These aren't that counter-intuitive, just not the obvious nickname. Some of these I really like and others, meh:
Phoebe "
Bee"
Susannah "
Zanna" (and
Alexandra)
Miriam "Mim" - I've seen this a couple of times
Genevieve "
Evie", "Viva"
Antoinette "
Nettie" or any other -ette name
Josephine "
Effie", "Seph"
Magnolia "
Nola"
Madeleine "
Dell" / "Delle"
Jacoba "Cobie" (think
How I Met Your Mother)
Margaret "
Garrett" - kill me, though
Yasmin /
Jasmine "
Minnie"
Mehetabel "
Mabel" - ??
Ottoline "
Tolly"
Roxanne "Xan"
Diantha "
Annie"
Sophia "Fee"
Zenobia "
Nia"
Caroline "
Carlo" - I saw this a bit in Malawi
Francesca "Chessie"
Bridget "Ridge" - I have a friend named this
Juliana "
Lia"
Cecilia "Celie"
Eleanor "
Lennie", "
Lena"
Judith "
Didi"
Pandora "
Andie", "
Andy"
Penelope "
Nell"
eta: ooh, yours! I like:
Dominique - "Mini" prefer
MinnieAthena - "
Thea"
Rose Miela - "
Romy"
Mariposa - "
Posy"
Theophilus - "
Phil"
Isaac - "
Zac" - would actually use this
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