Some English, Scottish and Welsh Names and Diminutives
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	Male							Female

	Abe = Abraham    					Abbie = Abigail
	Al = Alan						Addie/Addy = Adelaide
	Alb = Albert						Aggie = Agatha/Agnes
	Alec/Alex = Alexander					Alex = Alexandra
	Alf = Alfred						Aly = Alison/Alice
	Algy = Algernon						Amelia = Millicent
	Andy = Andrew						Angie = Angela/Angelina
	Archie = Archibald					Ann = Annetta/Anita
	Artie = Arthur						Ann /Anna= Hannah
	Baldie = Archibald					Annie = Ann
	Bart = Bartholomew					Babs = Barbara
	Ben/Benjie = Benjamin					Bea /Beattie= Beatrice
	Bert/Bertie = Albert/Hubert				Becky = Rebecca
	Bill/Billy = William					Bedelia = Bridget
	Bob/Bobby = Robert					Bella = Isabella
	Brin = Brinley						Bernie = Bernadette
	Chas/Charley= Charles					Bess/Bessie/Bet/Beth/Betsey/Betty = Elizabeth
	Chris = Christopher					Beti/Betsan/Betsi = Betty/Betsy
	Chuck = Charles						Biddy = Bridget
	Cliff = Clifford					Bim = Belinda
	Con = Conrad						Bren = Brenda
	Cy/Sy = Cyril						Bron = Bronwen
	Dafydd = David						Bytha = Tabitha
	Dai/Dave/Davey = David					Carie = Caroline
	Dan/Danny = Daniel					Carol = Caroline
	Deio/Dewi = David					Cassie = Catherine
	Del = Derek						Catrin/ Cadi = Catherine
	Dick/Dickie = Richard					Cat/Cathy = Catherine
	Don = Donald						Ceri = Ceridwen
	Doug/Dougie = Douglas					Charlie = Charlotte
	Ed/Eddie = Edward/Edgar/Edwin				Chelle = Michelle
	Ern/Ernie = Ernest					Cilla = Priscilla
	Frank = Francis						Chris = Christine
	Fred = Frederick/Wilfred				Chrissy = Christina
	Gary = Gareth						Cis/Cissie = Cecily/Cecilia (May also just mean sister, sis)
	Geoff = Geoffrey					Clary = Clara
	Gerry = Gerald						Connie = Constance
	Gib/Gilb = Gilbert					Dee = Dorothy
	Greg = Gregory						Della = Adelia
	Gus = Augustus						Di = Diana
	Hal/Harry = Henry/Harold				Dodo/Dora = Deborah
	Hank = Henry						Doll/Dollie/Dolly = Doreen/Dorothy/Doris/Florence
	Howie = Howell						Dora = Theodora/Deborah
	Hubie = Hubert						Dorrie = Dorothy
	Huw = Hugh						Dot = Dorothy
	Hywel = Howell						Eddie [pronounced Eaddie] = Edith
	Iago = James						Elen = Helen
	Ieuan/Ifan/Iwan/Ianto = Evan				Eliza = Elizabeth
	Ike = Isaac						Ella = Isabella
	Ioan = John						Ellie = Ellen
	Issie = Isaac						Emily = Amelia
	Jack = John						Elsie= Esther ? /Elizabeth
	Jake = Jacob						Em/Emmie = Emily/Emma
	Jamie = James						Eppy = Hephzibah
	Jeff = Jeffrey						Ester = Hester
	Jem/Jez = Jeremy					Esther = Estherazy
	Jerry = Jeremiah/Jeremy					Eth = Ethel
	Jim = James						Etta = Henrietta
	Jock = John						Eve/Evie = Evelyn
	Joe = Joseph						Fanny = Frances/Myfanwy
	Johnny = John						Fano/Vano = Myfanwy
	Jon = Jonathan						Fi = Fiona
	Josh = Joshua						Flo/Flora/Florrie/Floss = Florence
	Ken = Kenneth						Fran/Frannie = Frances
	Kit = Christopher					Freda = Fredericka
	Lee = Brinley						Gerry = Geraldine
	Len = Leonard						Gert/Gertie = Gertrude
	Leo = Leonard						Gill = Gillian
	Les = Lesley						Gwen/Gwenno = Gwendoline/Gwenllian
	Llew = Llewelyn						Gussie = Augusta
	Llwyd = Lloyd						Hannah = Susannah
	Lyn = Llewelyn						Harry = Harriet
	Mal = Maldwyn						Hatty = Harriet
	Matt = Matthew						Heppy/Hepsie = Hephzibah
	Meurig = Maurice					Het/Hetty = Esther or Henrietta
	Mich/Mick/Mike = Michael				Issy = Isabel/Isabella
	Mihangel = Michael					Izzie = Elizabeth
	Mog = Morgan						Jacky = Jacqueline
	Morus/Moris/Morys = Morris				Jennie/Jenny = Jennifer/Janet/Jennet
	Myrddin = Merlin					Jill = Gillian ?
	Nat = Nathan/Nathanial					Jinny = Virginia
	Nye = Aneurin						Jo = Joanna
	Ollie = Oliver						Kate/Katie/Katy/Cathy = Catherine/Katherine
	Owain = Owen						Katie = Katriona/ Catriona
	Padrig = Patrick					Kes = Kerry
	Pat = Patrick						Kit/Kitty = Christine/Kate/Katherine
	Pedr = Peter						Lal/Lally/Lelly = Eleanor/Elinor/Hannah
	Perc/Percy = Percival					Lettie = Leticia/Lucetia
	Phil = Philip/Phillip					Libby = Elizabeth
	Prys = Price						Lilly = Lilian
	Puw = Pugh						Lina = Selina
	Randy = Randolph					Liv = Olivia
	Ray = Raymond						Liz/Liza/Lizzie/Lizzy/Lillie/Lillibet/Lilly = Elizabeth
	Rhisiart = Richard					Lottie = Charlotte
	Rhydderch = Roderick					Lou/Louie = Louise
	Rhys = Rees						Luce = Lucy
	Rick = Richard						Mab[s] = Mabel
	Rod = Roderick/Rodney					Madge = Margaret ?
	Ron/Ronnie = Ronald					Mag/Maggie = Margaret
	Ross =  Rosslyn						Mair/Mari = Mary
	Roy = Royston						Maisie = Margaret
	Sandy = Alexander					Mali = Molly
	Siam/Siams = James					Marge/Margie = Margaret
	Sion/Sioni = John					Marged/Mererid = Margaret
	Seb = Sebastian						Marg = Marjory
	Sid = Sidney						Mattie/Matty = Matilda/Martha
	Simy/Sime = Simon					May = Margaret/Mary
	Stan = Stanley						Meg = Megan/Margaret
	Steffan = Stephen					Millie = Millicent/Amelia/Mildred
	Steve = Stephen						Mim = Miriam
	Stu = Stewart						Minnie = Margaret/Wilhelmina /Hermione/Minerva/Miriam
	Ted = Edward						Mo - Maureen
	Teddy = Theodore					Moll/Molly = Mary
	Theo = Theodore						Nan/Nance/Nancy = Ann[e]
	Tom = Thomas						Nat = Natasha
	Tomos/Twm = Thomas/Tom					Nell/Nellie = Helen/Ellen
	Tony = Anthony						Netta = Anetta/Henrietta
	Vic = Victor						Nora = Leonora/Honora
	Viv = Vivian/Vincent					Pam = Pamela
	Walt = Walter						Pat/Patsy = Patricia
	Wat = Walter/Watcyn					Patti = Martha
	Wil/Will/Willy = William				Pedge = Marjorie
	Wmffre = Humphrey					Peg/Peggy = Margaret
								Penny = Penelope
    								Phil = Philomena
    								Polly = Mary/Mary Ann
    								Prue= Prudence/ Prunella
    								Rae/Ray = Rachael/Rachel
    								Rene = Irene
    								Rian = Rhianedd
    								Rita = Margaret
    								Ro/Rose/Rosie = Rosemary
    								Ronnie = Veronica
    								Sam = Samantha
    								Sal/Sally/Sadie = Sarah
    								Sian = Jane
    								Sibby = Sybil
    								Sophie = Sophia
    								Sue/Susie/Suzie = Susan/Susanne/Susanna/Susannah
    								Sukey = Susan
    								Tasha = Natasha
    								Terry = Theresa
    								Tetia = Letitia
    								Theo = Theodora
    								Tricia /Trissie = Patricia
    								Trina = Katrina
    								Val - Valerie/Valmai
    								Vera = Veronica ?
    								Vi = Violet
    								Vicky = Victoria
    								Vira/Vera = Elvira
    								Viv/Vivie= Vivienne	
    								Win/Winnie = Winifred 
								Zenie = Thomasina


	See also the links below for more information on diminutives and names generally;

    http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/pceltic.shtml Medieval Names Archives; Welsh, Cornish and Breton Names
    http://www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/surnames.pdf  SOG leaflet on names
    http://homepages.newnet.co.uk/dance/webpjd/index.htm Modern British Surnames