Informal Names, Meanings, and their History

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Bettsy (BET-see)

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

bettsy name meaning

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Dougie (/ˈdʌɡi/)

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informal english-scottish english gender-neutral baby scottish-english popular

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Huffie (HUH-fee)

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baby international informal english nickname unisex

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Jamee (juh-MEE)

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american english informal baby american-english english-american

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Jony (JOH-nee)

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nickname gender-neutral informal baby english

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Meet (meat)

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unisex baby english neutral meeting casual english-speaking

meet name meaning

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Petey (PEE-tee)

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diminutive baby masculine common boy english nickname

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Steevie (STEE-vee)

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nickname casual boy informal male baby masculine

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Titty (Tit-tee)

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nickname english butterfly unisex informal cute baby

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Tommy (TOM-ee)

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english-american american informal diminutive male baby boy

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