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This is a list of common nicknames and other personname variations. This page is for listing
Before changing the common nickname lists, read and follow all the rules in the first section down.
== Listing rules ==▼
* Only list the three most common spelling variants per name.▼
** Unpredictable variant spellings can be added, even if there are already three name variants.▼
Givennames, familynames, titles, and bynames follwing the above rules are allowed, but the obvious focus is givennames. Nicknames of "another" nickname are also okay if they follow all the rules above. Just keep in mind some people are named by an ostensible nickname, and many regular nicknames can be used a nickname.
The tables below list the "regular" form for sorting, and are in alphabetical order. Sections are split by language; starting with the language of the wiki's version (in this case, English), and then all other languages in alphabetical order. The language split is based on names and nicknames used by a specific language's speakers, '''not''' what language a name or nickname came from.▼
* '''Example of a nickname being used formally:''' actor [[Dick Gautier]] had "Dick" on his birth certificate, and never called himself "Richard" in his whole life.
* '''Example of regular names being used as nicknames:''' "Dan" is from both the Hebrew for 'to judge' and a shortening of the also-Hebrew "Daniel" meaning 'God's my judge'; alongside many other sources of "Dan".
Predictable nickames used for more than one regular name must put a short explanation of the kind of names the nickname is used for in the "regular name" column; not any of the regular names said nickname is used for.
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Lastly, keep in mind these common errors:
* '''No predictable nicknames belonging to only one specific person'''. Use the "variant names" pages until another person gets the nickname.
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* '''No nicknames for groups, media works, and fictional characters.''' Put those on both pages for the page the of whatever/whoever has the nickname ''and'' the variant name pages.
* '''No listing more than one different regular name that a specific nickname refers to.''' Instead, briefly explain what kind of names the nickname refers to.
== English ==
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|+English nicknames
!Nickname
!Regular name
!Notes
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|+Non-Engish nicknames
!Language▼
!Nickname
▲!Language
!Regular name
!Notes
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== See also ==
* Variant names
** [[English variant names]]
** [[Non-English variant names]]
== Sources ==
[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Names]]
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