When girls names get shortened
With notable exceptions (how many Samanthas escape being called Sam?) girls don’t tend to use made up nicknames as often as boys, but there are plenty of girls names with long established ‘short-forms’ that sometimes seem a million miles from the original. This is especially true of traditional girls names, many of which are making a bit of a comeback. Here are some examples.
| Abigail | Abby |
| Amanda | Mandy |
| Amelia | Milly |
| Barbara | Babs |
| Catherine | Kate or Kitty
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| Charlotte | Lottie or Charlie
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| Elizabeth | Betty, Liz, Liza or Libby
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Florence
| Flo or Floss
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| Frances | Fanny |
| Harriet | Hatz or Hattie
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| Helen | Nell |
| Margaret | Meg, Peg or Peggy
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| Mary | Molly or Polly
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| Olivia | Livvy |
| Sarah | Sally |
| Tabitha | Tabby or Tabs
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| Teresa | Tess |
| Virginia | Ginny |
Here are the girls names still on the favourites list.