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Help[Opinions] Re: nicknames that became names in their own right
in reply to a message by Murasaki
Lisa is the one that strikes me as a "definitely". My best friend is Lisa, and even as a name nerd, the connection to Elisabeth never crosses my mind. I doubt she even knows the connection.
Maisie, Molly and Jack - Yes, because they're so very popular where I live, in their own right. But the older generation (in fact anyone over 35) of Jacks are still John on their birth certificates...And that usage might come back one day.
Also...
Millie
Megan (This has definitely made the transition, including in Wales)
Beth (Where I live, none of them are Elizabeth. A few are Bethan or Bethany.)
Archie
Nina
Ellie (rarely a nn here)
Maisie, Molly and Jack - Yes, because they're so very popular where I live, in their own right. But the older generation (in fact anyone over 35) of Jacks are still John on their birth certificates...And that usage might come back one day.
Also...
Millie
Megan (This has definitely made the transition, including in Wales)
Beth (Where I live, none of them are Elizabeth. A few are Bethan or Bethany.)
Archie
Nina
Ellie (rarely a nn here)
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