Informal Names, Meanings, and their History

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Bettsy (BET-see)

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american-german baby american english-american english-german american-english nickname

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Dougie (/ˈdʌɡi/)

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scottish-english english-scottish english scottish nickname popular informal

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Huffie (HUH-fee)

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unisex english nickname informal international baby

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Jamee (juh-MEE)

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american-english english american informal baby english-american

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Jony (JOH-nee)

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informal english nickname baby gender-neutral

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Meet (meat)

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english-speaking social baby unisex friendly informal casual

meet name meaning

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Petey (PEE-tee)

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english male diminutive boy baby masculine informal

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Steevie (STEE-vee)

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baby nickname masculine informal boy casual english

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Titty (Tit-tee)

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nickname english informal unisex baby cute butterfly

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Tommy (TOM-ee)

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nickname masculine informal baby diminutive american boy

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