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~~ Female Given Names ~~
 
A (female)

 Abigail--Abby, Nabby, Gail
 Adaline/Adeline--Ada, Addy, Dell, Delia, Lena
 Adelaide--Addy, Adele, Dell, Della, Heidi
 Adelphia--Adele, Addy, Dell, Delphia, Philly
 Agatha--Aggy
 Agnes--Aggy, Inez, Nessa
 Aileen--Allie, Lena
 Alberta--Allie, Bert, Bertie
 Alexandra--Alex, Alla, Sandy
 Alfreda--Alfy, Freda, Freddy, Frieda
 Alice/Alicia--Allie, Elsie, Lisa
 Almena--Allie, Mena
 Amanda--Manda, Mandy
 Amelia--Emily, Mel, Millie, Amy
 Ann/Anne--Annie, Nan, Nanny, Nana, Nancy
* Ann is sometimes a nickname for Antoinette, Christiana, Roseanne, etc.
 Antoinette/Antonia--Ann, Tony, Netta
 Arabella/Arabelle--Ara, Arry, Belle, Bella
 Arlene--Arly, Lena
 Armena--Arry, Mena
 Asenath--Assene, Natty, Sene
 Augusta/Augustina--Aggy, Gatsy, Gussie, Tina
 
 

B (female)

 Barbara--Bab, Babs, Barby, Bobbie
 Beatrice--Bea, Trisha, Trix, Trixie
 Belinda--Belle, Linda
 Bertha--Birdie, Bert, Bertie
 Beverly--(Beverley), Bev
 Bridget--Biddie, Biddy, Bridgie, Bridie
 Brittany--Britt
 
 
 
 

C (female)

 Camille--Cammie, Millie
 Cornelia--Cornie, Nelia
 Carol/Caroline/Carolyn--Carrie, Cassie, Lynn
 Cassandra--Cassie, Sandra, Sandy
 Catherine/Cathleen/Katherine/Kathleen--Cathy, Kathy, Katy, Cassie, Kay,
                   Kit, Kittie, Trina, Lena
 Cecilia--Celia, Cissy, Silja
 Charlotte--Char, Lottie, Lotta, Sherry
 Christine/Christina/Christiana/Kristine, etc.--Chris,
 Kris, Crissy, Christy, Kristy, Tina
 Clarinda--Clara
 Clarissa--Clara, Cissy
 Constance--Connie
 Cordelia--Cordy, Delia
 Cornelia--Corny, Nelle, Nelly, Nelia
 Cynthia--Cindy, Cintha
 
 
 
 
 

 Dana
 Darlene--Lena, Darry
 Deborah/Debora--Debby, Debbie, Deb
 Deliverance--Della, Delly, Dilly
 Delores--Dell, Lola, Lolly, Della, Dee
 Dicey--Dicie
 Dorcus--Darkey
 Dorothy--Dolly, Dot, Dortha, Dotty
* Dolly can also be a name that simply means "baby girl"--sometimes given when the name was undecided; it often stuck.
 
 
 
 
 

 Edith--Edie
 Elaine--see Eleanor
 Eleanor--Elaine, Ellen, Ellie, Lanna, Lenora, Nelly, Nora
 Elizabeth--Eliza, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Lib, Libby, Liza, Lisa, Liz, Lizzie
 Ellen--see Eleanor and Helen
 Elmira--Elly, Ellie, Mira
 Elouise--Louise, see Heloise
 Elsie--see Alice
 Emily--Emmy, Millie, Emma, see Amelia and Emeline
 Emeline--Em, Emily, Emma, Emmy, Milly
 Estelle/Estella--Essy, Stella
 Esther--see Hester
 Evaline--Eva, Eve, Lena
 Evangeline--Van, Vangie
 
 
 
 
 

 Faith--Fay
 Fidelia--Delia
 Florence--Flo, Flora, Flossy
 Frances--Fanny, Fran, Cissy, Frankie, Sis
 Fredericka--Freda, Freddy, Ricka, Frieda
 
 
 

 Gabrielle/Gabriella--Gabby, Ella
 Gail--see Abigail
 Genevieve-- Gen, Eve, Jean, Jenny
 Geraldine--Dina, Gerry, Gerrie, Jerry
 Gertrude--Trudy, Gert, Gertie
 Gwendolyn--Gwen, Wendy
 
 
 
 
 

 Hannah--Nan, Nanny, Anna, also may be a nickname for Johannah, Susannah.
 Harriet--Hattie
 Heidi--see Adelaide
 Helen/Helene--Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Lena
 Heloise--Eloise, Lois
 Henrietta--Etta, Etty, Hank, Nettie, Retta
 Hermione--Hermie
 Hepsibah/Hephsibah--Hipsie
 Hester--Hessy, Esther, Hetty
 
 
 
 
 

 Ina--see Lavina
 Inez--see Agnes
 Irene--Rena
 Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella--Bella, Belle, Ib, Issy, Nib, Nibby, Tibbie
 Isadora--Dora, Issy
 
 
 
 
 

 Jane--Janie, Jean, Jennie, Jessie
 Janet--Jessie, Jan
 Jean/Jeanne--Jane, Jeannie
 Jeanette--Janet, Jean, Jessie, Nettie
 Jemima--Mima
 Jennifer--Jennie
 Jessica--Jessie
 Joan--Nonie, sometimes short form of Joanna/Johannah
 Joanna/Johannah--Joan, Jody, Hannah
 Josephine--Jody, Jo, Joey, Josey, Fina
 Joyce--Joy
 Juanita--Nettie, Nita
 Julia--Julie, Jill
 
 
 

 Kari--Kay
 Keziah--Kizza, Kizzie
 
 
 
 
 

 Lavina/Lavinia--Ina, Vina, Viney
 Lenora--Nora, Lee, see Eleanor
 Letitia--Lettie, Lettice, Titia, Tish
 Lillah -- Lily, Lilly, Lil, Lolly
 Lillian--Lil, Lilly, Lolly
 Linda--Lindy, Lynn, may be a short form of Belinda, Melinda, Philinda, etc.

 Lisa--may be a short form of Elizabeth, Alice, Melissa
 Lois--see Heloise, Louise
 Loretta--Etta, Lorrie, Retta
 Lorraine--Lorrie
 Louise/Louisa--Lou, Eliza, Lois
 Lucille--Lu, Lou, Cille, Lucy
 Lucinda--Cindy, Lu, Lou, Lucy
 Luella--Ella, Lu, Lula
 Lydia/Lidia--Lyddy
 Lynn--may be short form of Carolyn, Madeline, Linda, etc.
 
 
 
 
 

 Madeline--Lena, Maddy, Madge, Magda, Maggie,
 Maida, Maud
 Magdelina--Lena, Madge, Magda
 Mahala--Hallie
 Margaret/Margaretta--Daisy, Gretta, Madge, Maggie, Marg, Margie, Peggy
 Meg, Midge, Peg, Peggy, Rita, Margery, Marge, Margie
 Martha--Marty, Mat, Mattie, Patsy, Patty
 Mary--Molly, Polly, Mae, Mamie, Mitzi
 Matilda--Tilly, Matty, Maud
 Mehitabel--Hetty, Hitty, Mabel, Mitty
 Melinda--Linda, Lindy, Mel, Mindy
 Melissa--Lisa, Lissa, Mel, Milly, Missy
 Michelle--Mickey
 Mildred--Milly
 Millicent--Milly, Missy
 Minerva--Minnie
 Miranda--Mandy, Mira, Randy
 Miriam--Mimi, Mitzi
 
 
 

 Nancy--Nan, see also Ann
 Natalie--Natty, Nettie
 
 
 

 Olive/Olivia--Ollie, Nollie, Livia
 
 
 
 
 

 Parmelia--Amelia, Melia, Milly
 Patience--Pat, Patty
 Patricia--Pat, Patty, Patsy, Tricia
 Paula/Paulina--Polly, Lina
 Penelope--Penny
 Philinda--Linda
 Priscilla--Cissy, Cilla, Prissy
 Prudence--Prudy, Prue
 
 
 
 

 Rachel--Shelly
 Rebecca--Reba, Becca, Becky, Beck
 Regina--Reggie, Gina
 Relief--Leafa
 Roberta--Bobbie, Robbie, Bert, Bertie or Birdie
 Rogene--Gene, Jean
 Rosabel/Rosabella--Belle, Rosa, Rose, Roz
 Rosalyn/Rosalinda--Rosa, Rose, Linda, Roz
 Roseann/Roseanna--Rose, Ann, Roz, Rosie
 Roxanne/Roxanna--Ann, Rose, Roxie
 
 
 
 

 Sabrina--Brina
 Sandra--Sandy, see Cassandra, Alexandra
 Sarah--Sally, Sadie
 Selina (Celina)--Lena
 Serena--Rena
 Shirley--Lee, Sherry, Shirl
 Submit--Mitty
 Susan/Susannah--Sue, Sukey, Susie, Hannah
 
 
 

 Tabitha--Tabby
 Theresa--Terry, Tess, Tessie, Tessa, Thirza, Thursa, Tracy
 Tryphena--Phena
 
 
 

 Valerie--Val
 Vanessa--Nessa, Essa, Vanna
 Veronica--Franky, Frony, Ron, Ronnie, Ronna, Vonnie
 Victoria--Vicky, Vee, Tory
 Virginia--Ginger, Ginny, Jane, Jennie, Virgy
 
 

 Wilhelmina--Mina, Willie, Wilma, Minnie
 Winifred--Winnie, Freddie, Winnet
 
 
 

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