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William - Bill-agree w/ you here, I love the nns Liam and Will and love William by itself just cannot stand Bill.
Edward - Ed-again agree, Ed reminds me of the talking horse a bit too much dated
Richard - Dick -can't stand this it's horrible, Rick isn't all that much better
James - Jim -don't get where Jim comes from and it's dated and dull
Charles - Chuck -yup agree with you here Chuck sounds like good old frat buddy
Frederick - Fred same. I actually really like the name Frederick but wouldn't call my future son that because of the Fred nn bound to come up
Katherine - Kathy sounds dated and tired this nn needs to die. If I'd ever use Catherine, I'd be spelled that way, but then you run into Cathy or Caty though Kat is a great nn for the K spelling.
Isabelle - Bella this drives me insane. I hate that added cutsy bella attached to names especially to Isabel which I think is so classic and pretty
Olivia - Livvy not so bad
Penelope - Penny yup penny sounds a bit simple and plain to me
Rebecca - Becky -becky just sounds harsh and unnatural in my mouth. I really don't like it. Becca is much softer and much prettier.
Susannah - Sukie just plain awful. Susie isn't good either

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Other nns that often bother me because the original is so much better than the nn which is often overused and dated, these aren't that horrible, there just irritating.
Daniel- Danny
David-Dave
Andrew- Andy
Sandra- Sandy
Jennifer- Jenny/Jenni
Nickolas- Nick not that bad I just prefer Nikki or cole or something, Nick sounds tired to me
Addison-Addy
Allison- Ally
Abigail-Gail, Abby
Jessica-Jessie
Gregory-Greg
Madison- Maddy/Maddie