Short-form Baby Names
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Short-form Girl Names
Thea#353 in the U.S.Short form of names ending in -thea such as Dorothea (gift of God) or Theodora (divine gift), f▶Briella#362 in the U.S.A short form or variant of Gabriella, from the Hebrew Gavri'el, meaning 'God is my strength'. B▶Winnie#475 in the U.S.Short form of Winifred, from the Welsh Gwenfrewi composed of 'gwen' (white, fair, blessed) and ▶Charli#496 in the U.S.Feminine variant spelling of Charlie/Charles, from Old High German 'Karl' meaning man or free m▶Cleo#577 in the U.S.Short form of Cleopatra or Cleophanes, from Greek kleos meaning 'glory' or 'fame'▶Kenzie#736 in the U.S.Short form of Mackenzie, from the Scottish Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, meaning 'son of Coinnea▶Dani#747 in the U.S.Short form of Daniela or Danielle, from the Hebrew Daniel (דָּנִיֵּאל), meaning 'God is my judg▶Indy#768 in the U.S.Short form of Indiana or Indira, or standing independently as a word name evoking independence ▶Kimber#936 in the U.S.Short form of Kimberly, from Old English Cyneburg meaning royal fortress, composed of cyne (roy▶Lizbeth#1116 in the U.S.Pledged to God; a short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba (my God is an oath / my God is ▶Rya#1230 in the U.S.Flowing; ease; possibly a short form of Rhea (Greek: flowing, ease) or a variant of Raya/Rya (S▶Leni#1243 in the U.S.Bright; shining; German/Scandinavian short form of Helena (from Greek helene: bright, shining),▶Fannye#3695 in the U.S.Fannye is a dressed-up spelling of Fanny, the traditional pet form of Frances. Frances comes fr▶Pernie#4577 in the U.S.Pernie is a homey diminutive whose exact source is uncertain. It may be a pet form of Pernina/P▶Sindee#4783 in the U.S.Sindee is a fully phonetic respelling of Cindy, the short form of Cynthia (Greek, 'of Mount Kyn▶Olla#4808 in the U.S.Olla is a short vintage name, most plausibly a clip of Olive or Olivia, or a Scandinavian femin▶Altie#4974 in the U.S.Altie is a homey diminutive, most plausibly a pet form of Alta (Latin, 'high, elevated') or Alt▶Frona#5024 in the U.S.Frona is a diminutive of Sophronia, a Greek name from sophron ('sensible, self-controlled, prud▶Ermine#5199 in the U.S.Ermine is a short form of names like Erminia and Ermintrude, whose first part is the Germanic e▶Exa#5238 in the U.S.Exa is an uncertain vintage name. It is most plausibly a short form of Alexa or Alexandra, clip▶Doshie#5311 in the U.S.Doshie is a diminutive that most likely comes from Theodosia, a Greek name meaning 'gift of God▶Ceil#5354 in the U.S.Ceil is a clipped form of Cecilia (or Celia), from the Roman family name Caecilius, ultimately ▶Babe#5360 in the U.S.Babe is the English word of endearment for a baby or sweetheart, used as a given name and also ▶Zell#5404 in the U.S.Zell is best read as a short form of Zella or Zelda (Zella often a feminine of Marcella or a fo▶Argie#5431 in the U.S.Argie is a vintage American girls' name best read as a pet form of Argia (a name from Greek myt▶Fronie#5570 in the U.S.Fronie is a pet form of Sophronia, a Greek name built on the sense of soundness of mind, pruden▶Helma#5885 in the U.S.Helma is a German short form of Wilhelmina or Helmine, names built on the Germanic element helm▶Virgia#6024 in the U.S.Virgia is a shortened, smoothed form of Virginia, the classical name from Latin virgo/virginis,▶Florie#6269 in the U.S.Florie is an affectionate short form of Florence or Flora, both from the Latin flos, floris, 'f▶Nezzie#6288 in the U.S.Nezzie is a pet form, most likely of Inez or Agnes. Agnes comes from a Greek word for 'pure' or▶Vessie#6359 in the U.S.Vessie is a homey diminutive, most plausibly a pet form of Vesta - the Roman goddess of the hea▶Kiz#6379 in the U.S.Kiz reads as a clipped pet form of Keziah, the Hebrew name of one of Job's daughters that means▶Imo#6454 in the U.S.Imo is a pet form of Imogene or Imogen, likely originating as a printer's variant of the Celtic▶Etter#6649 in the U.S.Etter is best read as a spelling variant of Etta, the pet form drawn from names ending in -etta▶Vester#6747 in the U.S.Vester is a clipped form of Sylvester, the Latin name Silvester built on silva, 'wood' or 'fore▶Wanna#6784 in the U.S.Wanna is most plausibly a trimmed form of Wanda, a Polish and Slavic name borne by a legendary ▶Chrys#6793 in the U.S.Chrys is a short form drawn from names beginning with the Greek chrys-, meaning gold, or from C▶Pammy#6948 in the U.S.Pammy is an affectionate pet form of Pamela, a name invented by the poet Philip Sidney in the 1▶Vannie#7259 in the U.S.Vannie is a pet form rather than an inherited name, most plausibly a short form of Savannah or ▶Olie#7279 in the U.S.Olie is a short, spelled-as-heard form of Ollie, Ola or Olive. Depending on the family it draws▶Arma#7548 in the U.S.Arma is a vintage American girls' name of uncertain root, best read as a variant of Alma (Latin▶Verta#8253 in the U.S.Verta is a vintage American girls' name of uncertain root. It reads most plausibly as a short f▶Catha#8451 in the U.S.Catha is a short form of Catherine, or a streamlined version of Cathy, both from the Greek Aika▶Kimm#8644 in the U.S.Kimm is a doubled-consonant spelling of Kim, the short form of Kimberly, an English place and s▶Melda#8653 in the U.S.Melda is a short form of Imelda (Germanic irmin, 'whole, universal', plus hild, 'battle') and s▶Vicie#8677 in the U.S.Vicie is an affectionate short form connected to Victoria and its nickname Vickie, from Latin v▶Etha#8819 in the U.S.Etha is a genuine turn-of-the-century American name, most plausibly a short form tied to Ethel ▶Denna#9134 in the U.S.A variant of Dena/Deana, read either as a feminine of Dean (Old English denu, 'valley') or as a▶Nance#9317 in the U.S.Nance is a short form of Nancy, which itself grew as a pet form of Ann or Agnes. Ann comes thro▶Taunya#9426 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Tanya/Tonya, a short form of the Russian Tatiana, which derives from t▶Vona#9612 in the U.S.Vona is a short, softened form of Yvonne, the French feminine of Yves, from a Germanic word for▶Crissie#9676 in the U.S.Crissie is an affectionate short form of Christine/Christina (and sometimes Christabel), from G▶Midge#9690 in the U.S.Midge is an affectionate short form of Margaret or Marjorie, both from the Greek margarites, 'p▶Sallye#9962 in the U.S.Sallye is a decorative spelling of Sally, itself a pet form of Sarah — the biblical name from H▶Marget#9978 in the U.S.Marget is a trimmed, two-syllable form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'pearl' — the same r▶Landa#10091 in the U.S.Landa is best read as a clipped form of longer names ending in -landa, such as Yolanda or Rolan▶Trude#10160 in the U.S.Trude is a German diminutive of Gertrude, whose roots are the Germanic ger, 'spear,' and thrud,▶Abri#10387 in the U.S.Abri is a brief modern name with no single settled origin. It reads most naturally as a short f▶Betti#10651 in the U.S.Betti is a spelling of Betty, the classic pet form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva, 'God is ▶Docia#10812 in the U.S.Docia is a short form of Theodosia ('gift of God', from Greek theos + dosis) or of Eudocia ('go▶Gaila#11034 in the U.S.Gaila is an elaborated form of Gail or Gayle, both short forms of Abigail, from the Hebrew Avig▶Dennie#11081 in the U.S.Dennie is an affectionate short form of Denise or Dennis, both from the Greek Dionysius, 'follo▶Leshia#11165 in the U.S.Leshia is a coined short girls' name that echoes the endings of Alicia and Leticia and the -esh▶Carry#11202 in the U.S.Carry doubles as a spelling of Carrie — the pet form of Caroline/Caroline, from Germanic Karl, ▶Minta#11361 in the U.S.Minta is a vintage short form of Araminta, an elegant name coined in 18th-century English theat▶Gena#11402 in the U.S.A short form of Regina ('queen') or Eugenia ('well-born; noble'), used on its own. Warm and vin▶Hedy#11442 in the U.S.A short form of the Germanic Hedwig, from hadu ('battle; strife') and wig ('combat; war') — 'wa▶Barbi#11481 in the U.S.Barbi is a pet form of Barbara, from Greek barbaros, 'foreign' or 'stranger' (originally said o▶Kary#11684 in the U.S.Kary is a K-spelling of Kari or Carrie, short forms of Karen and Caroline. Those trace through ▶Rox#11725 in the U.S.Rox is a clipped short form of Roxanne (Roxana), a name of Persian origin usually read as 'dawn▶Metta#11820 in the U.S.Metta is a Scandinavian and Low German pet form of Margaret, through the Danish Mette. Margaret▶Cyndie#12118 in the U.S.Cyndie is a decorative spelling of Cindy, the pet form of Cynthia — Greek for 'woman from Mount▶Zandria#12154 in the U.S.Zandria is a trimmed, respelled form of Alexandria, the Greek name meaning 'defender of the peo▶Alee#12231 in the U.S.Alee has no single documented source; it most plausibly works as a pared-down form of Alice, Al▶Doshia#12342 in the U.S.Doshia is a clipped, folk form of Theodosia, from the Greek 'theos', god, and 'dosis', gift, so▶Claris#12523 in the U.S.Claris is a short form of Clarice or Clarissa, from the Latin 'clarus' ('bright, clear, famous'▶Myrta#12581 in the U.S.Myrta is a shortened, softened form of Myrtle, the classic Victorian flower name taken from the▶Grisel#12582 in the U.S.A short form of Griselda, from the Germanic gris ('gray') and hild ('battle'), literally 'gray ▶Jinnie#12636 in the U.S.Jinnie is a diminutive spelled as it sounds, a cousin of Jenny and Ginnie. It most often stood ▶Londa#12687 in the U.S.Londa is a compact mid-century girls' name, most naturally a short form clipped from Yolonda or▶Pollie#12687 in the U.S.Pollie is a spelling of Polly, itself a pet form of Mary that arose through the rhyming path Ma▶Cristi#12744 in the U.S.Cristi is a spelling of Christy, a short form of Christina or Christine, from the Latin for 'fo▶Kisha#12787 in the U.S.Kisha reads as a short form or variant of Keisha (itself often tied to Keziah, 'cassia,' though▶Korri#12799 in the U.S.Korri reads as a short form of Corrie or Corinna, or as a spin on the Gaelic-rooted Corrie ('ho▶Kristi#12804 in the U.S.A short, friendly form of Kristin or Christine, ultimately from Greek Christos ('anointed'), gi▶Kristie#12805 in the U.S.A short, affectionate form of Kristin or Christine, from Greek Christos ('anointed'), carrying ▶Mariette#12968 in the U.S.Mariette is a French diminutive of Marie, the French form of Mary, from the Hebrew Miriam. Mary▶Moni#12999 in the U.S.Moni serves as a friendly short form of Monica, Monique, or Simone; Monica's own meaning is deb▶Montie#13001 in the U.S.Montie is a pet form of Montgomery (a Norman place-name surname) or of Montana, and has long se▶Ilka#13032 in the U.S.Ilka is a Hungarian and German diminutive of Ilona, the Hungarian form of Helen, from the Greek▶Mima#13142 in the U.S.Mima is a pet form of Jemima, a Hebrew name usually rendered 'dove', borne by one of Job's daug▶Tenna#13299 in the U.S.Tenna is a short form of Christina or Christiane (via Tina/Tena), used especially in Denmark an▶Tricia#13337 in the U.S.Tricia is a short form of Patricia, the feminine of Patrick — from Latin patricius, 'nobleman, ▶Aleja#13504 in the U.S.Aleja is a Spanish short form of Alejandra, the Spanish form of Alexandra — from Greek alexein,▶Aleda#13510 in the U.S.Aleda reads as a form of Alida or Aleta, short forms of Adelaide or Adelheid, from the Germanic▶Dann#13579 in the U.S.Dann as a girl's name is best read as a shortened Danielle or Danna, feminines tied to Daniel —▶Antasia#13633 in the U.S.A clipped, modern form of Anastasia — from the Greek 'anastasis', 'resurrection.' Antasia keeps▶Bre#13726 in the U.S.Bre is a very short form, a clipped spelling of Bree or the opening of Brianna and Breanna. Tho▶Buna#13747 in the U.S.Buna is a vintage American girls' name of uncertain root. It reads most plausibly as a short fo▶Char#14148 in the U.S.Char is a short form of names beginning Char-, such as Charlotte, Charlene and Charmaine, which▶Kassy#14428 in the U.S.Kassy is a K-spelled pet form of Cassie, itself short for Cassandra (Greek, a Trojan prophetess▶Danie#14557 in the U.S.Danie is a spelling of Dani, a short form of Danielle (feminine of Daniel, Hebrew 'God is my ju▶Karee#14649 in the U.S.Karee is a phonetic respelling of Kari, the Scandinavian short form of Katherine, and cousin to▶
Short-form Boy Names
Niko#325 in the U.S.Short form of Nikolaos or Nikola, from the Greek 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people), meaning ▶Jax#342 in the U.S.Short form of Jackson or Jaxon, themselves forms of John (from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God has been g▶Zander#397 in the U.S.Short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros meaning defender of the people, combining alexei▶Cal#543 in the U.S.Short form of Calvin (from Latin Calvinus, meaning 'bald,' from calvus) or Caleb (from Hebrew K▶Drew#553 in the U.S.Short form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas, derived from aner/andros meaning 'man' or 'manly'; us▶Koen#623 in the U.S.Dutch short form of Conrad or Konrad, from Old High German Kuonrat, composed of kuon ('bold,' '▶Chris#646 in the U.S.Short form of Christopher or Christian, from Greek Christophoros meaning Christ-bearer, or from▶Sam#647 in the U.S.Short form of Samuel, from Hebrew Shemu'el meaning heard by God or name of God, composed of she▶Wes#716 in the U.S.Short form of Wesley or Weston, from Old English west (west) combined with either leah (meadow,▶Jase#717 in the U.S.Short form or alternate spelling of Jason, from the Greek Iason (Ἰάσων) meaning 'healer,' from ▶Case#733 in the U.S.Short form of Casey, from the Irish Gaelic Cathasaigh, meaning 'alert' or 'watchful'; also rela▶Ray#792 in the U.S.Counsel protector; a short form of Raymond from Old High German Raginmund, composed of ragin me▶Teo#794 in the U.S.God's gift or divine; a short form of Teodoro (Theodore) or Mateo, from the Greek Theodoros mea▶Zeke#803 in the U.S.God will strengthen; a short form of Ezekiel, from the Hebrew Yechezkel meaning God strengthens▶Ty#813 in the U.S.Short form of Tyler (tile maker), Tyson (son of Ty), or Tyrone (land of Owen in Irish); also us▶Alec#977 in the U.S.Short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros composed of alexein meaning to defend and aner (▶Joe#994 in the U.S.Short form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef meaning he will add or God will increase, expressed thr▶Gio#1161 in the U.S.God is gracious; Italian short form of Giovanni (John), from Hebrew Yohanan (Yahweh is gracious▶Rael#2326 in the U.S.God has seen; from Hebrew ra'ah (to see) + El (God); a short form of Raphael or related to Raue▶Cy#2339 in the U.S.Lordly; sun; a short form of Cyrus (from Old Persian Kurush: sun, or throne) or Cyril (from Gre▶Kal#2349 in the U.S.Voice of God; a short form of Kalel (Superman's Kryptonian birth name) or an independent short ▶Dru#2373 in the U.S.Strong; brave; a short form of Drew (from Andrew: defender of men) or an independent name from ▶Abe#2416 in the U.S.Father of many nations; English short form of Abraham, from Hebrew Avraham (av: father + raham:▶Zach#2434 in the U.S.God has remembered; English short form of Zachary/Zechariah, from Hebrew Zekharyahu (Yahweh has▶Pete#3076 in the U.S.Short form of Peter, from Latin Petrus and Greek Petros, meaning rock or stone, a translation o▶Nino#3129 in the U.S.Italian and Spanish short form of Giovanni/Antonino ('God is gracious' / 'priceless'), also a G▶Bane#3159 in the U.S.South Slavic short form of Branimir or Branislav, meaning 'glory' or 'glorious defender'; in Ol▶Drue#3165 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Drew, a short form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas meaning 'manly' or 'virile▶Gordie#3678 in the U.S.Gordie is the familiar short form of Gordon, a Scottish surname taken from a place in Berwicksh▶Aloys#3700 in the U.S.Aloys is a German and Latinized short form of Aloysius, itself a Latin rendering of the Occitan▶Norm#3858 in the U.S.Norm is the everyday short form of Norman, a Germanic name meaning 'Northman' or 'Norseman', ca▶Ferd#4089 in the U.S.Ferd is a clipped everyday form of Ferdinand, a Germanic name built from elements read as 'jour▶Lonn#4366 in the U.S.Lonn is a clipped form linked to Lonnie and Alonzo, the latter a Spanish and Italian form of Al▶Harve#4367 in the U.S.Harve is a short form of Harvey, from the Breton Haerviu, combining haer ('battle') and viu ('w▶Shirl#4450 in the U.S.Shirl is a clipped form of Shirley, whose roots are the Old English scir (bright) and leah (woo▶Vint#4596 in the U.S.Vint is a rare clipped form of Vincent, from the Latin vincens, 'conquering' — the same root as▶Harl#4730 in the U.S.Harl is a short form of Harold or Harlan. Harold comes from Old Norse/English Hereweald, 'army ▶Quent#4863 in the U.S.Quent is a clipped form of Quentin, from the Roman name Quintinus, a derivative of Quintus, 'th▶Dolphus#5247 in the U.S.Dolphus is a clipped form of Adolphus, the Latinized Adolf, from Germanic 'adal' ('noble') and ▶Ottie#5285 in the U.S.Ottie is a homey diminutive of Otto or Otis, names from the Germanic element ot-/aud-, 'wealth,▶Rube#5739 in the U.S.Rube is a short form of Reuben, from the Hebrew re'uven, traditionally read as 'behold, a son'.▶Duard#5780 in the U.S.Duard is a clipped form of Edward or the Spanish Eduardo, keeping the closing '-duard' sound. E▶Mont#6513 in the U.S.Mont is a short form of longer names such as Montgomery or Lamont, both built on the French mon▶Osie#7081 in the U.S.Osie is a fond short form of the Os- family — Oscar, Osborn, Oswald — whose shared first elemen▶Stace#7188 in the U.S.Stace is a clipped form of Stacy, which comes from the medieval name Eustace, from Greek Eustak▶Timm#7285 in the U.S.Timm is a variant spelling of Tim, the short form of Timothy, from Greek Timotheos, 'honoring G▶Lessie#7383 in the U.S.Lessie is a pet form tied to Leslie, a Scottish surname and place name usually explained as 'ga▶Ancel#7678 in the U.S.Ancel is a shortened French form of Anselm, from the Germanic elements ans, 'god', and helm, 'h▶Zollie#7829 in the U.S.Zollie is a homey diminutive used in the nineteenth-century South, most often as a pet form of ▶Kostas#8016 in the U.S.Kostas is a Greek name, the common short form of Konstantinos (Constantine), from the Latin for▶Topher#8194 in the U.S.A short form of Christopher (Greek Christophoros, 'bearer of Christ'), taken from the tail of t▶Algie#8264 in the U.S.Algie is the affectionate short form of Algernon, a Norman French byname 'aux gernons', 'with m▶Clem#8283 in the U.S.A short form of Clement, from the Latin clemens, 'merciful; mild; gentle.' A homespun, standalo▶Hamp#8306 in the U.S.Hamp is a clipped form of Hampton, an English place-name and surname built from 'ham', a homest▶Aubra#8536 in the U.S.Aubra is a variant of Aubrey, which comes through Old French from the Germanic Alberic — alb, '▶Linc#8645 in the U.S.Linc is the snappy short form of Lincoln, the English place name and surname from Latin and Cel▶Mico#8689 in the U.S.A short form in the Michael/Miko family (Michael, Hebrew, 'who is like God?'), also a standalon▶Lonie#8962 in the U.S.Lonie is a pet form of Alonzo (or of Lon), the Spanish form of the Germanic Alfonso, from adal ▶Kristoph#9339 in the U.S.Kristoph is a clipped, Continental-looking form of Christopher, via the German/Slavic Kristof/K▶Ory#9379 in the U.S.Ory is a brief name that may be a short form of Orion or Orson, an English surname, or the Fren▶Ric#9518 in the U.S.Ric is a trimmed spelling of Rick, the everyday short form of Richard (and its Spanish twin Ric▶Kym#9881 in the U.S.Kym is a variant spelling of Kim. Kim is a unisex short form, most often of Kimberley, an Old E▶Darl#10249 in the U.S.Darl is a clipped form of Darrell, a surname-turned-first-name from the Norman French d'Airelle▶Ki#10371 in the U.S.Ki has two honest routes. As a Korean name or name-element it can carry senses such as energy, ▶Chuck#11075 in the U.S.The English pet form of Charles, from the Germanic Karl, 'free man.' Chuck has been a familiar ▶Costas#11171 in the U.S.A Greek short form of Konstantinos (Constantine), from Latin constans, 'constant; steadfast.' C▶Johnie#11469 in the U.S.Johnie is a variant spelling of Johnny, the affectionate short form of John. John descends thro▶Jock#11650 in the U.S.Jock is the Scottish everyday pet form of John (and its cousin Jack), so it inherits John's Heb▶Mat#11690 in the U.S.Mat is a clipped form of Matthew (or Mathias), from the Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of Yahweh'. Th▶Teran#11935 in the U.S.Teran is a boys' name that reads either as a form of Terran, 'of the earth,' from Latin terra, ▶Orrie#11973 in the U.S.Orrie is a diminutive of Or- names such as Orville ('gold town'), Oren ('pine tree,' Hebrew) or▶Lorn#12033 in the U.S.Lorn is a short form of Lorne, taken from Lorn, a historic district of Argyll in western Scotla▶Tosh#12100 in the U.S.Tosh is a short, one-syllable name with a couple of honest roots. It can be a clipped form of t▶Tae#12131 in the U.S.Often a short form (of names like Taylor or Taeshawn) or a Korean given-name element (tae, appe▶Tam#12139 in the U.S.A Scottish short form of Thomas (from Aramaic te'oma, 'twin'), long familiar through Robert Bur▶Tomi#12173 in the U.S.A short form of Thomas ('twin'), and separately a Yoruba name (as in Oluwatomi) and a Japanese ▶Alby#12314 in the U.S.Alby is a short form of Albert (Germanic adal + beraht, 'noble' and 'bright') or of Alban. Alby▶Ronn#12383 in the U.S.Ronn is a stylized respelling of Ron, the short form of Ronald. Ronald comes from the Old Norse▶Chas#12507 in the U.S.A short form of Charles (from the Germanic 'karl', 'free man'), long used as an abbreviation ('▶Charle#12563 in the U.S.Charle is a shortened or truncated form of Charles, itself from the Germanic 'karl', meaning a ▶Gill#12687 in the U.S.Gill is a short form of Gilbert, from Germanic gisil, 'pledge, hostage', and beraht, 'bright' —▶Isco#12813 in the U.S.A Spanish short form of Francisco ('Frenchman; free'), best known as the nickname of footballer▶Deno#12819 in the U.S.Deno is a short form used for Dean (English, 'valley' or 'church official') or, in Greek-Americ▶Jaz#13060 in the U.S.Jaz is a short, punchy name that can be read as a clipped form of Jasper, from the Persian for ▶Mart#13306 in the U.S.Mart is a short form of Martin, from the Latin Martinus, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war - so ▶Lexander#13380 in the U.S.A short form of Alexander, from the Greek Alexandros, 'defender of men; protector.' A crisp mod▶Nando#13580 in the U.S.A short form of Fernando (and Italian Ferdinando), from the Germanic Ferdinand — elements usual▶Olie#13586 in the U.S.Olie is a variant spelling of Ollie, the pet form of Oliver, and also mirrors the Norwegian Ole▶Nathael#13590 in the U.S.A contracted form of Nathanael/Nathaniel, from the Hebrew Netan'el, 'God has given' — natan ('h▶Nik#13605 in the U.S.A short form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') joined to laos ('people'),▶Mannie#13611 in the U.S.Mannie is a pet form most often of Emmanuel or its Spanish form Manuel, from Hebrew for 'God is▶Ozie#13740 in the U.S.Ozie is an affectionate short form of Os- names like Oswald or Osborne, whose first element is ▶Thom#13875 in the U.S.Thom is a short form and stylized spelling of Thomas, keeping the -h- of the full name. Thomas ▶Spiros#13916 in the U.S.The standard Greek short form of Spyridon, keeping the Greek -s ending. Saint Spyridon of Corfu▶Thanos#13966 in the U.S.Thanos is a genuine Greek name, the short form of Athanasios, meaning immortal or deathless, fr▶Tavio#14091 in the U.S.A short form of Octavio (Latin Octavius, 'eighth'), a name once given to the eighth child or bo▶Simmie#14309 in the U.S.Simmie is an affectionate pet form of Simon or Simeon, biblical names from Hebrew Shim'on, 'he ▶
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