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
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NAME |
NICNAME |
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Aaron |
Ron |
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Abel |
Abe |
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Abijah |
Ab, Bige |
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Abigail |
Ab/Abbie(y), Gail, Nabby |
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Abraham |
Abe, Abram,
Bram |
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Adaline |
|
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Adam |
Ade, Edie |
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Addy |
names starting
with "Ad" |
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Adela |
Della |
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Addie |
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Adelbert |
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Adolphus |
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Rian |
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Adrienne |
Ady |
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Agatha |
Addy, Ag, Aggie, Agnes |
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Agnes |
Aggy, Ann, Nancy, Nessie |
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Aileen |
Helen |
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Alastair |
Al |
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Albert |
Al, Bert, Bird
|
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Alexander |
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Alexandra |
Alex, Sandy,
Lexie |
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Ellie, Alexi, Lexie, Sandra,
Sandi |
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Alexis |
Lexi, Alex |
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Alfred |
Al, Alf, Alfie, Fred |
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Alfreda |
Alfy, Freda |
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Algernon |
Algy |
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Alicia |
Ally |
|
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Alicia, Elsie,
Lisa |
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Alison |
Ali |
|
Amanda |
Amy, Manda, Mandy |
|
Amelia |
Amy, Emily, Mel,
Melia, Millie |
|
Amos |
Moses |
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Anastasia |
Ana,
Stacy |
|
Andrea |
Rea |
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Andrew |
Andy, Drew
|
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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 |
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Archibald |
Archie, Baldie |
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Arlene |
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Arnie |
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Arthur |
Art |
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Aubrey |
Aub |
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Audrey |
Dee, Aud |
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Augusta/Augustina |
Aggy, Augie, Gus(s)ie, Ina, Tina - (m)
Augustus |
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Augustine/Augustus |
Gus, Gustus - (f) |
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Aurelia/Aurilla/Orilla |
Ora, Ree, Rilly |
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Avril |
Ril |
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Barbara |
Babs, Barb/Barbie(y), Bobbie,
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Barnabas |
Barney |
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Barnard/Bernard |
Barney,
Bernie |
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Bartholomew |
Bart, Bartel, Barth,
|
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Beatrice |
Bea, Trisha,
Trissy, |
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Belinda |
|
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Benedict |
Bennett,
Ben |
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Benjamin |
Ben, Benjie, Bennie, Jamie |
|
Bertram |
Bert |
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Bertha |
Bertie |
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Beverley |
Bev, Leigh |
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Blanche |
Bea |
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Bridget |
Biddy, Bridie, Brie, |
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Brian |
Bri |
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Caleb |
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Cameron |
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Camille |
Cammy, Millie |
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Candace |
Candy |
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Carl |
Caz |
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Carlotta |
Lottie |
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Carmellia |
Mellia |
Carol |
Carrie, Caz, Cas, Caro |
|
Caroline |
Caddie, Carol,
Carrie, Cassie, |
|
Carolyn |
See
Caroline |
|
|
Jasper |
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Cassandra |
Cass,
Cassie(ey), Sandi,
Sandra |
|
Caswell |
Cass |
|
Catherine |
Cathy, Karen,
Katharine, Katie, |
|
Cathleen |
Cath, Cathy |
|
Cecilia |
Celia, Cissy - (m) Cecil |
|
Celeste |
Celia, Lessie |
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Charity |
Chat, Chaz |
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Charles |
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Car, Carlotta,
Letty, Lotta, Lottie |
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Chauncey |
Chance |
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Chesley |
Chet, Ches |
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Chet, Ches |
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Chloe |
Clo |
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Christian |
Chris,Christopher, Kit |
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Christine/Christiana |
Chris, Crissy, Christy, Ina, Tina,
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Christopher |
Chris |
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Cicely |
Cilla |
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Clara |
Claire, Clarice,
Clarissa |
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Clarinda |
Clara - (m)
Clarence, Renee |
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Clarissa |
Clara, Clare,
Cissy |
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Claudia |
- (m) Claud |
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Clementine |
Clem -
(m)Clement |
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Clifford |
Cliff |
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|
Cliff |
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Connie - (m)
Constant |
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Cordelia |
Cordy, Delia |
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Corinne |
Cora, Ora |
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Cornelia |
Conny, Corny, Neely, Nelle,Nelly, -
(m)Cornelius |
|
Cornelius |
Neil/Neely - (f)
Cornelia |
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Cynthia |
Cynth |
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Daniel |
Dan, Danny,
|
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Danielle |
Dani, Ellie |
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Daphne |
Daph |
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David |
Dave |
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Deanne |
Ann,
Dee |
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Deborah |
Deb, Debi, Debbie, Debby |
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Delbert |
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Deidre |
Deedee. Dee |
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Delia |
Della |
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Delilah |
Dell, Della,
Lil, Lila |
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Denise |
Denni- (m) Dennis |
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Diane/Diana |
Di, Dicey, Didi |
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Dominic |
Dom,
Nick(y) |
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Dora
|
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Dorothea |
Dora
|
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Dorothy |
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Doug, Douggie |
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Drusilla |
Silla |
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Dunk |
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Ebenezer |
Eb, Eben |
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Edith |
Edie |
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Edmund |
Ed, Ned,
Ted |
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Edna |
Edny |
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Edward |
Ed, Ned,
Ted |
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Edwina |
- (m)
Edwin |
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Egbert |
Bert,
Burt |
|
Eileen |
Helen |
|
Elaine |
- Helen, Lainie |
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Elena |
Helen,
|
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Elias |
Eli |
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Elijah |
Eli, Lija |
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Eliphalel |
Life |
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Elisa |
Lisa |
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Elisha |
Eli, Ellis, Lish |
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Eliza |
-
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Bess (ie), Beth, Bethia, Betsy,
Bette(y), , |
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Ella/Ellie |
Eleanor,Gabriella,Helen,Luella |
|
Ellen |
Helen, Nell,
Nellie |
|
Ellender |
Ellen,
Nellie |
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Elysia |
Lisa |
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Emanuel |
Manny,
Manuel |
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Elnora |
Nora |
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Eloise |
Heloise,
Louise |
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Elsie |
Alice,
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Elvira |
Elvie, Ella |
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Emeline |
Emmer, Emily,
Emmy, Lina,
Millie |
|
Emil |
- (f)
Emily |
|
Emily |
Emma, Emmie, Erma, Emm |
|
Ephraim |
Eph |
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Erasmus |
Rasmus, Raze |
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Eric |
Rick, Ricky - (f)
Erica |
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Ernest/Earnest |
Ernie
|
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Ernestine |
Erna, Tina |
|
Erwin |
Irwin |
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Estella |
Essy, Stella |
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Esther |
Essie, Hester |
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Eudicy |
Dicey |
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Eudora |
Dora |
|
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Gene
|
|
Eugenia, |
Jenni |
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Eunice/Unice |
Nicie |
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Euphemia |
Effie/(y)
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Eurydice |
Dicey |
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Eustacia |
Stacia, Stacy |
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Evangeline |
Evan, Ev, Vangie |
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Evelyn |
Ev, Eve |
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Ezekiel |
Zeke |
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Faith |
Fay |
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Fidelia |
Delia
|
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Felicia |
- Fel, Feli, Fliss |
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Felicity |
Flick, Tick,
Fliss |
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Ferdinand/(do) |
Ferdie, Fred |
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Flo, Flora, Florrie, Floss,
Flossie |
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Fan, Fanny, Fran
(ie),
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Francis |
Frank
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Frank |
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Fred, Fredric,
Freddie |
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Frederica |
Freda, Fredi |
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Gabriel |
Gabe, Gabby |
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Gabrielle |
Ella, Gabbie |
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Genevieve |
Jenny |
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Geoffrey |
Jeff,
Jeffrey |
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George |
Georgie |
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Georgiana, Georgie |
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Gerald |
Jerry
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Geraldine |
Dina, Gerri(e),
Jerry |
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Gertrude |
Gatty, Gertie,
Trudy |
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Gilbert |
Bert, Bertie, Gib, Gil,
Wilber |
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Gloria |
Glory, Glore |
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Gregory |
Greg |
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Griselda |
Grissel |
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Gwendolyn |
Genny,Gwen, Wendy |
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Ham |
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Hannah |
Anna, Hattie, |
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Heather |
Hetty |
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Harold |
Hal,
Harry |
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Harriet |
Hatty(ie) - (m)
Harry |
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Harry |
Harold,
Henry |
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Helen(a) |
Aileen,Eileen, Elaine,Eleanor, |
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Heloise |
Eloise,
Lois |
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Henrietta |
Etta, Hank, Hetty, Nettie, Retta |
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Henry |
Harry |
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Herbert |
Bert,
Herb |