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SOME ABBREVIATIONS:
Names:
Many people use abbreviated forms of their names. Below is a list of the common ones you are likely to come across:
| Alex |
Alexander |
| Alex |
Alexandra |
| Alf |
Alfred |
| Andy |
Andrew |
| Babs |
Barbara |
| Ben |
Benjamin |
| Betty |
Elizabeth |
| Bev |
Beverly |
| Bill |
William |
| Carol |
Caroline |
| Cath/Cathy |
Catherine |
| Charlie |
Charles |
| Chris |
Christine |
| Chris |
Christopher |
| Dan |
Daniel |
| Dave |
David |
| Debbie |
Deborah |
| Eddie |
Edward |
| Fred |
Fredrick |
| Gill |
Gillian |
| Harry |
Henry |
| Jackie |
Jacqueline |
| Jeff |
Jeffrey |
| Jim/Jimmy |
James |
| Jo |
Joan/Joanne |
| Joe |
Joseph |
| Kate |
Katherine |
| Larry |
Lawrence |
| Liz |
Elizabeth |
| Mandy |
Amanda |
| Mike |
Michael |
| Nick |
Nicholas |
| Pam |
Pamela |
| Pat |
Patricia |
| Pat |
Patrick |
| Phil |
Philip |
| Rob |
Robert |
| Sam |
Samantha |
| Sandy |
Sandra |
| Sue/Suzie |
Susan |
| Tim |
Timothy |
| Tom |
Thomas |
| Tony |
Anthony |
| Winnie |
Winifred |
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Some other abbreviations that you may come across:
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