爱华网你现在学习英文吗？你在美国或者在中国，是不是认为外国人的名字不好记，还有昵称(Hypocorism)。前几天我问美国人，为什么William爱称为Bill？ Richard 叫Dick？
中国人包括学生和学者来到美国，开始不知道如何称呼对方，大部分的美国人不希望称全名，不希望称先生，当然，外交礼仪除外。同事同学直接就省下姓，直接称名。比尔.盖茨会让你叫他比尔。更近些的人，就可能让你称呼昵称，比如叫Thomas的告诉你就叫他Tom，叫Anthony的就称他Tony。但是要有条件，1是大家都这样称呼，2他希望你这样称呼。刚刚来美的学生和学者，尤其是女性，会感觉很不舒服，习惯了就好了。下面列出的是常见的名字，是不是有你很熟悉的。
有的名字缩短的爱称
Abraham → Abe | Anthony → Tony |
Benjamin, Benedict → Ben, Benny | Carolyn → Carol, Lyn, Carrie/Cary |
Christopher → Chris, Criffer, Topher | Deborah → Deb, Debby |
Elizabeth → Eliza, Libby, Liz, Lizzy, Lisa, Beth, Bess | Fiona → Fi |
Gregory → Greg | Jacob → Jake |
Jonathan → Jon, John, Nathan | Joseph → Joe, Joey |
Katherine → Kate, Katy, Kathy | Katrina → Kat, Trina |
Matthew → Matt | Megan → Meg |
Nathan, Nathaniel → Nat, Nate | Peter → Pete, Petey |
Priscilla → Cilla, Priss, Cilly, Prissy | Raymond → Ray |
Robert → Rob, Bert, Bob | Samuel, Samantha → Sam, Sammy  |
Stephanie → Steph, Annie, Stephy | Victoria → Tori, Vick, Vicky |
Zachary → Zach |
此外，名字后加、减后缀，通常有-ie即或-y。虽然最常用于儿童的名字，也用于成人，尤其在家人，朋友和熟人之间：
Alexander, Alexandra → Sandy | Anne → Annie |
Arthur, Arturo → Art → Artie | Andrew → Andy → Drew |
Barnaby → Barney | Daniel → Dan → Danny |
David → Dave → Davy | Dennis → Denny |
Edwin, Edward, Edmund → Ed → Eddie, Eddy | Elaine → Lainie |
Franklin→ Frank → Frankie | George → Georgie |
Isabella → Izzy | James → Jamie |
Jessica → Jess → Jessie | Joel, Joseph → Joe → Joey |
Jonathan → Jon, John → Jonnie, Johnnie, Johnny | Katherine → Katie |
Kimberly → Kim → Kimmy | Kenneth → Ken → Kenny |
Lawrence → Larry | Louis → Lou → Louie |
Nicholas → Nick → Nicky | Oliver → Ollie |
Ronald → Ron → Ronnie | Rosemary → Rose → Rosie/Rosy |
Stephen → Steve → Stevie | Susan → Sue → Susie, Suzy |
Thomas → Tom → Tommy | Timothy → Tim → Timmy |
Tobias → Toby | William → Will, Bill, Willie, Willy, Billy |
名字和昵称明显不同
Barbara → Babs | Charles → Chuck → Chaz → Chicka |
Dorothy → Dot, Dottie | Edward → Ted, Teddy (如 Edward "Ted" Kennedy) |
Eleanor, Helen → Nell, Nellie | Elizabeth → Bess, Bessie |
Gerald → Jerry | Henry → Hal, Hank, Harry |
James → Jim → Jimbo, Jimmy | John → Jack |
Katherine → Kitty | Margaret → Peggy, Peg, Meg |
Philippa → Pippa, Pip or Pippy | Richard → Dick |
Sarah → Sally | Theodore → Ted, Teddy |
Virginia → Ginger, Ginny |
高高兴兴的过新年！
2013.2.11 于波特兰
