Nicknames:

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I like the following nicknames for the following names. But no one has ever heard of them. Have you?

Margaret: Daisy.

In France, daisy-flowers are called 'Marguerites.' So apparently Daisy developed as a nn for Margaret.

Lucy: Lux.

Both mean light in Latin.

What are some other interesting nns you have heard for fairly traditional names? I like Nan for Anne, which comes from the Middle Ages, when people would say "Mine Anne" and the sounds slurred together sounded like Nan. Same for Nabby for Abigail (see President John Adams's daughter, Nabby Adams) and Ned for Edward.

Comments

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Cool. I knew Daisy was a nn for Margaret, but I never made that connection!

I like Nan and Ned. And Nell, for Eleanor.

And the Russian nn Sasha for Alexander.

[http://users.livejournal.com/espoir---/]

Molly for Margaret, as well.

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also I had a boyfriend who called me Ash (my name is Jordan) because Jordan=Jordash=Ash. I guess that's not really the same...

[invisiblepet.livejournal.com]

I've heard of Molly for Mary as well. Pres. Lincoln's wife was Mary Todd Lincoln and somewhere along that he called her "Molly".

I like "Ted" and apparently it comes from Theodore and from Edward.

I've heard "Topher" from Christopher.
Missy/Melissa
Amy/Amanda
Mandy/Amanda
Shelly/Michelle
Addie/Adelaide,Adeline,Addison

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

Jack for John never made much sense to me.

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

me neither...I work at a daycare where I have tons of kids named Jack whose real name is John!

[levis-jules.livejournal.com]

I don't get how people got Dick from Richard

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or why they would want to.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

Jimmy for James
Missa for Melissa

[anapology.livejournal.com]

My friend is Ned, for Edward. I think it's absolutely adorable.
My friend Adrienne was 'Age' until she started work & realised that having 'Age' on her name tag looked weird... so we started calling her Adi (ay-dee)... I love nicknames & generally don't like names that can't be shortened down... i hate that my brother has a one syllable name!

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

Molly for Mary, too.

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

Ted for Edmund.

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

My husband's 'nick' name is Ted...his birthname is Edwin.

[nikkichan.livejournal.com]

Ani (ah-knee) for Angela

like Ani DiFranco...i looked her up on Wikipedia and saw her real name was Angela. at first i thought the nn was weird but then it grew on me lol

random comment drive-by

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

LUX IS THE BEST NAME EVER.