主题：【原创】洋名趣谈(1) -- 就为当第一 -- r33300
家园 【讨论】恩，这个算是文摘 Elizabeth, that popular, royal, English name, probably has more nicknames coined from it than any other.
See: Babette, Bet, Beth, Bethina, Bess, Bessie, Bessy, Betsey, Betsy, Betta, Bette, Bettie, Bettina, Bettine, Betty, Buffy, Elisa, Elise, Elissa, Elisse, Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Elsa, Else, Elsie, Ilse, Lib, Libbie, Libby, Lil, Lilian, Lillie, Lilo, Lily, Lilybet, Lilybeth, Lis, Lisa, Lisabet, Lisabeth, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Lisette, Lissa, Liz, Liza, Lizabeth, Lizbet, Lizbeth, Lize, Lizette, Lizolet, Lizza, Lizzie, and Lyssa.
In the United States, almost twice as many women are named with a diminutive of Elizabeth, than are named Elizabeth (and Elizabeth has consistently been one of the most popular English names for several centuries).
The Following is a List of Diminutives Hosted by Edgar’s Name Pages:
Abbie - Abigail
Abe - Abraham, Abel
Ad - Aidan, Adam
Ade - Adam, Aidan, Adrian
Addie - Adeline, Adam, Aidan
Addy - Adeline, Adam, Aidan
Adie - Aidan
Aggie - Agatha, Agnes
Al - Albert
Alec - Alexander
Alex - Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis
Alexie - Alexis, Alexander, Alexandra
Alf - Alfred, Alfredo
Alfie - Alfred, Alfredo
Alick - Alexander
Alison - Alice
Allie - Alexandra, Alice, Alberta, Alana
Andy - Andrew, Andrea
Angie - Angelia
Anita - Aña
Annie - Anne
Annette - Anne
Babette - Barbara, Elizabeth
Babs - Barbara
Barb - Barbara
Barney - Barnaby, Bernard
Bart - Bartholomew, Barton
Bartie - Bartholomew, Barton
Bastian - Sebastian
Bea - Beatrice
Beau - Beauregard
Becky - Rebecca
Bella - Isabella
Belle - Isabelle
Ben - Benjamin
Benny - Benjamin
Bernie - Bernard
Bert - Albert, Bertram
Bertie - Albert, Bertram
Bessie - Elizabeth
Beth - Elizabeth
Betsy - Elizabeth
Betty - Elizabeth
Bill - William
Billie - William
Billy - William
Bob - Robert
Bobbie - Robert, Roberta
Bobby - Robert
Brad - Bradley
Bunty
Cal - Calvin
Carrie - Caroline
Casey - Cassandra
Cathy - Catherine
Celine - Marceline
Cherry - Charity, Chérie
Chris - Christopher, Christian
Christie - Christine, Christopher
Christy - Christine, Christopher
Cindy - Cynthia, Lucinda
Cissy - Cecilia, Priscilla
Clint - Clinton
Colette - Nicole
Colin - Nicholas, Colombus
Connie - Constance
Costin - Constantine
Daisy - Margaret
Dan - Daniel
Dana - Bogdan, Danielle, Daniel, Daria
Danny - Daniel
Dante - Durand
Dave - David
Debbie - Deborah
Derek - Theodoric
Della - Adelaide
Dick - Richard
Dinny - Dennis
Dodie - Dorothy
Dola - Dolores
Dolly - Dorothy
Dora - Theodora, Dorothy
Don - Donald
Donnie - Donald
Doug - Douglas
Drew - Andrew
Ed - Edward, Edwin, Edmund
Eda - Edith
Eddie - Edward, Edwin, Edmund
Effie - Euphemia
Elisa - Elisabeth
Eliza - Elizabeth
Ellie - Ellen, Helen, Eleanor, Ella
Elsa - Elizabeth
Elsie - Elizabeth
Ena
Essie - Esther
Etta
Eula - Eulalia
Fannie - Frances
Fanny - Frances
Fawn
Flossie - Florence
Francine - Frances, Françoise
Frankie - Frank, Francis, Frances
Fred - Frederick, Alfred
Freddie - Frederick, Alfred
Gab - Gabriel, Gabriella
Gabby - Gabriel, Gabriella
Gail - Abigail
Gatty - Gertrude
Gayle - Abigail
Gene - Eugene, Genevieve
Gia - Gianna
Gina - Angelina, Giorgina, Luigina, Virginia
Ginette - Georgine, Regine, Virginie, Genevieve
Ginger - Virginia
Greg - Gregory
Gregg - Gregory
Greta - Margaret
Gretchen - Margaret
Gussie - Gus, Augusta, Gustava
Gwen - Guinevere, Gwendolyn
Hank - Henry
Harry - Henry
Hattie - Harriet
Heidi - Adelheid, Adelaide
Hob - Robert
Honey
Ibby - Isabel
Ina - Angelina, Christina, Wilhelmina, etc.
Isa - Isabel
Iva - Ivana
Jack - John
Jackie - John, Jacqueline
Jacquetta - Jacqueline
Jacqui - Jacqueline, Jacques
Jake - Jacob
Jamie - James
Jan - Jane
Janet - Jane
Janie - Jane
Jay - Jason, James, Jasper, Jacob, Jack
Jeanette - Jeanne, Jane
Jeannette - Jeanne, Jane
Jeannie - Jean, Jane, Jeanne
Jeff - Jeffrey, Geoffrey, Jeffery
Jem - James
Jenna - Jennifer, Jane
Jennie - Jennifer, Jane
Jenny - Jennifer, Jane
Jerry - Jerome, Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy
Jessie - Jessica, Jane
Jill - Jillian, Julian
Jim - James
Jimmie - James
Jimmy - James
Jo - Josephine, Joseph
Jody - Judith, Josephine, Joseph
Joe - Joseph
Joey - Joseph
Johnnie - John
Johnny - John
Jon - Jonathan
Josh - Joshua
Juanita - Juana
Judy - Judith
Juliet - Julie
Kari - Katherine
Kate - Katherine
Kathy - Katherine
Katie - Katherine
Kay - Katherine
Ken - Kenneth
Kenny - Kenneth
Kim - Kimberly, Kimball, Joachim
Kitty - Katherine
Krista - Kristina
Kristi - Kristina
Kristie - Kristina
Kristy - Kristina
Kurt - Conrad
Lana - Alana
Lance - Lancelot
Larry - Laurence
Laurie - Laurence, Laura
Lena - Helena, Magdalena
Liam - William
Lillie - (Lillian, Elizabeth)
Lillian - Elizabeth
Lina - Angelina, Carolina, Emmelina, Jacquelina, Paulina, etc.
Linda - Melinda, Belinda
Lisa - Elisabeth, Elizabeth
Lola - Dolores
Lonnie - Alonso
Loretta - Laura
Lula - Lucy, Louisa
Lynette - Lynn
Lynnette - Lynn
Mab - Mabel, Amabel
Mace - Thomas
Mack - Mackenzie, McDonald, etc.
Maddie - Madeline
Madge - Margaret
Magda - Magdalene
Maggie - Margaret
Maidie - Margaret
Maisie - Margaret
Mamie - Mary
Mandy - Amanda
Marge - Margaret
Margie - Margaret
Marietta - Maria
Marlon - Marcelon, Marcel, Marcus
Marty - Martin, Martha
Matt - Matthew
Mattie - Matthew, Martha, Matilda
Maureen - Mary
Max - Maxwell, Maximilian
May - Mary
Megan - Margaret
Mel - Melvin, Melanie, Melissa, etc.
Mia - Maria
Mike - Michael
Mindy - Melinda
Minnie - Mary, Wilhelmina, Minna, Minerva
Mollie - Mary
Molly - Mary
Nancy - Anne
Natasha - Natalie
Nellie - Helen, Ellen
Nessie - Agnes, Vanessa
Nettie - Janet, Antoinette, etc.
Nina - Antonia, Anne
Nonie - Nora
Nora - Eleanor, Honora
Ollie - Oliver, Olive, Olivia
Paddy - Padriag/Patrick
Pam - Pamela
Paulette - Paula
Pat - Patricia, Patrick
Patti, Patty, Patsy - Patricia
Peggy - Margaret
Penny - Penelope
Perry - Peregrin
Phil - Philip, Philibert
Pippa - Philippa
Polly - Mary
Posey - Josephine
Princess
Rab - Raibert (Robert)
Randy - Randall, Randolph
Ray - Raymond
Rick - Richard
Ricky - Richard
Rickey - Richard
Rita - Margarita
Robin - Robert
Robyn - Roberta
Ron - Ronald
Ronnie - Ronald
Rosetta - Rosa
Rosie - Rose
Rudy - Rudolf
Sacha - Aleksandr
Sally - Sarah
Sam - Samuel, Samantha
Sammy - Samuel
Sandra - Alexandra
Sandy - Alexander, Alexandra
Sheri - Chérie
Sherri - Chérie
Sherry - Chérie
Sissy - Cecilia, Priscilla
Sonia - Sophia
Sonja - Sophia
Sonya - Sophia
Spike
Susie - Susan
Stacey - Anastacsa, Eustace
Stacy - Anastacsa, Eustace
Steve - Steven, Stephen
Sue - Susan
Tammy - Tamara, Thomasina
Tanya - Tatiana
Tasha - Natalia, Natasha
Ted - Theodore, Edward
Terri - Theresa
Terry - Terence, Teresa
Tim - Timothy
Timmy - Timothy
Tina - Christina
Tom - Thomas
Tommie - Thomas
Tommy - Thomas
Toni - Antonia
Tonya - Antonia
Tottie - Charlotte
Tricia - Patricia
Trixie - Beatrice
Ty - Tyler, Tyrone, Tyrus
Val - Valentine, Valerie
Vicki - Victoria
Vickie - Victoria
Vicky - Victoria
Will - William, Willard, Wilbert
Xander - Alexander
Yorick - (obsolete) Georg (George)
Zana - Suzanne (Susan)
家园 加一个：David->Dave
家园 Aaron是最常见的男名，照例源于圣经。 英语系中最常见的男女名都是源于圣经的，rebecca, sara, joshua, david之类的。Aaron也不例外。
家园 中国人取洋名字有一个问题 洋人是共名异姓，无穷多的Jack、Mary，但last name大多各不相同；中国人是共姓异名，张王李赵满天飞，但名字都是各取个的。中国人取洋名，人数少的话问题不大，人一多，那Peter Wang、Mary Zhang就重名的太多了。
家园 这老兄打八十可占便宜了。 家园 【原创】洋名趣谈(4) -- 车灯与兵工厂 中国人的名字大多都是有讲儿的。老外的名字就是一个记号。这句话在大多数情况下是正确的。 例如这里说到的这位老兄，名字里一个“斌”字，能文能武的，别人叫着朗朗上口，自己也觉得父母给的名字有文采有内涵，实在是不错。
可是要起洋名了咋办，翻遍了字典也没有相应的名字能体现这个意思。没关系，意思相近的没有我还不能找个发声相近的？Bin太俗气是肯定放弃不用的，找来找去终于给找到了一个，咱就叫做Beam如何？
这名字起好了大家都挺为他高兴的，好写好记又基本上还是保留中文名字的发音，字典上一查还有“容光焕发”的意思，马不停蹄地到人事部申请，第二天就带着新badge荣光焕发的上班了。
可是我的老板有一次悄悄地问我，“这个家伙怎么叫汽车头灯呢？真是个怪名字”。唉，看来起洋名让每个人满意实在是太难了。
另外一个就更绝了，他中文名字里有一个“森”字，大家伙儿叫他“阿森”已经很久了，自己也很是喜欢这个颇有人情味的昵称。在起洋名的时候就琢磨上了，一定要保留这个好名字。加上本人也是一个英超的球迷，且是阿森纳队的忠实拥趸，所以就毫不犹豫地起名叫Arsenal。报到人事部门里人家一看这名字不错，就给批了，从此“阿森”就成了Arsenal，叫快了还是“阿森”，皆大欢喜。
又是我的老板觉着别扭，有一次闲聊问起我“他怎么叫这么怪的一个名字呢？”我就把名字的来历给他解释了一番，他才恍然大悟，这才明白原来世界上有一支叫做阿森纳的足球队。只是我老板的目光里还是有点狐疑，“他难道不知道Arsenal的含义是什么吗？要不你让他查查字典？“
别说他，连我自己都只知道这个名字是球队的名字，一查字典不得了，得出的结论还真是爆炸性的，这Arsenal翻译过来就是兵工厂，难怪我老板那副疑惑的表情，可惜了一个多么温馨的名字啊。
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