[Opinions] Re: Names with nicknames that start with a different letter
in reply to a message by molly
Anne -> Nan, Nancy
Elizabeth -> Betty, Bets, Beth, Liz, Lizzie, Liza
Alexander -> Sandy, Lex
Robert -> Bob/Bobby
William -> Bill/Billy
Nicholas -> Colin
In Afrikaans, Deborah, pronounced duhBOOEruh, shortens to Borrie (which also means turmeric, the yellow spice)
Margaret -> Peggy, though probably not any more
Elizabeth -> Betty, Bets, Beth, Liz, Lizzie, Liza
Alexander -> Sandy, Lex
Robert -> Bob/Bobby
William -> Bill/Billy
Nicholas -> Colin
In Afrikaans, Deborah, pronounced duhBOOEruh, shortens to Borrie (which also means turmeric, the yellow spice)
Margaret -> Peggy, though probably not any more