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Here are the birth announcements from my local newspaper. Some are very interesting (to say the least), and the "nicknames as formal names" fad is apparent.

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GIRLS:
Penney
Bebe
Lilith
Carolyn
Beatrice
Terry
Uman
Holiday
Cokie
Maryam
Oluie
Heloise
Christie
Audrey
Lane
Gela
Pamela
Liz
Martha
Jennifer
Cameron
Knicki
Amy
Doris
Clausa

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BOYS:
Michael
Binjo Mele
Irving
Danny
Nashville
Hap
David
Bobby
Neil
Peter
Rhys
Don
Ray
Jonathan
Kevin
John
Tracy
Gerard
Arthur
Graham
Booth
Fred
Bob
Lynyrd
Darin
Robert
Red
Kirk
Jerrey
Bill
Joe
Abram
Wile
Art
Brant
Mort
Cantu
Chipey

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TWINS:
BOYS: Dean Donald and Denis Drake

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I like:
Lilith
Carolyn
Christie (I prefer Christine or Christina with Christa as a nickname)
Pamela
Liz (I prefer Elizabeth with Liz as a nickname)
Jennifer

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Michael
Danny (I prefer Daniel with Danny as a nickname)
David
Bobby (I prefer Robert with Bobby as a nickname)
Peter
Rhys
Don (I prefer Donovan with Don as a nickname)
Jonathan
Kevin
John
Fred (I prefer Frederick with Fred as a nickname)
Bob (I prefer Robert with Bob as a nickname)
Robert
Bill (I prefer William with Bill as a nickname)
Joe (I prefer Joseph with Joe as a nickname)