Favorite nicknames for these full names?

[jinxgirl]

What is your favorite nickname for each of these formal names?


Elizabeth
Margaret
Catherine/Katherine
Isabella
Dorothea
Alexandra
Mary
Amelia
Eleanor
Charlotte
Rebecca
Josephine
Susannah
Christina
Evangeline
Gabriella
Patricia
Victoria

[ashthedreamer]

Can I list more than one? haha.

Elizabeth - Ella. (also love Libby, Elise, Eliza, Liza, Abby, Izzy, Beth, Bethan, Lily, Etta, etc.)
Margaret - Maggie. (also love Mari, Ari, Greta, Daisy, Maisie, Mae, Meg, etc.)
Catherine/Katherine - Cate. (also love Katia/Katja, Erin, Erina, and Wren)
Isabella - Bella/Belle. (I also love Izzy and Abby and Ella/Elle)
Dorothea - Thea/Dot. I can't pick!
Alexandra - Allie. Alexa, Lexi, Xandra, Andra, Andie, etc.
Mary - Em. or Ari. Honestly, I wouldn't use a nn for sweet Mary.
Amelia - Mia. (also like Amie, Lia, Millie)
Eleanor - Ella. (also like Elea and sort of Lea. Norah, Nell, and Ellie are not my thing at all.)
Charlotte - Lottie! Lola is cute too.
Rebecca - Becca. This is my sister's name and I also call her Bec/Beck, too, which she doesn't seem to mind. She HATES Reba, haha, but I kind of like it.
Josephine - Posey! (I also like Poppy, Sephie, and Fi.)
Susannah - Annie. (also like Sosie.)
Christina - Christa/Krista.
Evangeline - Evie/Eve (Eva, Angie, Annie, Angel, Elle, Elina, etc., are lovely too)
Gabriella - Ella. I think. (I also like Abby, Brielle, Elle, Belle, Bella, Ari, etc.)
Patricia - Patsy.
Victoria - Via (also like Rory.)

[frustratedauthor]

Elizabeth - Eliza
Margaret - Maisie
Catherine/Katherine - Cate
Isabella - Izzy
Dorothea - Thea
Alexandra - Lexie
Mary - none
Amelia - Millie
Eleanor -Ellie
Charlotte - Lottie
Rebecca - Bex
Josephine - Josie
Susannah - Sukie
Christina - Christa, I suppose
Evangeline - Evie!
Gabriella - Ella
Patricia - Tia
Victoria - Tori

[miloowen]

Elizabeth; Bette, Betsy, Bess, Libby
Margaret; Meg, Meggie, Daisy
Catherine/Katherine; Kate, Katie, Katia, Kay
Isabella; Isa
Dorothea; Doro, Dory, Thea
Alexandra; Alix, Sasha
Mary; May, Molly
Amelia; Ammy, Ellie
Eleanor; Nell, Nellie, Norah
Charlotte
Rebecca; Rivka, Rikki
Josephine; Josie, Fee
Susannah; (my niece's name), Shoshi
Christina; Christy, Kirsty
Evangeline; Lina, Lia
Gabriella; Gabi, Ella
Patricia; Patsy
Victoria (my sister's name and her nn); Torie, Toria

[holey]

Elizabeth - Bess
Margaret - Meg
Catherine/Katherine - Kate
Isabella - Izzy
Dorothea - Thea
Alexandra - Alex
Mary - Polly
Amelia - Emmy
Eleanor - Nell... though I think "Noor" would also make a good nickname.
Charlotte - Charlie
Rebecca - Becky
Josephine - Fiona
Susannah - Zannah
Christina - Christy
Evangeline - Eve
Gabriella - Bella
Patricia - Trix
Victoria - Vicky

[westfall620]

Elizabeth: Elle, Lizzie, Betsy
Margaret: Maggie
Katherine/Catherine: Kate, Katie, Trina, Kit
Isabella: Belle/Bella
Dorothea: Thea, Dot
Alexandra: Ally, Lexa, Andy
Mary: whatever the middle name is usually
Amelia: no nn
Eleanor: Elly, Ella
Charlotte: no nn
Rebecca: Becca, Bex
Josephinemy sister's name, all nn we call her) Jo, Joey, Josie
Susannah: Susie, Anna
Christina: Crysta
Evangeline: Eva, Angel, Lena
Gabriella: Gaby, Ella
Patricia: Trixie
Victoria: no nn

[pippi777]

Elizabeth - Betsy, Bess, Lizzy
Margaret - Maggie, Meg
Katherine - Katie, Kate
Isabella - Isa (ee-sa), Bella, Izzy
Dorothea - Thea, Doro
Alexandra - Alex, Lexie (heard of a xan, pronounced like zan)
Mary - no nn
Amelia - Mia, Lia, no nn
Eleanor - Ellie, Elsie, Lea
Charlotte - Charlie
Rebecca - Becca
Josephine - Jo, Joey
Susannah - Suzy, Anna
Christina - Chrissy
Evangeline - Evie, Angel
Gabriella - Gaby, Ariel
Patricia - Tricia, Patty
Victoria - Tori, Vicky, Ria

[dantea]

Elizabeth -- Beth
Margaret -- Maggie
Catherine/Katherine -- Kit
Isabella -- Izzy
Dorothea -- Thea
Alexandra -- Xandra
Mary -- none
Amelia -- none
Eleanor -- Ellie
Charlotte -- none
Rebecca -- Becca
Josephine -- Josie
Susannah -- Suzy
Christina -- Chrissy
Evangeline -- Evie
Gabriella -- Gabby/Ella
Patricia -- Pat
Victoria -- Tori

[kgm2008]

Elizabeth -- Beth, Liz
Margaret -- Maggie, Margot, Greta (also love Marguerite)
Catherine/Katherine -- Kathy/Cathy..
Isabella -- Izzy, Sabella, Sabelle, Ella
Dorothea -- Thea, Dori
Alexandra -- Lexa, Lex, Alexa, Alex, Lexan
Mary -- none.. love to see Mary with a hyphenated name attached, though. e.i, "Mary-Kate" "Mary-Claire" "Mary-Catherine" "Mary-Elle" "Mary-Noelle" "Mary-Elizabeth" "Mary-Layne" "Mary-Alexis" "Mary=Belle" "Mary-Christine" "Mary-Evangeline" "Mary-Vivienne" "Mary-Nouvelle"
Amelia -- Millie, Amy, Lia
Eleanor -- Ellie
Charlotte -- Lottie, Char
Rebecca -- Becky
Josephine -- Josie
Susannah -- Annah
Christina -- Christine, Christie, Chris
Evangeline -- Eva, Angeline, Eve
Gabriella -- Gabbie (my daughter's name is Gabrielle and we call her Gabbie.)
Patricia -- Tricia, Pattie, Cia, Atrice
Victoria --I love Victoria as-is..but if I had to chose a nn I'd go w/Vic, Tori, Toria -or 'Vori' just b/c it's cute and you could make it work.

[hannah francesca]

Elizabeth - Eliza, Beth*
Margaret - Maggie
Catherine/Katherine - Katie
Isabella - Izzie, Bella
Dorothea - Thea*
Alexandra - Alex, xandra
Mary
Amelia - Amy
Eleanor - Ellie*
Charlotte - Charlie
Rebecca - becca, Beckie*
Josephine - joey, Jo/Joe
Susannah - Anna, suzie
Christina - chis
Evangeline - angel
Gabriella - Gabriel, Ella*
Patricia - tish
Victoria - toria, vickie*