as well! ;))

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Really, Russia? Now that's really interesting...the first names that pop into my mind when I think of Russian names are all very long (Natasja, Dimitri). On the other hand, maybe that's why there are nn's ;)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

That's great. Thanks =)

[traezer.livejournal.com]

I took Russian in college, and specialized in Russian history. Russians are OBSESSED with nicknames! Russians rarely, if ever, go by their given name. Russians usually have a different nickname for every stage of their life, so they usually have up to 10 nicknames, depending who they are talking to. I love russian names!

[lilsayermonster.livejournal.com]

Pearl, Elle, Hope, Jan

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Jan... short for Janine, Janice and Janet. Also 2 syllables. :)

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Elle, Belle, Grace, Rose, Ruth, Lynn, Jade, Jude, Eve, Brynn, Jan, Hope, Dawn.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

Claire, Ruth, Sage, Leigh, Joy...thats harder than I thought it would be.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Kate
Lark
Beth
Rei
Lynn
Liv
Liz
Claire
May
June
Pam
Gail
Brooke
Drew
Fawn
Belle
Gywn
Joy
Jean
Kay
Kat
Jen
Jill
Kim
Sage
Nel
Wren
Nan
Peace
Shay
Kai
Meryl
Tess
Rain
Eve (Yve)
Wynn

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I've always pronounced Meryl with 2 syllables.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I hear it pronounced both Mer-ll and Merl.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

In Israel they give nicknames a lot. One of the most bizarre (and surprisingly common) ones is Dudu as a nickname for David.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

I'm too lazy to go through and see what others have posted, so...

Faith, Jean, Kate (I know it's a nickname, but I like it as a stand-alone name),Brea(prn Bree), Reese, Fern, Jo

Yeah, that's all I can think of right now.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Eve
Faith
Hope
Jo
Jade
Jess
Jean
Kate
Kim
Rose
Quinn