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            |  -L- |  
            | Lafayette | Fate, Fayette, Left, Leffie(y) |  
            | Laodicia | Dicy, Cenia |  
            | Lauren | Laurie, Ren |  
            | Laurinda | Laura - (m) Lawrence |  
            | Lauryn | Laurie |  
            | Laveda | Veda |  
            | Laverne | Verna - (m) Vernon |  
            | Lavinia/Lavonia/Louvinia | Vina, Viney, Vonnie, Wyncha |  
            | Lawrence | Larry, Lars, Laurence, Lawrie, Lon, Lorry - (f) Laura |  
            | Leanne | Annie, Lea |  
            | Lecurgus | Curg |  
            | Lee | names with "Le" |  
            | Lemuel | Lem |  
            | Lena | names ending with "leen/lina" |  
            | Leonard | Leo, Leon - (f) Leona |  
            | Leonidas | Lee, Leon |  
            | Leonore/Leonora | Elenor, Honor, Nora |  
            | LeRoy | Lee, Roy |  
            | Leslie | Les, Lester |  
            | Letitia | Lettie, Lettice, Titia, Tish |  
            | Levicy | Vicy |  
            | Levone/Lavonne | Von |  
            | Lillian | Lil (a), Lilly, Lolly, Odie |  
            | Lina | names ending with "lena/lina" |  
            | Lincoln | Link |  
            | Lionel | Leon |  
            | Littleberry | Berry, L.B., Little |  
            | Lois | Heloise, Louise |  
            | Loretta | Etta, Laura, Lorrie, Retta |  
            | Lorinda/Laurinda | Laura |  
            | Lorraine | Lorrie |  
            | Lotta/Lotty | Charlotte, Charlotta |  
            | Louis | Lewis, Lou, Louie - (f) Louise |  
            | Louise | Eliza, Eloise, Lois, Lou, Lulu - (m) Louis |  
            | Louvenia/lavinia | Vina, Viny |  
            | Lucia | Lucy - (m) Lucius |  
            | Lucias | Lucas, Luke |  
            | Lucille | Ceall, Cille, Lucy |  
            | Lucina | Sinah |  
            | Lucinda | Cindy, Lucy |  
            | Lucretia | Creasey |  
            | Luella | Ella |  
            | Lunetta | Nettie |  
            | Lurana | Lura |  
            | Lynn | names ending with "lene/lina/lyn" |  
            |  -M- |  
            | Mabel | Amabel, Mehitabel |  
            | Mac, Mack | Any name starting with Mac/Mc |  
            | Mackenzie | Kenzy, Mac/Mack |  
            | Madeline | Lena, Maddie, Madge, Maggie, Maud, Middy |  
            | Madison | Maddy, Mattie |  
            | Magdalena | Maggie |  
            | Mahala | Haley, Huldah |  
            | Malachi | Mally |  
            | Malcolm | Mac, Mal, Malc |  
            | Malinda | Lindy |  
            | Malissa/Melissa | Elizabeth, Missa, etc. |  
            | Manerva | Eve, Minerva, Nerva, Nervie |  
            | Manoah | Noah |  
            | Manola | Nonnie |  
            | Manuel | Emanuel, Manny |  
            | Marcus | Mark - (f) Marcia |  
            | Margaret | Daisy, Greta, Madge, Maggie, Maisie, Marge, Margo, Meg,
              Megan, Metta, Midge, Peggie |  
            | Margarita | Rita - See Margaret |  
            | Mariah | Maria, Mary |  
            | Marion | (f) Mary |  
            | Marian | Marianna - (m) Marion |  
            | Marilyn | Mary |  
            | Marissa | Rissa |  
            | Marjorie | Madge, Marge, Margie |  
            | Marsha | Marcie, Mary |  
            | Martha | Marnie, Mart, Marty, Mat, Mattie, Patsy, Patty |  
            | Marvin | Marv, Merv, Mervyn |  
            | Mary | Mae, Mamie, Maria(h), Marie, Marietta, Marion, Maureen,
              May, Mercy, Minnie, Mitzi, Mollie (y), Polly |  
            | Mary | Maura meaning "Big Mary" & Moira meaning
              "Little Mary", America, Demaris |  
            | Matthew | Matt, Matthias |  
            | Mathilda | Patty, Tillie |  
            | Matilda | Mat, Matty, Maud, Tilda, Tillie |  
            | Maureen | Mary |  
            | Maurice | Maury, Morris, Mossie |  
            | Mavine/Mavery (m) | Mave |  
            | Maxine | Max - names starting with "Max" |  
            | May | Mae |  
            | Mc | Any name starting with Mac/Mc |  
            | McKenna | Ken, Kenna, Meaka |  
            | Medora | Dora |  
            | Megan | Meg |  
            | Mehitabel | Hetty, Mabel, Mitty |  
            | Melchizedek | Dick, Zadock |  
            | Melinda | Linda, Lindy, Mel |  
            | Melissa | Alyssa, Lisa, Mel, Milly, Missy |  
            | Mellony | Mellia |  
            | Melody | Lodi |  
            | Melvin | Mel |  
            | Melvina | Vina |  
            | Mercedes | Merci/Mercy, Sadie |  
            | Micajah | Cage |  
            | Michael | Mickey, Mike, Mitchell |  
            | Michelle | Mickey, Shelly |  
            | Mildred | Mell, Milly, Mimi |  
            | Millicent | Milly |  
            | Minerva | Mina, Minnie, Nerva, Nervie |  
            | Miranda | Mandy, Mari, Mira, Randy |  
            | Miriam | Mary, Mitzi |  
            | Mitchell | Michael, Mitch |  
            | Mitzi | Mary |  
            | Monet | Nettie |  
            | Monica | Monna(ie) |  
            | Monteleon | Monte |  
            | Montesque | Monty |  
            | Montgomery | Gum, Monty |  
            | Mortimer | Mort |  
            | Moses | Amos, Mose, Moss |  
            | Muriel | Mur |  
            | Myrtle | Mert/Myrt, Myrti |  
            |  -N- |  
            | Nadine | Dee Dee, Nada |  
            | Nancy | also a male name |  
            | Nancy | Agnes, Ann, Nan, Nance, Nannie |  
            | Naomi | Omi |  
            | Napoleon | Leon, Nap,Poley, Pony |  
            | Natalie | Nattie, Nettie - name given child born Christmas day |  
            | Natasha | Nat, Tasha |  
            | Nathaniel | Jonathan, Nat, Nate, Natty, Nathan, Tan |  
            | Nelson | Nels |  
            | Nicholas | Nick/Nicky, etc. |  
            | Nicodemus | Nick |  
            | Nicole | Cole, Nikki, Nole |  
            | Nora | Nonie |  
            | Nowell | Noel |  
            |  -O- |  
            | Obadiah | Diah, Dyer, Obe, Obed, Obie |  
            | Obedience | Beda, Beedy, Biddie, Obed |  
            | Octavia | Tave, Tavia |  
            | Odell | Odo |  
            | Olive | Ollie |  
            | Olivia | Livia, Olive - (m) Oliver |  
            | Oliver | Ollie |  
            | Onicyphorous | Cy, Cyphorus, One, Osaforum, Osaforus, Syphorous |  
            | Orilla/Aurilla | Ora, Rilly |  
            | Orlando | Roland |  
            | Orphelia | Phelia |  
            | Oswald | Ossy, Waldo |  
            | Otis | Ode, Ote |  
            |  -P- |  
            | Pamela | Pam |  
            | Pandora | Dora |  
            | Parthenia | Parsuny/Pasoonie, Phenie, Teeny |  
            | Patience | Pat, Patty |  
            | Patricia | Pat, Patsy, Patty, Tricia, Trish, Trixie - (m) Patrick |  
            | Patrick | Paddy, Pat, Patsy, Peter, Patricia |  
            | Paul | (f) Paula, Pauline, Polly |  
            | Pauline | Polly |  
            | Penelope | Neppie, Penny |  
            | Percival | Perce/Percy |  
            | Permelia | Mellie (y), Milly |  
            | Pernetta | Nettie |  
            | Persephone | Seph,Sephy |  
            | Petronella | Nellie |  
            | Pharaba/Pheriba | Ferbie, Pherbia |  
            | Pheney | Josephine |  
            | Philip | Filip, Phil, Pip, etc. - (f) Philippa |  
            | Philadelphia | Delphia |  
            | Philander | Fie |  
            | Philipina | Phoebe, Penie |  
            | Philomena | Mena (f) Almena |  
            | Phoebe | Fifi |  
            | Pinckney | Pink |  
            | Pleasant | Ples |  
            | Pocahontas | Pokey |  
            | Posthuma | Humey |  
            | Prescott | Pres, Scott |  
            | Priscilla | Cil/Cilla, Ciller, Prissy, Siller |  
            | Providence | Provy |  
            | Prudence | Densy, Prudy |  
            |  -Q- |  
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            |  -R- |  
            | Rachel | Rae/Ray, Raech |  
            | Randolph | Dolph, Rafe, Randall, Randy |  
            | Raphael | Raff |  
            | Ramona | Mona |  
            | Raymond | Ray |  
            | Rebecca | Becca, Beck, Beckie (y), Reba |  
            | Regina | Gina, Ray |  
            | Reginald | Reg, Reggie, Rex, Reynold |  
            | Reuben | Rube, Ruby |  
            | Reynold | Reginald |  
            | Rhoda | Rodie |  
            | Rhodella | Della |  
            | Rhyna | Rhynie |  
            | Richard | Dick, Rich(ie), Rick, Ritchie |  
            | Robert | Dob, Dobbin, Bob(by), Rob, Robin, Rupert - (f) Roberta |  
            | Roberta | Bert, Bobbie, Robbie - (m) Robert |  
            | Roderick | Erick, Rod, Rickie |  
            | Roger | Hodge, Hodgekin |  
            | Roland | Orlando, Rowland |  
            | Ronald | Ron/Ronnie |  
            | Roscoe | Ross |  
            | Rose | names starting with "rose" |  
            | Rosina | Sina |  
            | Roxane | Rox/Roxie |  
            | Rudolph | Dolph, Rolf, Rollo, Rudy |  
            | Rufina/ReFina | Fina |  
            | Russell | Russ |  
            | Ryan | Ry |  
            |  -S- |  
            | Sabrina | Bri, Brina, Sabby, Sabra, |  
            | Salome | Loomie |  
            | Salvador | Sal |  
            | Samantha | Mantha, Sammy,etc. |  
            | Samson/Sampson | Sam |  
            | Samuel | Sam, Sonny |  
            | Sandra | Alexandra, Sandy |  
            | Sanford | Sandy |  
            | Sarah | Cera, Sadie, Sal, Sallie, Sara(i), Sukie, Surry |  
            | Sarilla | Silla |  
            | Sarina/Serena | Rena, etc. |  
            | Savannah | Anna, Vannie, etc. |  
            | Scott | names with "scott", Sceeter, Squat, Scottie |  
            | Sebastian | Sebby |  
            | Selma | (m) Anselm |  
            | Serena | Rena,etc. |  
            | Serilla | Rilla |  
            | Shaina | Sha, Shay, Sha-Sha |  
            | Sharon | Sha, Shay |  
            | Sheila | Cecilia |  
            | Sheldon | Shelly |  
            | Sheridan | Dan, Danny |  
            | Sidney | Sid |  
            | Sibbilla, Sibbell, Sybill | Sibbie |  
            | Sigfrid/Sigfired | Sid |  
            | Sigismund | Sig |  
            | Silas | Si |  
            | Silence | Liley |  
            | Silvester/Sylvester | Si, Syl, Sly, Vest, Vester |  
            | Simeon | Sim, Simon |  
            | Socrates | Crate |  
            | Solomon | Sal, Salmon, Sol, Solly, Zolly |  
            | Sondra | Dre, Sonnie |  
            | Sophronia | Frona, Fronia, Sophia |  
            | Stan | names starting with "Stan" |  
            | Stephanie | Annie, Steph(ie) - (m) Stephen |  
            | Stephen | Step, Steve (ie), Steven - (f) Stephanie |  
            | Submit | Mitty |  
            | Sullivan | Sully |  
            | Susannah | Hannah, Sudy, Sue, Sukey, Susan, Susie, Suzanne |  
            | Suzanne | Suki |  
            | Sybill | Sibbie |  
            | Sydney | Sid |  
            | Sylvanus | Sly, Syl |  
            | Sylvester | See Silvester |  
            |  -T- |  
            | Tabitha | Tabby |  
            | Tamarra | Tammy |  
            | Tanafra | Tanny |  
            | Tasha | Tash/Tashie |  
            | Temperance | Tempy |  
            | Terence | Terry |  
            | Teresa | Terry, Tess, Tessie, Tyrza |  
            | Thaddeus | Tad/Thad |  
            | Theodora | Dora |  
            | Theodore | Dorey, Ted, Theotric - (f) Theodora |  
            | Theodosia | Dosia, Theo - (m) Theodosius |  
            | Theophilus | Ophi |  
            | Theotha | Otha |  
            | Theresa | Terry, Tess, Tessie, Thursa, Ticy, Tracy, Trissy |  
            | Thomas | Thom, Tom |  
            | Thomasa/Thomasine | Tamzine |  
            | Tiffany | Tiff/Tiffy |  
            | Tilford (m) | Tillie |  
            | Timothy | Tim |  
            | Tina | names ending with "tine/tina" |  
            | Tobias | Tobe/Toby/Bias |  
            | Tranquilla | Trannie, Quilla |  
            | Ty | names starting "Ty" |  
            |  -U- |  
            | Unice/Eunice | Nicie |  
            | Uriah | Ury |  
            | Ursula | Sula, Sulie |  
            |  -V- |  
            | Valentina/Valentine | Felty, Val/Vallie |  
            | Valerie | Val |  
            | VanBuren | Buren |  
            | Vandalia | Vannie |  
            | Vanessa | Nessa, Van/Vannie |  
            | Vernisee | Nicey |  
            | Veronica | Franky, Ronnie, Ronna, Vonnie |  
            | Victor | Vic/Vick |  
            | Victoria | Toria, Torrie, Tory, Vicki - (m) Victor |  
            | Vida | (m) David |  
            | Vincent | Vin, Vince, Vinnie/Vinny |  
            | Viola | Ola, Vi |  
            | Violetta | Lettie |  
            | Virginia | Ginger, Ginny, Jane, Jennie (y), Jinie, Virgie |  
            | Vivian | Vi, Viv |  
            |  -W- |  
            | Waldo | Oswald |  
            | Wallace | Wallie/Wally |  
            | Walter | Wat |  
            | Webster | Webb |  
            | Wendy | Wen |  
            | Wilfred | Fred, Willie |  
            | Wilhelmina | Billie, Helmie, Mina, Minnie, Willie, Wilma - (m) Wilhelm,
              William |  
            | Willie | names starting with "Wil" |  
            | William | Bill, Bud, Will |  
            | Willis | Bill, Willy |  
            | Wilda (f) | Willie |  
            | Wilma | (m) Wilhelm, William |  
            | Winfield | Field, Win, Winny |  
            | Winifred | Freddie, Winnie, Winnet |  
            | Winton | Wint |  
            | Woodrow | Woody - names "wood" |  
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            |  -Y- |  
            | Yeona | Ona, Onie |  
            | Yulan | Lan, Yul |  
            | Yvonne | Vonna |  
            |  -Z- |  
            | Zachariah | Zach, Zacharias, Zachary, Zeke |  
            | Zadock | Dick, Dock, Melchizedek, Zed |  
            | Zaven | Zee |  
            | Zebulon | Lon, Zeb |  
            | Zedediah | Zed |  
            | Zelphia | Zel, Zella, Zelphy |  
            | Zepaniah | Zeph |  
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