Naming Practices-male
The following female names were found at http://www.usigs.org/library/genealogy/recipe9c.html compiled and copyrighted by sue Roe and used with her permission. Please note that this part of a series of articles done Mrs. Roe, combined into a book and now copyrighed. This is a very useful "finding tool" for research purposes.
Aaron--Erin, Ron, Ronnie
Abel--Ab, Abe, Eb, Ebbie
Abiah/Abijah--A.B., Ab, Biah
Abiel--Biel, Ab
Abraham/Abram--Abe
Abner--Ab
Adam--Ad, Ade
Adelbert--Ad, Ade, Albert, Bert, Del, Delbert, Elbert
Adolph/Adolphus--Ad, Dolph, Olph
Alan--Al
Alanson--Alan, Al, Lonson
Albert--Al, Bert, Elbert, see also Adelbert
Aldrich--Al, Rich, Richie
Alexander--Al, Alex, Eleck, Sandy
Alfred--Al, Fred
Alonzo--Al, Lon, Lonzo
Anderson--Ander, Andy, Sonny
Andrew--Andy, Drew
Anthony--Tony
Archibald--Archie, Baldo
Arthur--Art
Asaph--Asa
Asahel--Asa
Azariah--Aze, Riah
Augustus/Augustine--August, Austin, Gus
B.F.--Often for Benjamin Franklin
Barnabas--Barney
Bartholomew--Bart, Bartel, Bat, Mees, Meus
Benedict--Ben, Bennie
Benjamin--Ben, Bennie, Benjy, Jamie
Bernard--Barney, Berney
Bradford--Brad, Ford
Broderick--Ricky, Brady, Brody
Calvin--Cal, Vin, Vinny
Cameron--Cam, Ronny, Ron
Carl--see Charles
Casey, Kasey--K.C.
Cedric--Ced, Rick, Ricky
Charles--Carl, Charlie, Chick, Chuck
Chauncey--Chan
Chester--Chet
Christopher/Christian--Chris, Kit
Clarence--Clair, Clare
Clement--Clem
Clifford--Cliff, Ford
Clifton--Cliff, Tony
Columbus--Clum
Conrad--Con, Conny
Cornelius--Con, Conny, Corny, Niel
Courtney--Court, Curt
Cyrenius--Cene, Cy, Renius, Serene, Swene
Curtis--Curt
Dalton--Dahl/Dal
Daniel--Dan, Danny
David--Dave, Davey, Day
Delbert--Bert, Del
Dennis--Denny, may be short for Dennison
Derrick--Eric, Rick, Ricky
Donald--Don, Donny
Ebenezer--Eben, Eb, Ebbie
Edmund--Ed, Ned, Ted
Edward--Ed, Ned, Ted, Teddy
Edwin--Ed, Ned, Win
Elbert--see Adelbert, Albert
Eleazer--Lazar
Elias--Eli, Lee, Lias
Elijah--Eli, Lige
Eliphalet--Left
Elisha--Eli, Lish
Elwood--Woody
Emanuel--Manny, Manuel
Ephraim--Eph
Epaphroditius--Dite, Ditus, Dyce, Dyche, Eppa
Eric--Rick, Ricky, may be nickname for Derrick
Ernest--Ernie
Eugene--Gene
Ezekiel--Ez, Zeke
Ezra--Ez
Ferdinand--Ferdie
Francis--Frank, Fran
Franklin--Frank, Fran
Frederick--Fred, Freddy, Fritz
G.W.--often George Washington
Gabriel--Gabe, Gabby
Geoffrey/Jeffrey--Geoff, Jeff
Gerald--Jerry, Gerry
Gilbert--Gil, Bert, Wilber
Harold--Hal, Harry
Henry--Hal, Hank, Harry
Herbert--Herb, Bert
Hezekiah--Hez, Hy, Kiah
Hiram--Hy
Horace--Horry
Hubert--Hugh, Bert, Hub
Ignatius--Iggy, Nace, Nate, Natius
Isaac--Ike, Zeke
Isidore--Izzy
Jacob--Jaap, Jake, Jay, could be short for Jacobus.
James--Jamie, Jem, Jim, Jimmy
Jay--see Jacob
Jedidiah--Jed
Jefferson--Jeff, Sonny
Jehiel--Hiel
Jeremiah--Jereme, Jerry
John--Jack, Jock, Johnny, occasionally a nickname for Jonathan
Jonathan--Nathan, possibly John/Jon
Joseph--Joe, Joey, Jos
Joshua--Josh, Jos
Josiah--Jos
Judson--Jud, Sonny
Julias/Julian--Jule
K.C.--sometimes for Kasey/Casey
Kenneth--Ken, Kenny, also for Kendall, Kendrick, Kent, etc.
King--may be short for Kingston or Kingsley
Lafayette--Fate, Laffie
Lamont--Monty
Lawrence/Laurence--Larry, Lon, Lonny, Lorne, Lorry
Lemuel--Lem
Leonard--Leo, Leon, Len, Lenny, Lineau
LeRoy--L.R., Lee, Roy
Leslie--Les
Lester--Les
Levi--Lee
Lincoln--Link
Lorenzo--Loren
Lucias/Lucas--Luke
Luther--Luke
Lyndon--Lynn, Lindy
Marcus--Mark
Martin--Marty
Marvin--Marv
Matthew/Matthias--Matt, Thias, Thys
Maurice/Morris--Morey
Mervyn--Merv
Micah--sometimes short for Michael
Micheal--Mike, Micah, Mick, Micky
Mitchell--Mitch
Montgomery--Monty, Gum
Napoleon--Nap, Nappy, Leon
Nathan--Nate, sometimes short for Nathaniel or Jonathan
Nathaniel--Nathan, Nate, Nat, Natty, Than
Nicholas--Nick, Claas, Claes
Norbert--Bert, Norby
Obadiah--Diah, Dyer, Obed, Obie
Oliver--Ollie
Oswald--Ossy, Ozzy, Waldo
Patrick--Paddy, Pat, Patsy, Pate, sometimes Peter
Pelegrine--Perry
Percival--Percy
Peter--Pete, Pate
Philetus--Leet, Phil
Phillip--Phil
Prescott--Scott, Scotty, Pres
Ralph--sometimes for Raphael
Randolph--Randy, Dolph
Raymond--Ray
Reginald--Reg, Reggie, Naldo, Renny
Reuben--Rube
Richard--Dick, Dickon, Rich, Rick, Ricky
Robert--Bob, Dob, Dobbin, Hob, Hobkin, Rob, Robby, Bobby, Robin, Rupert
Roger/Rodger--Roge, Hodge, Rod
Roland--Lanny, Rollo, Rolly, variant of Orlando
Ronald--Ron, Ronny, Naldo
Rudolph/Rudolphus--Dolph, Olph, Rolf, Rudy
Rupert--varient of Robert
Russell--Russ, Rusty
Samuel--Sam, Sammy
Seymour--Morey, See
Shelton--Shelly, Shel, Tony
Sheridan--Dan, Danny, Sher
Sidney--Sid, Syd
Silas--Si
Simon/Simeon--Si, Sion
Smith--Smitty
Solomon--Sal, Salmon, Saul, Sol, Solly, Zolly
Stephen/Steven--Steve, Steph
Sullivan--Sully, Van
Sylvester--Si, Sly, Sy, Syl, Vester, Vet
Terence--Terry
Thaddeus--Thad
Theodore--Ted, Teddy, Theo
Thomas--Tom, Thom, Tommy
Timothy--Tim, Timmy
Tobias--Toby, Bias
Uriah--Riah
Vincent/Vinson--Vince, Vin, Vinny
Wallace--Wally
Washington--Wash, often for George Washington
Wilber/Wilbur--Will, variant of Gilbert
Wilfred--Will, Willie, Fred
William--Will, Willie, Bill, Billy, sometimes Bell or Bela
Winfield--Win, Winny, Field
Woodrow--Wood, Woody, Drew
Zachariah--Zach, Zachy, Zeke
Zebedee--Zeb
Zedediah--Zed, Diah, Dyer
Zephaniah--ZephHave I forgotten any?? A supplement on Dutch and Friesian names will follow...