Names and their equals
 

This was inspired by the "what's your real name" thread.

Could the american/english members help type a list of names with their equals. Just for enlightning us non anglosaxians. I meen, it seems that William and Bill are the same, like Robert and Bob are. This can be confusing some times. :crazy:

It would be nice to know more just for the sake of knowledge. Please help make it as complete as possible. Thanx!


Robert: Bob, Bobby, ...
William: Bill, ...

Richard => { Rich, Dick }
James => { Jim }
Timothy => { Tim }
David => { Dave }
Daniel => { Dan }

About all I can think of off the top of my head.

Robert == Bob

Whoops, you've already got that one. Nevermind..... :crazy:

Even some of us Americans are baffled about why John and Jack are seemingly used interchangeably (I think this is less common now than in the past, however).

Benjamin => Ben

Robert - The Robinator, Bobski, Robalabadingdong, Mr. Robert Von Bobimier, Count Robula, Pope Robert IV etc..

lynn = god > stud > awesome > hero

so on

it's not that they are always the same. Some who are named "Ben" doesn't mean their given name is Benjamin.

I know an "Abby" who is not an "Abigail", and I know a "Bob" who is not a "Robert".

This are just nicknames or shorter names for longer given names...

A few more to add to the list:

Elizabeth: Liz, Beth, Lisa, Liza
William: Will, Bill
Harold: Harry
Ronald: Ron, Ronnie
Jonathan: John or Jon
Christopher/Christina: Chris
Anthony: Ant, Tony
Charles: Charlie, Chuck
Donald: Don, Donnie
Stephan: Steve
Daniella/Danielle: Dani
Daniel: Dan
Alexander: Alex

Gee thanks! Yeah some abbreviations are easier than others.
I live for the moment in Poland and here they use ALOT of nicknames for people interchangeably depending on their mood.
Tricky tricky.

Mead, I really appreciated yours on Robert (my own name).
I think I'll start calling myself The Robinator from now on, or... heck they are all good. :D

Here are some international nicknames on Robert:

Poland: Robik
Sweden: Robban

phred = phredrick = rick = richard = dick


does that mean phred = dick? hmm...

Michael ---> Mike
Matthew ---> Matt

Thomas-tommy, tom

french-thomas (pronounced tuma, bizzarely)
slavik-tomasz
welsh-twm

Toni - Antoinette (in some cases)
Tammy - Tamara

both key names for characters in a story/book I am working on by a not so strange coincidence

Jonathan - John, Jon, Ian (yes, Ian. I looked it up in a book I have on names)
Emmanuel - Manuel, Manny, Mannie
Daniel - Danny, Dan
Daniella - Dani, Danii (have a Dutch friend named Danii)
Stephen - (in Spanish) Esteban, Steve

I have a friend named Esteban (who also happens to be my best bud), so logically he has several names:

-The Steve
-Stebe
-The One Known as Steve
-The Steve Person
-Master Jedi (yes, geeky, retarded, ad infinitum-- get over it :thumbsup: )
-What the?!?!?! (very hard to explain, don't ask)

... but never Stevie.

::looks back over post:: I may have posted too much personal information. :hmm:

:thumbsup:

too funny

Roy ==> Herbie
I have an uncle Robin ==> Dick

my name feels so plain..

Jason.. only other thing I've ever been called is Jay (never liked it).

Michael = Mike, Mikey, Mick, Mickey (don't call me that) or if you're really cool, MikeyChalupa.

Or, if you're in elementary school,
Michael Michael motorcycle, turn the key and watch him pee.

Little bastards.

-Mikey