Hundreds of popular 19th century Victorian nicknames for Genealogy We collect old nicknames, can you help? email us with more. This is also a great source for boy baby names. Check out our Victorian boys, male nickname page here. Many of the old American names are biblical names.

1. Abe may be a nickname for Abram, Abraham, or Abel.
2. Abed may be a nickname for Abednego, or Abednigo
3. Al may be a nickname for Alphonse, Alonson, Alpine, Allan, Allen, Alan, Albert, Alastair, Alton, Alcott, Alden, Aldrich, Aldo, Alexander, Alex, Alec, Alfred, Alger, Algernon, Alison, Allister, Allard, Alonzo, Albion, or Alvin.
4. Ama or Ammie, Ammy may be a nickname for Amasa
5. Ambro may be a nickname for Ambrose.
6. Archie may be a nickname for Archibald or Archer.
7. Art may be a nickname for Arthur or Artemas.
8. Asa may be a nickname for Asahel, Asaph.
9. Bert may be a nickname for Albert, Bertram, Bertrand, Bertran, Egbert, Gilbert or Gilburt, Burt, Herbert, Hubert, Lambert, Norbert, Robert, Wilbert, Berthold, Berton, Burton, Delbert, Inglebert, Engelbert, Filbert or Hulbert.
10. Carl is a a nickname for Carleton, Carlton, Carlin, Carlisle, or Charles.
11. Ches or Chess may be a male nickname for Chesney.
12. Clem may be a nickname for Clement, Clemen, Clemens.
13. Cole may be a nickname for Colson.
14. Cory or Corie may be a nickname for Corydon, Cornelius.
15. Del may be a nickname for Delbert, Delburt, Delmar, Delling, Delwyn, Delwin, Delevan, Adelbert, Delano, Delmer, Delmar, Delman, Delmore, Dell, Delray, Dellray, Delroy, Dellroy.
16. Derry or Derrie may be a nickname for Deris or Derris.
17. Don may be a nickname for Donovan, Donell, Donnell, Donel, Donnel.
18. Eben may be a nickname for Ebeneezer.
19. Ed or Eddie may be a nickname for Edward, Edwardo, Eduardo, Edgar, Edmin, Eden, Edmiston, Edmund or Edwin.
20. Eli may be a nickname or variant of Elijah, Elihu, Elie, Eloi, Eloy, Ely, Eleazar, Elias, Elijah, Elisha, Elliot.
21. Fordy or Fordie may be a nickname for Ford, Fordyce, Fordice, Fordham, Forde, Forden. Erford or Fordon.
22. Francis is male and often had the nickname Frank. Frances isfemale and usually called Fanny, Franny, Frannie, or Fran.
23. Frank may also be known as Francis or Franklin in census records.
24. Fred is a nickname for Frederick, Fredrick, Frederic, Frederich, Frederico, Frederik, Fredric, Fredrik, Wilfred or Alfred.
25. Fritz for Frederic, Frederick.
26. Gabe is a nickname for Gabriel.
27. Gale may be a nickname for Galen.
28. Garry or Gary may be a nickname for Garrick, Gerald, Gareth.
29. Gus or Guss may be a nickname for August, Augusta, Gustaf, Gustave, Gaius, Angus, Gust, Argus, Augustin, Gustavo.
30. Guy may be a nickname for Guysbert.
31. Hale may be a nickname for Halen.
32. Harry or Harrie may be a nickname for Harald, Harailt, Herold, Harold, Henry, Harris, or Harrison.
33. Henry or Harry is a nickname for Hendry in Scotland.
34. Isac may also be a shortened nickname or alternative spelling for Isaac.
35. Jack may be a nickname for John, Jonathan, Jacob, Jacques, Jackman, Jackie, Jacquin, Jacqin.
36. Jar, Jari, Jary, Jarry may be nicknames for Jarius.
37. Jer or Jerry may be a boys nickname for Jerauld, Jeremiah, Jerome,  Jeremy, Jered, Jerod, Jerold, Jerzy.
38. Jess may be a nickname for Jesse.
39. Joe, Joey, Joie may be a nickname for Joseph, Josue, Joel, Josephat, Joemar.
40. John: Census records might read John, Jon, Jonathon, Jonathan or Johnathon.
41. Jos. is often seen in the 19th c. as an abbreviation for a male name. His name may be Joseph, Josiah, Josephat, Josue, Joshua, Joemar, Joss or Jos.
42. Late is a nickname for Laton, as in Laton Alton Huffman 1854-1931, American western photographer known as "Late Huffman."
43. Lee may be a nickname for Leeander, Leander, Leo, Leopold, Leonard, Leroy. Leland, Leighton, Leith.
44. Leo may be a nickname for Leopold, Leon, Leonard, Leonardo, Lee, Leander, Leroy.
45. Lon may be a nickname for Alonzo, Lonnie, Leonard, London, or simply Lon, which is a Gaelic name meaning "Fierce".
46. Luddie or Lud is a nickname for Ludger.
47. Mac or Mack may be a nickname for MacDonald, MacLean, McKenzie, McKinley, MacKenzie.
48. Mannie may be a nickname for Manheim, Maynard, Manford, Manfred, Maynard, Manuel.
49. Mat, Mattie or Matt may be a male nickname for Matias, Mathias,  Matthias, Mattias, Matthew, Mateus, Mathieu, Mathian, Mateo, or Mathew.
50. Mel or Dick may be a nickname for Melchezedick.
51. Morrie, Mory or Morry may be a nickname for Morris, Moris, Moreland, Morland, Morford, Mortimer, Mordecai, Moore, Morgan, Morell, Morten, Maurice, Mortin.
52. Ned may be a nickname for Edward, Edgar, Edmin, Theodore (as in Neddy or Teddy) or Edwin, Edwardo, Eduardo, Edmin, Eden, Edmiston, Eddie, or Edmund.
53. Ollie may be a nickname for Oliver, Olaf, Olney, Olav, Olivier,  Olan, Ollan, or Olin.
54. Orrie, Orry may be a nickname for Orson, Orville, Orton, Orvin, Orlando, Orland, Oren, Orin, Ora, Orlo, Orwin, Orford, Orman, Oura, Ort.
55. Orm or Ormie may be a nickname for Orman, Orma, Ormel.
56. Ort, Orth, Orthy may be a nickname for Orthello.
57. Oz or Ozzie may be a nickname for Ozro, Ozrah, Oswald, Ozias, Osman, Oswin, Oscar, Osmar, Osborn, Osgood, Osmond.
58. P names: John and Mary Austin had these children between 1739 and 1755: Plevus, Pavis, Paulus, Prisimus, Parvis, Picus, Anstis, Lettice, Polepas, Phineas, and Percius, all in one family! (All the P names are male.)
59. Pel, Pell may be a male nickname for Pelam or Pelham.
60. Perry may be a nickname for Peramice, Percival, Perland, Perrin, Perauld, Perlin.
61. Phil may be a nickname for Phillip, Philip, Philander, Philbert.
62. Phinney, Phin may be a nickname for Phineas.
63. Purty may be a nickname for Purtyman.
64. Ray may be a nickname for Raymond, Rayburn, Raynor, Ramon.
65. Roy may be a nickname for Elroy, Royal, Royce, Royd, Roydon.
66. Rule, Rully, Ruly or Rul may be a nickname for Ruliff.
67. Sam may be a nickname for Samuel, Samson, Sampson.
68. Seddie or Seddy may be a nickname for Sedrig.
69. Sollie is a male nickname for Solomon, Soloman, Solon.
70. Solvie may be a nickname for Salvatore, Salvador, Solvador.
71. Teddy is a nickname for Ted, Theodore,  Theophilus, Tedmund, Edward, Edwin, Edmund.
72. Terry may be a nickname for Terrence, Terence, Terrell, Tarrance, Terry.
73. Thad or Tad may be a nickname for Thadius, Thaddeus, Thaddius.
74. Theo may be a nickname for Theophilus or Theodore.
75. Willie may be a nickname for William, Willis, Wilson, Wilton, Wilkes, Wilkie, Wilhelm, Wilson, Willie, Willard, Wilmer, Wilbur, Wilbert, Wilburt, Wilford, Wilmot, Wilfred, Wilfrid, Willaby, Will.
76. Zad, Zaddy or Zaddie may be a nickname for Zadock, Zadius, Zadmen, Zadman.
77. Zeb or Zib may be a nickname for Zebedee, Zebediah, Zebulon.
78. Zeri may be a nickname for Zared, Zero, Zerah, Zerahiah, Zeredah, Zeresh, Zereth, or Zer.
    
    

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