William -
Bill (
Bill is not too bad, but I'm not a fan either)
Edward -
Ed (True.
Edward sounds good,
Ed sounds like idiotic)
Richard -
Dick (Do I even need to say that I agree?)
James -
Jim (I've never liked
Jim)
Charles -
Chuck (Eygh.
Chuck has always made me think of dried beef)
Frederick -
Fred (I think
Fred is OK, much better than '
Rick')
Katherine -
Kathy (No, I like
Kathy as a nickname for
Katherine)
Isabelle -
Bella (I disagree. I think
Bella is a gorgeous name on its own so I like it as a nickname as well)
Olivia -
Livvy (I agree.
Livvy is awful)
Penelope -
Penny (I like
Penny. I'd never even considred it as a full name, but it makes a very cute nickname. If I named my daughter
Penelope, I'd call her
Penny sometimes)
Rebecca -
Becky (True. I love
Rebecca, but
Becky doesn't sound good)
Susannah -
Sukie (Dislike
Sukie, too.)