Diminutives you have known: a poll thread

Ah yeah I missed Susy and Susie. Two 70s/80s big hitters

1 Like

Liv (bench girl :heart:)

2 Likes

Lily! I knew an Elizabeth who went by Lily

Isn’t that Olivia?

1 Like

Oh hang on, this is Olivia isn’t it? I actually don’t know.

Yeah :see_no_evil:

Rebecca
  • Becky
  • Bekky
  • Beccy
  • Becki
  • Becci
  • Bekki
  • Becca
  • Bekka
  • Becka
  • Beci
  • Beki
  • Bec
  • Bek
  • Becs
  • Bex
  • Other

0 voters

  • Will
  • Wills
  • Billy
  • Bill
  • Willy
  • Willie
  • Wullie
  • Liam

0 voters

I know a Vickie

And a George but she might have been the only Victoria to go by George

And a Beckie

  • Steven
  • Stephen
  • Steve
  • Stevie
  • Ste
  • St Evie
  • Steve-o
  • Step Hen
  • Stevarella
  • Stevia
  • Steef
  • Steefun
  • Stievan
  • Stayvun
  • Steefeen
  • S to the t to the e to the v to the e to the n
  • Stee Van
  • Stavros
  • Esteban
  • Estepan
  • Stepan
  • Ixtebe
  • Stephanos
  • Stephano
  • Stefan
  • Tehvan
  • Estêvão
  • Étienne
  • Êtiên
  • Étyen
  • Steabhán
  • Stíofán
  • Kepen
  • Siti
  • Steffan
  • Stifyn
  • Stephan
  • Stìobhan
  • Stìophan
  • Stèaphan
  • Tipene
  • Istifanous
  • Stepen
  • Other

0 voters

Beth but short for Bethany rather than Elizabeth.

I know an Elizabeth who insisted on being called Bella because she loved Twilight so hard but now denies that being the reason and claims she was always called Bella as a nickname (she wasn’t, she was a Betty).

1 Like

Love referring to Jameses as Jim, love it. It’s usually their grandad’s name or something and weird them right out.

1 Like

On the whole though English name diminutions have the stench of Conservative death all over them.

1 Like
  • David
  • Dave
  • Davy
  • Dave-o
  • Daffyd
  • Dave the Funky Homospapien
  • MF DAVE
  • Dave to False Metal
  • Dave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
  • other

0 voters

Suz

1 Like

My niece is Libby, but yeah there’s probably thousands more around this one

Oh also HRH Lilibet (RIP) obviously

Mr Diego Maradona

“Just coming!”

1 Like