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Short forms registered as the full legal name. A long-standing practice presented as a modern one: parish registers have been recording pet forms as given names for several hundred years.

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13 names, most popular first in the United States

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Sonny Sonny is a boy's name of English origin meaning exactly what it looks like — son.
English #298 in US
Archie Archie is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "genuine and bold."
Germanic #302 in US
Rocky Rocky is a boy's name that began as a nickname for Rocco and similar names, or for a tough person.
American, Italian #568 in US
Louie Louie is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior."
Germanic #596 in US
Tommy Tommy is a boy's name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin."
Aramaic #658 in US
Rudy Rudy is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous wolf."
Germanic #739 in US
Billy Billy is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protector."
Germanic #1,068 in US
Bobby Bobby is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "bright fame."
Germanic #1,101 in US
Freddie Freddie is a name of Germanic origin meaning "peaceful ruler."
Germanic #1,509 in US
Alfie Alfie is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "elf counsel."
English #2,060 in US
Albie Albie is a boy's name of Germanic origin, most often a pet form of Albert, meaning "noble and bright."
Germanic #4,056 in US
Dougie Dougie is a boy's name that began as a pet form of Douglas, from the Scottish Gaelic words dubh, "dark," and glas, "stream."
Scottish 1,853 births
Seamie Seamie is an Irish boy's name, a pet form of Séamus, the Irish version of James.
Irish, Hebrew 137 births

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