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Female Nicknames |
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The following are nicknames for
female given names that you might come across while searching for your
ancestors. If you have others to add, please email me. |
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| NICKNAME | NAME |
| Abbie, Abby | Abigail, Abagail |
| Addie, Addy | Adelina, Adela, Ada |
| Aggie | Agnes, Agatha |
| Allie | Alice, Althea |
| Amy | Amelia |
| Barbary | Barbara |
| Becky, Bec, Becca | Rebecca |
| Betsy | Beatrice, Beatrix |
| Beth, Bessie, Bessy, Bitsy | Elizabeth |
| Cammie | Camilla |
| Carrie | Caroline |
| Cass, Cassy, Cassie | Cassandra |
| Cate, Kate, Cat | Catherine |
| Cicely, Sis | Cecelia |
| Cyntha, Cynthie | Cynthia |
| Creasy, Crecy, Crecie | Lucretia |
| Dicey | Eudacia |
| Dru | Drucilla |
| Effie | Euphemia |
| Ella | Eleanor, Ellen |
| Emma | Erminia |
| Essie | Esther |
| Ethel | Ethelinda |
| Eudora, Dora | Theodora |
| Eunie, Nicey, Nicy | Eugenia, Eunice |
| Eva, Lina, Vangie | Evangeline, Evaline |
| Fanny, Frank | Frances |
| Flo, Flossie, Flora | Florence |
| Gail, Abbie | Abigail |
| Genie, Jeannie | Eugenia |
| Gertie | Gertrude |
| Gincey, Jenny | Jane |
| Greta | Margaret |
| Gris | Griselda |
| Gussia, Gussie, Augie | Augusta |
| Gwen | Gwendolyn |
| Hallie | Mahalia |
| Hatty, Hattie | Harriett |
| Hepsy | Hephzibah |
| Hetty | Henrietta |
| Hulda | Mahulda |
| Janet, Jeanne, Jennet, Jenny, Ginny | Jane, Virginia |
| Jessie, Jess | Jessica |
| Josie, Jo | Josepha, Josephine |
| Jules, Julie | Julia |
| Kate, Kathy, Kay, Kitty | K(C)atherine |
| Leitha, Letha | Aletha, Tellitha |
| Lena | Helena |
| Letty | Lettice, Letitia |
| Lila | Delilah |
| Lina | Salina, Selena, Melina |
| Linda | Malinda |
| Livvy | Lavinia, Olivia |
| Liza | Elizabeth, Eliza |
| Lotta, Lottie, Lotty | Charlotte |
| Lucy, Luce, Lucie | Lucinda |
| Madge, Margie | Margaret, Margery, Marjorie |
| Mae, May | Mary |
| Mag, Maggy, Maggie | Margaret |
| Mandy | Amanda |
| Milly, Millie | Emily, Amelia, Millicent, Mildred |
| Minnie | Mary, Minerva |
| Molly, Polly | Mary |
| Nabby | Abigail |
| Nancy | Agnes |
| Nan, Nancy, Nanny | Ann, Anne, Anna |
| Neecy | Permecia |
| Nell, Nellie, Nelly | Ellen, Cornelia, Eleanor, Penelope |
| Netty | Annette, Zanetta |
| Nicey | Eunice |
| Nona | Winona |
| Nora | Eleanor, Leonora |
| Ollie, Livie | Olivia |
| Patsy, Patty, Pat | Martha, Patricia |
| Peg, Peggy | Margaret |
| Phemie | Euphemia |
| Pheny | Josephine |
| Polly, Poll | Mary, Paulina |
| Prissy | Pricilla |
| Prudy, Prue | Prudance |
| Rena | Serena, Irena, Norena |
| Sadie, Sally, Sal | Sarah, Sara |
| Sillah | Drusiliah, Drucilla, Priscilla |
| Sis, Sissy | Cecilia |
| Sophy | Sophia, Sophronia |
| Sue, Suke, Suky, Susie | Susan, Susannah |
| Tabby | Tabitha |
| Tempy | Temperance |
| Tess | Theresa |
| Thursa, Thurze | Theresa |
| Tilda, Tilly | Mathilda, Matilda |
| Tina, Tiny | Clementina, Christina |
| Trudy | Gertrude |
| Vergie | Virginia |
| Viney, Vinnie | Lavinia |
| Willie | Williamana, any feminine form of William |
| Zilla | Zerilda, Zerelda, Luzilla, Barzilla |
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