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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Birdie for Elizabeth [/quote]
[quote]I like Chip for Charles[/quote]

Some nicknames are generic nicknames and not really related to any full name.  These two are just a few examples.

Birdie comes from bird, lady bird or baby bird.  Most famously, was used for Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, the former first lady.  Sometimes it is related, like a woman I knew whose full name was Robin.  But it has been a nickname for several dozen unrelated names.

Chip often comes from "Chip off the old block" referencing a son who is similar to his father.  It can be related to the full name, but usually isn't.

Other similar type nicknames, Junior, Trey (for any third son/child), Quint (for a fifth son/child), Buddy, Sweet pea, Belle (often associated with annabelle or clarabelle, but sometimes unrelated to the full name) and many more.[/quote]

Maybe, but the Chips I know (2), are named Charles.
And the only Birdies I've heard of are Elizabeth.

Of course you can apply nicknames to any name, but these two seem to most often related to Charles/Elizabeth.
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Agree. Also “Trey” and “Tripp” are not for third sons. They are for someone who is the third of that name. Ie: John Michael Smith III, nn Trey.[/quote]

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