Unexpected nicknames

[i12bmore.livejournal.com]

It's occured to me that I've known a lot of people who've used nicknames that were an unexpected twist on their names. These are all I can think of off the top of my head:

Aaron > Ron
Christopher > Tophie
Elizabeth > Ebee (pronounced EE-bee)
Roosevelt > Rose
Thomas Edward > Ted
Amanda > Ami (pronounced like Amy)
Malik > Mike
Farid > Fred
Frederick > Rick
Joshua > Jos (pronounced like Joss)
Jeremiah > Miah (pronounced MYE-uh)
Nathaniel > Than (pronounced with a soft "th")

Any of you encounter unexpected nicknames?

Comments

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with a Jeremiah who sometimes went by Miah. I think Ebee as a nn for Elizabeth is absolutely adorable! Tophie would be really cute on a little boy. I don't think Ted or Rick are very unexpected, and Jos isn't totally unexpected to me, but nice to see as an alternative to Josh.

I don't think I've ever known anyone with a particularly unexpected nickname.