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My dad lives in Wales, and he knows a load of guys called Dai, which is evidently short for David. It sounds like die, which is kind of a negative, but I still think it's cool in its own way.

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!!!!!!!!!! - Angus, Elvin, "The Brow", River, Orlando, Liza, Angeline, Carmella, Xanthe and Tabea.

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Theres a boy in school called David and everyone calls him D.D. or Deedee.

Daffy is a Welsh one I really like. It's used in the book Slammerkin, and I really like the character by that name.

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Otherwise...

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Vid
Viddie
Did
Diddy
Avvy
Div
Divvy
Diddo

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David itself is all right, though. I really do like the nickname Davy, though I'm not sure why. Maybe it's Davy Jones's fault.

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Array

This message was edited 4/16/2005, 4:04 PM

I have a friend named David whom I call Daz.

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Daz, Day, Dav (DAHV instead of DAYV), Vida (VEE-da)

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For Amadeus, Dee, Day, May, Mase.

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CIARDA

My fav are the Yiddish nns Dovid, Dovidl (doh-vee-dul) and Dudel (doo-dul).
Check: http://www.behindthename.com/php/extra.php?extra=r&terms=david

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~~ Claire ~~

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My dear ! are Alia, Eidel and Enola.

I think you're swimming against the stream.

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But one possibility does occur to me. I knew a guy once named Dov. (Or did he spell it Dav? I can't remember) It's the Hebrew form of David. Pronounced "dahv."

Daffy/ Daff is quite often used in Wales. I'm not sure how keen I would be on them being used by someone without a Welsh accent though. Possibly 'D': My Dad calls his brother Oliver 'O', and it works. I do like David on its own though.

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I like the name Amadeus, but it does seem to cry out for a nickname, if only to be used by friends. Somehow none I can think of seem to do the full name justice though.
My thoughts: Am, Ami, Amus, Adi, Mad (pronounced with a slightly shorter a than the adjective). My favourite attempts are Amo and Dei.

Vid for David? That's kind of stupid though...
For Amadeus: Ama, Deus, Dee, Amad. Don't know about any of these. I like just plain Amadues. It's so nice!

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-Schezar

Avid
Avi / Avie / Avey
Ave (AV, AYV)
Taffy
Taff
Dav

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I honestly don't think David needs a nn at all; it's short and very easy to say.

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Ama
Amy / Ami / Amie
Ame (AYM, AY-mee)
Deus
Dee
Amad
Maddy / Maddie
Mad
Ammy / Ammie
Am
Deedee

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Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett

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Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks. Check my profile for their names.

Avi ?

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