Wakefield Family History Sharing
Following in family
footsteps
Identifying the children
in a family can be a little easier if the parents and/or community had a naming
tradition. It is often an Irish/Scottish practice but not always strictly
followed. Some places have a practice of having multiple names for family
members. I have found also that the
female surname continues to be used as a middle name, more so when the family
have moved to another country.
The
rules ‘loosely’ are :-
Oldest
son named after the Father's father
2nd son named after the Mother's
father
3rd son named after the Father
4th son named after the Father's
oldest brother
Oldest daughter named after the Mother's mother
2nd
daughter named after the Father's mother
3rd daughter named after the
Mother
4th daughter named after the Mother's oldest
sister
And sometimes, if there is a second marriage with
children
2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife,
using her full name
Having said all this, life can be very confusing when
there are a number of children with the same name and of a similar age born from
brothers, cousins and other close family members. But who said family history was
easy ??
NAMES & NICNAMES
NAME |
NICNAME |
Aaron |
Ron |
Abel |
Abe |
Abijah |
Ab, Bige |
Abigail |
Ab/Abbie(y), Gail, Nabby |
Abraham |
Abe, Abram,
Bram |
Adaline |
|
Adam |
Ade, Edie |
Addy |
names starting
with "Ad" |
|
|
Adela |
Della |
|
Addie |
Adelbert |
|
Adolphus |
|
|
Rian |
Adrienne |
Ady |
Agatha |
Addy, Ag, Aggie, Agnes |
Agnes |
Aggy, Ann, Nancy, Nessie |
Aileen |
Helen |
Alastair |
Al |
Albert |
Al, Bert, Bird
|
Alexander |
|
Alexandra |
Alex, Sandy,
Lexie |
|
Ellie, Alexi, Lexie, Sandra,
Sandi |
Alexis |
Lexi, Alex |
Alfred |
Al, Alf, Alfie, Fred |
Alfreda |
Alfy, Freda |
Algernon |
Algy |
Alicia |
Ally |
|
Alicia, Elsie,
Lisa |
Alison |
Ali |
Amanda |
Amy, Manda, Mandy |
Amelia |
Amy, Emily, Mel,
Melia, Millie |
Amos |
Moses |
Anastasia |
Ana,
Stacy |
Andrea |
Rea |
Andrew |
Andy, Drew
|
Angela |
Angelica,
Angelina, Angeline, Angie,
Jane |
Angelina |
Lina, Angela |
Ann/Anna/Anne/Annie |
Hannah,
|
Annette |
Anna, Nettie |
Anthony |
Tony,
Ant |
Antoinette |
Antonia, Net,
Nettie, Tonie |
Antonia |
Nettie - (m) Antone,
Anthony |
Arabella |
Bella,
Belle |
Archibald |
Archie, Baldie |
Arlene |
|
|
Arnie |
Arthur |
Art |
Aubrey |
Aub |
Audrey |
Dee, Aud |
Augusta/Augustina |
Aggy, Augie, Gus(s)ie, Ina, Tina - (m)
Augustus |
Augustine/Augustus |
Gus, Gustus - (f) |
Aurelia/Aurilla/Orilla |
Ora, Ree, Rilly |
Avril |
Ril |
Barbara |
Babs, Barb/Barbie(y), Bobbie,
|
Barnabas |
Barney |
Barnard/Bernard |
Barney,
Bernie |
Bartholomew |
Bart, Bartel, Barth,
|
Beatrice |
Bea, Trisha,
Trissy, |
Belinda |
|
Benedict |
Bennett,
Ben |
Benjamin |
Ben, Benjie, Bennie, Jamie |
Bertram |
Bert |
Bertha |
Bertie |
Beverley |
Bev, Leigh |
Blanche |
Bea |
Bridget |
Biddy, Bridie, Brie, |
Brian |
Bri |
Caleb |
|
Cameron |
|
Camille |
Cammy, Millie |
|
|
Candace |
Candy |
Carl |
Caz |
Carlotta |
Lottie |
Carmellia |
Mellia |
Carol |
Carrie, Caz, Cas, Caro |
Caroline |
Caddie, Carol,
Carrie, Cassie, |
Carolyn |
See
Caroline |
|
Jasper |
Cassandra |
Cass,
Cassie(ey), Sandi,
Sandra |
Caswell |
Cass |
Catherine |
Cathy, Karen,
Katharine, Katie, |
Cathleen |
Cath, Cathy |
Cecilia |
Celia, Cissy - (m) Cecil |
Celeste |
Celia, Lessie |
Charity |
Chat, Chaz |
Charles |
|
|
Car, Carlotta,
Letty, Lotta, Lottie |
Chauncey |
Chance |
Chesley |
Chet, Ches |
|
Chet, Ches |
Chloe |
Clo |
Christian |
Chris,Christopher, Kit |
Christine/Christiana |
Chris, Crissy, Christy, Ina, Tina,
|
Christopher |
Chris |
Cicely |
Cilla |
Clara |
Claire, Clarice,
Clarissa |
Clarinda |
Clara - (m)
Clarence, Renee |
Clarissa |
Clara, Clare,
Cissy |
Claudia |
- (m) Claud |
Clementine |
Clem -
(m)Clement |
Clifford |
Cliff |
|
Cliff |
|
Connie - (m)
Constant |
Cordelia |
Cordy, Delia |
Corinne |
Cora, Ora |
Cornelia |
Conny, Corny, Neely, Nelle,Nelly, -
(m)Cornelius |
Cornelius |
Neil/Neely - (f)
Cornelia |
Cynthia |
Cynth |
Daniel |
Dan, Danny,
|
Danielle |
Dani, Ellie |
Daphne |
Daph |
David |
Dave |
Deanne |
Ann,
Dee |
Deborah |
Deb, Debi, Debbie, Debby |
Delbert |
|
Deidre |
Deedee. Dee |
Delia |
Della |
Delilah |
Dell, Della,
Lil, Lila |
Denise |
Denni- (m) Dennis |
Diane/Diana |
Di, Dicey, Didi |
Dominic |
Dom,
Nick(y) |
|
Dora
|
Dorothea |
Dora
|
Dorothy |
|
|
Doug, Douggie |
Drusilla |
Silla |
|
Dunk |
Ebenezer |
Eb, Eben |
Edith |
Edie |
Edmund |
Ed, Ned,
Ted |
Edna |
Edny |
Edward |
Ed, Ned,
Ted |
Edwina |
- (m)
Edwin |
Egbert |
Bert,
Burt |
Eileen |
Helen |
Elaine |
- Helen, Lainie |
Elena |
Helen,
|
Elias |
Eli |
Elijah |
Eli, Lija |
Eliphalel |
Life |
Elisa |
Lisa |
Elisha |
Eli, Ellis, Lish |
Eliza |
-
|
|
Bess (ie), Beth, Bethia, Betsy,
Bette(y), , |
Ella/Ellie |
Eleanor,Gabriella,Helen,Luella |
Ellen |
Helen, Nell,
Nellie |
Ellender |
Ellen,
Nellie |
Elysia |
Lisa |
Emanuel |
Manny,
Manuel |
Elnora |
Nora |
Eloise |
Heloise,
Louise |
Elsie |
Alice,
|
Elvira |
Elvie, Ella |
Emeline |
Emmer, Emily,
Emmy, Lina,
Millie |
Emil |
- (f)
Emily |
Emily |
Emma, Emmie, Erma, Emm |
Ephraim |
Eph |
Erasmus |
Rasmus, Raze |
Eric |
Rick, Ricky - (f)
Erica |
Ernest/Earnest |
Ernie
|
Ernestine |
Erna, Tina |
Erwin |
Irwin |
Estella |
Essy, Stella |
Esther |
Essie, Hester |
Eudicy |
Dicey |
Eudora |
Dora |
|
Gene
|
Eugenia, |
Jenni |
Eunice/Unice |
Nicie |
Euphemia |
Effie/(y)
|
Eurydice |
Dicey |
Eustacia |
Stacia, Stacy |
Evangeline |
Evan, Ev, Vangie |
Evelyn |
Ev, Eve |
Ezekiel |
Zeke |
Faith |
Fay |
Fidelia |
Delia
|
Felicia |
- Fel, Feli, Fliss |
Felicity |
Flick, Tick,
Fliss |
Ferdinand/(do) |
Ferdie, Fred |
|
Flo, Flora, Florrie, Floss,
Flossie |
|
Fan, Fanny, Fran
(ie),
|
Francis |
Frank
|
|
Frank |
|
Fred, Fredric,
Freddie |
Frederica |
Freda, Fredi |
Gabriel |
Gabe, Gabby |
Gabrielle |
Ella, Gabbie |
Genevieve |
Jenny |
Geoffrey |
Jeff,
Jeffrey |
George |
Georgie |
|
Georgiana, Georgie |
Gerald |
Jerry
|
Geraldine |
Dina, Gerri(e),
Jerry |
Gertrude |
Gatty, Gertie,
Trudy |
Gilbert |
Bert, Bertie, Gib, Gil,
Wilber |
Gloria |
Glory, Glore |
Gregory |
Greg |
Griselda |
Grissel |
Gwendolyn |
Genny, Gwen, Wendy
|
|
Ham |
Hannah |
Anna, Hattie,
|
Heather |
Hetty |
Harold |
Hal,
Harry |
Harriet |
Hatty(ie) - (m)
Harry |
Harry |
Harold,
Henry |
Helen(a) |
Aileen, Eileen, Elaine, Eleanor, |
Heloise |
Eloise,
Lois |
Henrietta |
Etta, Hank, Hetty, Nettie, Retta |
Henry |
Harry |
Herbert |
Bert,
Herb |
Hester |
Esther Hessy, Hetty |
Honora |
Honey, Nora,
Norah, Norry |
Horace |
Harry |
Hortense |
Tensey |
Howard |
Howie, Ward |
Hubert |
Hugh/Hugo,
Bert |
Ian |
John |
Immanuel |
Emmanuel,
Manuel |
|
Onnie |
Irene |
Reenie |
Irvin |
Irv |
Irwin |
Irv |
Isaac |
Zeke |
Isabelle(a) |
Bella, Belle,
Issy, |
Isadora |
Dora, Issy |
Isaiah |
Zadie, Zay |
Isidore |
Izzy |
Ivan |
John |
Jacob |
Jake |
Jacqueline |
Jackie
|
|
Jack |
James |
Jamie,
Jim |
Jane |
Janet, Janey |
Jannett |
Nettie, Jan |
Jasper |
Jas |
Jean |
Jeannie |
Jeanette |
Jeanne, Nettie |
Jedediah |
Diah, Dyer, Jed |
Jeffrey |
Geoffrey,
Jeff |
Jemima |
Jemma, Mima,
Mimi |
Jennet |
Jessie, Jen
|
Jennifer
|
Jen, Jenny
etc. |
Jeremiah |
Jeremy,
Jerry |
Jessica |
Jess, Jesse,
Jessie, |
Jessie |
Jane, Janet,
Jess, Jessica |
Joanna |
Jane, Jean, Joan,
Jody, Johanna |
John |
Ian, Ivan, Jack,
Jean, Jock |
Johannes |
John, Johnny,
Jonathan |
Jonathan |
John, Jon, Nat,
Nathan |
Joseph |
Joe, Joey
|
Josephine |
Jo, Joey, Josey, Fina
|
Joshua |
Josh |
Joyce |
Joy |
Judith |
Juda, Jude, Judi(e), Judy |
Julia |
Jill, Julie,
Jules |
June |
Ju |
Justin |
Jus, Justus - (f)
Justina
|
Katarina |
Catherine,
Tina |
Katherine |
Kat, Kate (etc),
Kitsey, Kitty - See
Catherine |
Kathleen |
- See
Catherine |
Keziah |
Kezzie, Kid, Kizzy |
Kristel |
Kris. |
Kristine |
Kissy, Kris, Krissy |
Kristopher/Christopher |
Chris,
etc. |
Lauren |
Laurie, Ren, Lozzie |
Lauryn |
Laurie |
Laverne |
Verna - (m)
|
Lavinia |
Vina, Viney, Wyncha |
|
Larry, Lars, Laurence, Lawrie, Lon, Lorry - (f) Laura
|
Leanne |
Annie,
Lea |
|
Lee |
Leonard |
|
Leonore/Leonora |
Elenor, Nora |
Leslie |
Les,
Lester |
Letitia |
Lettie, Lettice, Titia, Tish |
Lillian |
Lil, Lilly, Lolly |
Lina |
Lee |
Lionel |
|
Lois |
Heloise,
Louise |
Loretta |
Etta, Laura,
Lorrie, Retta |
Laurinda |
Laura |
|
Lorrie, Raine |
Lotta/Lotty |
Charlotte, Charlotta |
Louis |
Lewis, Lou, Louie
- (f) Louise |
Louise |
Eliza,Eloise,Lois,Lou,Lulu |
Lucia |
Lucy - (m) Lucius |
Lucille |
Ceall, Cille,
Lucy |
Lucina |
Sinah, Lucy |
Lucinda |
Cindy,
Lucy |
Lucretia |
Creasey, Lucy |
Luella |
Ella |
|
Lynnie |
Mabel |
Belle |
Mac, Mack |
Any name starting
with |
Mackenzie |
Kenzy, Mac/Mack |
Madeline |
|
|
Maggie |
Malcolm |
Mac, Mal, Malc |
Malissa/Melissa |
Mel |
Manerva |
Eve, |
Manuel |
Emanuel, Manny |
Marcus |
Mark - (f)
Marcia |
Margaret |
Daisy, Greta, Madge, Maggie, |
Margarita |
Rita - See
Margaret |
Mariah |
Maria, Mary |
|
Ron |
Marian |
Marianna, Mary |
Marilyn |
Mary, Lyn |
Marjorie |
Madge, Marge,
Margie |
Marsha |
Marcie, Mary |
Martha |
Mart, Marty, Mat, Mattie,
Pat |
Mary |
Mae, Maria, Marie, May, Mollie,
Polly |
Matthew |
Matt |
Matilda |
Mat,Matty,Maud,Tilda,Tillie |
Maureen |
Mary, Maur |
Maurice |
Maury, Morris |
Mavis |
Mave, May |
Maxine |
Max |
May |
Mae |
Megan |
Meg |
Melinda |
Linda, Lindy,
Mel |
Melissa |
Alyssa, Lisa, Mel, Milly,
Missy |
Melony |
Mellia, Mel |
Melody |
Mel |
Melvin |
Mel |
Mercedes |
Merci/Mercy, Sadie |
Michael |
Mickey, Mike,
Mitchell |
Michelle |
Mickey, |
Mildred |
Mell, Milly
|
Millicent |
Milly |
Minerva |
Mina,Minnie,Nerva,Nervie |
Miranda |
Mandy, Mari, Mira,
Randy |
Miriam |
Mary, Mitzi |
Monica |
Monna (ie) |
|
Monty |
Mortimer |
Mort |
Muriel |
|
Myrtle |
Mert/Myrt, Myrti |
Nadine |
Dee Dee,
Nada |
|
Agnes, Ann, |
Naomi |
Omi |
Natalie |
Nattie, Nettie
|
Natasha |
Nat, Tasha |
Nathaniel |
Nat, Nate, Natty,Nathan,Tan |
Nicholas |
Nick/Nicky, etc. |
Nicole |
Cole, Nikki, Nole |
Nora |
Nonie |
Olive |
Ollie |
Olivia |
Livia, Olive, Liv |
Oliver |
Ollie |
|
Roland |
Orphelia |
Phelia |
Oswald |
Ossy,
Waldo |
Pamela |
Pam |
Pandora |
Dora |
Patience |
Pat, Patty |
Patricia |
Pat, Patsy, Patty, Tricia, Trish,
|
Patrick |
Paddy,Pat, Peter |
Paul |
Paully |
Pauline |
Polly, Paul
|
Penelope |
Penny |
Percival |
Perce/Percy |
Philip |
Filip, Phil, Pip, etc. - (f) Philippa |
Philomena |
- Mena (f)
Almena |
Pleasant |
Ples |
|
Pres, Scott |
Priscilla |
Cil/Cilla, Ciller, Prissy, Siller |
Prudence |
Densy, Prudy,. Pur |
Rachel |
Rae/Ray, Raech
|
|
Dolph, Rafe, Randall,
Randy |
Raphael |
Raff |
Ramona |
Mona |
Raymond |
Ray |
Rebecca |
Becca, Beck, Beckie (y),
Reba |
|
Gina, Ray |
Reginald |
Reg, Reggie, Rex, Reynold |
Rhoda |
Rodie |
Richard |
Dick, Rich(ie), Rick,
Ritchie |
Robert |
Dob, Dobbin,Bob(by),Rob,Robin,Rupert |
Roberta |
Bert,Bobbie,Robbi |
Roger |
Rog, Hodge, Hodgekin |
Roland |
Rolly |
Ronald |
Ron/Ronnie |
Rose |
Rose, Rosi |
Rosina |
Sina,
Rosie |
Roxane |
Rox/Roxie
|
Rudolph |
Dolph, Rolf, Rollo,
Rudy |
Russell |
Russ |
Ryan |
Ry |
Sabrina |
Bri, Brina, Sabby, Sabra, |
Samantha |
Mantha, Sammy,etc. |
Samuel |
Sam, Sammy |
Sandra |
Alexandra, |
Sarah |
Cera, Sadie,Sal,Sallie,Sara |
Scott |
scotty |
Sebastian |
Sebby, Seb |
|
Sel |
|
Sha, Shay, Shaz |
Sheila |
Cecilia, Shee |
|
Dan, Danny, Sher |
|
Sid |
Sibbilla, Sibbell |
Sibbie |
Sigfrid/Sigfired |
Sid |
Sigismund |
Sig |
Silas |
Si |
Silvester/Sylvester |
Si, Syl, Sly,
|
Simeon |
Sim,
Simon |
Solomon |
Sal,Salmon,Sol,Solly,Zolly |
|
Stan |
Stephanie |
Annie, Steph(ie)- (m) Stephen |
Stephen |
Step, Steve (ie), Steven -
(f)Stephanie |
Sullivan |
Sully, Van |
Susannah |
Hannah, Sue, Sukey,Susan, |
Suzanne |
Suki, Sue, Suzi |
Tabitha |
Tabby |
Tamarra |
Tammy |
Tasha |
Tash/Tashie |
Terence |
Terry |
Teresa |
Terri, Tess, Tessie, Tyrza |
Thaddeus |
Tad/Thad |
Theodora |
Dora |
Theodore |
Ted dy |
Theophilus |
Ophi.
Theo |
Theresa |
Terry,Tess,Tessie, Trissa |
Thomas |
Thom, Tom |
Thomasa/Thomasine |
Tamzine, Tammy |
Tiffany |
Tiff/Tiffy |
Timothy |
Tim |
Tina |
Ti |
Tobias |
Tobe ,Toby
|
Ty |
Ty |
Unice/Eunice |
Nicie |
Ursula |
Sula, Sulie |
Valentina/Valentine |
Val |
Valerie |
Val |
Vanessa |
Nessa, Van, Vannie
|
Veronica |
Ronnie,Ronna,Vonnie, Nica |
Victor |
Vic, Vick |
|
Toria, Torrie, Tory, Vicki,
Victor |
Vincent |
Vin, Vince, Vinnie/Vinny |
Viola |
Ola, Vi |
|
Ginger, Ginny, Jane, Jennie, Jinie, Virgie |
Vivian |
Vi, Viv
|
Wallace |
Wallie, Wally |
Walter |
Wat, Walt,
Wally |
Webster |
Webb |
Wendy |
Wen,
Wend |
Wilfred |
Fred, Willie, Wilf |
Wilhelmina |
Billie, Helmie,Mina,Minnie,Willie,Wilma |
William |
Bill, Will |
Wilda (f) |
Willie |
Wilma |
Wil |
Winifred |
Freddie, Winnie, Winnet |
Yvonne |
Vonna, Von |
Zachariah |
Zach, Zacharias, Zachary,
Zeke |
Zelphia |
Zel, Zella, Zelphy |
Zia |
Zi |
Zina |
Zee |