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[Opinions] *NICKNAMES*
Here are a few nicknames I came up with. Some are a bit strange though:
Alexander or Alexandra- Arlex (R-lex)boy/girl
Ashton- Ash, Ashes, Asha (AH-sha) boy/girl
Beatrice- Beah (Bee-AH) girl
Dakota- Koda (Co-DUH )boy/girl
Ashleigh- Lee, Lea girl
Augustine- August, Guss, Stine boy
Bailee or Bailey- Bail, Lee, Aile (A-Lee) boy/girl
Beverly- Erly (Ur-LEE) Bev Girl
Damion- Dame (Day-MM) Daio (dah-OH) boy
Elizabeth- Elize (Eel-isse) Betha girl
Francis or Frances- France, Anise (Ann-IS) boy/girl
Gabriel- Gabi (Gay-BI) Reil (Ree-EL) boy
Gabriella- Ella, Ree, Gabri (Gab-RI) girl
Hailey- Hail, Lee girl
Heather- Heth Athe (Ay-THE)girl
Indianna- Inanna (In-ANNA) Indy, Anna, Diane girl
Jacob- Jake, Ace Boy
Jamie- Jay, Jame, Jamester (This is what I nn one of my stuffed animals when I was 6) boy/girl
Karlene- Karly, Kare, Arlene Girl
Kasandra- Kassi, Sandra, Andra, Andy, Kandra Girl
Kennedy- Ken, Edy, Ned, Ked, Nedy girl/boy
Lindsey- Liz, Lizzie, Indy Girl
Madeline- Maddy, Line, Adeline, Ade, Deline Girl
Mackenzie- Mack, Kenz, Kenzie Girl/Boy
Marshall- Mars, Shay, Ray boy
Nicholas- Nik, Cole, Holas Boy
Olivia- Oli, Olive Girl
Peter- Pete, Eter (Et-er) boy
Rachel- Ray, Ace, Chel Girl
Samuel- Ame Sam boy
Samantha- Antha, Sam, Maytha Girl
Thomas- Thom, Tom, Maos boy
Tabitha- Tabi, Bith, girl
Veronica- Rica, Roni, girl
Zachery- Kery, Zac, Arch boy
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I don't think your nns are strange at all. I'm persnickety about formal names, but then I'm super lax about nns. For what it's worth, my approach is: formal names are for showing how educated you(r parents) are. Nns are for showing creativity, affection, whimsy. So Elizabeth, nn Buggle-Bumps, makes perfect sense in my world. :-) Your nns are great.

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I like:Beatrice- Beah (spelled Bea. I pronounce it BEH-ah.)
Gabriella- Ella
Jacob- Jake
Madeline- Maddy, Adeline
Nicholas- Nik
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I suppose Dakota "Koda" would only work in the US. We don't pronounce 'D's and 'T's the same in the UK.
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Ah you remind me so much of me when I was about 13.I like these:Beatrice- Beah (prefer Bea or Bee)
Damion- Dame is fun, but I do hope you know it is a 1930's byword for "woman".
Jamester is really fun
Mackenzie- Mack, boy only
Olivia- Oli, Olive
Samuel- Sam boy
Thomas- Thom (am strangely fond of Thom. I wonder if just Thom would be acceptable as a full name? I do not like Thomas.)
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There's an English poet called Thom Gunn! In his case it's short for Thomson.
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I'm not a big fan of Thomas either, but I like the nicknames for it. Thom, I think, is acceptable as a full name
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I don't mind Mac for a girl. That's what we called my drama teacher in high school (her last name was McSpadden). And then there was the character of Mac on Veronica Mars, short for McKenzie. It totally fit her.
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