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Thursday 9 April 2009

NICKNAMES (Apelidos)

Os nomes das pessoas em inglês também têm apelidos. Eis alguns exemplos:
 
Nomes femininos
 
Abby - Abigail
Aggy, Inez - Agnes
Aileen - Helen
Allie, Elsie - Alice
Bab, Barbie - Barbara
Becky - Rebecca
Bessie, Betty, Liz, Lisa, Liza - Elizabeth
Carrie - Caroline
Chris - Christine
Cindy - Lucinda
Connie - Constance
Di - Diana
Dolly - Dorothea
Ella, Nel - Eleanor
Essie - Esther
Fanny - Francis
Grissel - Griselda
Gritty, Maggie, Marjorie,, Peggie - Margaret
Hetty - Henrieta
Jackie - Jacqueline
Jan - Janet
Jean - Jane
Jenny - Jennifer
Jill - Gillian
Kate - Catherine
Maddie - Madison
May, Molly - Mary
Mel - Melanie
Nancy - Anne
Pam - Pamela
Pat - Patricia
Penny - Penelope
Ros - Rosalind
Roxy - Roxana
Sally - Sarah
Sandy - Sandra
Sue - Susan
Terry - Teresa
 
 
Nomes masculinos
 
Abe, Aby - Abraham
Al - Alan
Alec, Eck, Lex - Alexander
Alf - Alfred
Andy - Andrew
Archie - Archibald
Barney - Bernard
Bart - Bartholomeo
Ben - Benjamin
Bill, Will - William
Bobby, Robin - Robert
Cassie - Casimir
Charlie, Chuck - Charles
Chris, Kester - Christopher
Dan - Daniel
Dave - David
Dick - Richard
Doddy - George
Ed, Ted - Edward
Frank - Francis
Fred - Frederic
Gabe - Gabriel
Geoff - Geoffrey
Gus - Augustus
Hal, Harry - Henry
Hodge - Roger
Ike - Izaac
Jack - John
Jake - Jacob
Jerry - Gerald, Gerard, Jeremiah, Jerome
Jemmy, Jim - James
Joe - Joseph
Ken - Kenneth
Larry - Laurence
Len, Leo - Leonard
Manny - Emmanuel
Mel - Melvin
Mick, Mike - Michael
Nat - Nathan
Nick - Nicholas
Ollie - Oliver
Paddie, Pat - Patrick
Pete - Peter
Phi, Pip - Phillip
Ralph  Rodolph
Rick - Richard
Rod - Roderick
Ron - Ronald
Sam - Samuel
Sly - Silvester
Steve - Stephen
Terry - Terence, Theodore
Tim - Timothy
Tam, Tom - Thomas
Tony - Anthony
Winnie - Winifred

PS: Quando quiser dizer a expressão: "Fulano, Beltrano e Sicrano" é só dizer os três apelidos: "Tom, Dick and Harry".