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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▶Octa#4304 in the U.S.Octa reads as a clipped form of Octavia or Octavie, names built on the Latin octavus, 'eighth.'▶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▶Fronia#5690 in the U.S.Fronia is a clipped form of Sophronia, a name from Greek sophron meaning 'sensible, temperate, ▶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▶Nalda#6351 in the U.S.Nalda is best read as a short form of Ronalda - the feminine of Ronald - or of another -alda na▶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▶Antha#6600 in the U.S.Antha is a short form of Anthea, from the Greek anthos, 'flower,' giving the sense 'flowery' or▶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▶Wana#7504 in the U.S.Wana reads most naturally as a trimmed form of Wanda, a Slavic name of uncertain root, sometime▶Arma#7548 in the U.S.Arma is a vintage American girls' name of uncertain root, best read as a variant of Alma (Latin▶Brend#7586 in the U.S.Brend is almost certainly a clipped or record-shortened form of Brenda, a name traced to the Ol▶Latish#8138 in the U.S.Latish is a trimmed form of Latisha, the American name built from the La- prefix and Tisha, a p▶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▶Karn#8602 in the U.S.Karn reads as a clipped, one-syllable form linked to Karen, the Danish and Scandinavian form of▶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▶Mliss#9138 in the U.S.Mliss is a clipped, run-together form of Melissa, often written M'liss, where the unstressed fi▶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▶Keta#9720 in the U.S.Keta reads as a short form drawn from the tail of longer names, among them Niketa (a feminine o▶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▶Trease#10141 in the U.S.Trease reads as a clipped form or respelling of Theresa, or of its Irish equivalent Treasa. The▶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▶Heike#10832 in the U.S.Heike is a German and Frisian short form of Henrike, the feminine of Heinrich (Henry) - from th▶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, ▶Liese#11356 in the U.S.Liese is a German diminutive of Elisabeth, and by extension of Elise, so it inherits Elisabeth'▶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▶Kesa#11516 in the U.S.Kesa is most naturally read as a trimmed form of Keisha, the popular African American name that▶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▶Taka#11944 in the U.S.Taka works as a trim short form of longer Ta- names such as Takara or Takisha, and it also stan▶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▶Krisy#12269 in the U.S.Krisy is a spare spelling of Kristy or Krissy, short forms of Kristine and Christina. Those com▶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▶

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▶Ples#4301 in the U.S.Ples is a clipped form of Pleasant, an English virtue-style word and surname that was used as a▶Marv#4346 in the U.S.Marv is the clipped, everyday form of Marvin. Marvin descends either from the Welsh Merfyn (per▶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▶Mell#4431 in the U.S.Mell is a short form of Melvin or Melville, and sometimes a name in its own right. Melvin is of▶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▶Lonza#4716 in the U.S.Lonza is a clipped form of Alonzo, itself the Spanish and Italian version of Alphonso. The pare▶Harl#4730 in the U.S.Harl is a short form of Harold or Harlan. Harold comes from Old Norse/English Hereweald, 'army ▶Jef#4771 in the U.S.Jef is a trimmed spelling of Jeff, the short form of Jeffrey - a medieval name from Germanic ro▶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,▶Eldra#5672 in the U.S.Eldra reads as a short or reshaped form of the Old English names Eldred and Eldridge, built fro▶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▶Roddie#5907 in the U.S.Roddie is an affectionate diminutive of Rodney or Roderick. Rodney began as an English surname ▶Jen#6122 in the U.S.Jen is familiar as a girl's short form of Jennifer, but for boys it is unusual. The most likely▶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▶Mickle#7233 in the U.S.Mickle can be a clipped, familiar form of Michael, from the Hebrew for 'who is like God,' or th▶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▶Rober#7631 in the U.S.Rober is best read as a short or truncated form of Robert, or of the Spanish Roberto, both from▶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▶Adren#9737 in the U.S.Adren reads as a pared-down form of Adrian, the Latin Hadrianus, 'man of Hadria,' a town in nor▶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▶Jedrek#10172 in the U.S.Jedrek is a Polish pet form of Jedrzej, the Polish version of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas, '▶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▶Chez#12500 in the U.S.Chez is a spelling of Chaz, a breezy short form of Charles. Charles descends from the Germanic ▶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▶Harout#12896 in the U.S.Harout is an Armenian name, a familiar short form of Haroutyun, which means 'resurrection.' The▶

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What are popular Short-form baby names?

Popular Short-form baby names include Niko, Jax, Thea, Briella, Zander, Winnie. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

How many Short-form baby names are here?

More4Kids lists 297 Short-form baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.