1.
Connor - A. Con
2.
Dylan - A. Dyl. I know a
Dylan whose baseball team called him Pickle, as in dill pickle.
3.
Vincent - B.
Vince. I don't really like any of these, but I knew a nice guy named
Vince once.
4.
Thomas - A.
Tom
5.
Michael - A.
Mike
6.
Adrian - C.
Ryan, but only if it's pronounced Ree-an.
7.
Francis - A.
Frank
8.
Morgan - C.
Mor
9.
Benjamin - A.
Ben
10.
Noah - A.
Noe. I know a
Noah whose mom calls him Nono.
11.
Joseph - B.
Joey
12.
Gabriel - B.
Angel
*****
And last of all an Admiral came,
A terrible man with a terrible name,—
A name which you all know by sight very well;
But which no one can speak, and no one can spell.
Robert Southey, "The March to Moscow"