Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Rory

Yes, yes, I know: Rory isn't a nickname; it's a full boys' name. But, thanks at least partially to Gilmore Girls, Rory is increasingly common on girls, both as a full name and as a nickname for Lorelei.

Boys:

• Aurelio (ow-RAY-lee-oh, Italian, Spanish)--from Latin, "golden". Other forms include Aurélien (oh-ray-lee-AWN, French), Aurélio (ow-RAY-lee-oh, Portuguese) & Aurelius (aw-RAY-lee-us, or-EE-lee-us, Latin).
• Florian (FLOH-ree-ahn, Danish, French, German, Polish, Swedish)--Italian form is Floriano (floh-ree-AH-noh).
• Gregory (GREG-oh-ree, English)--from ancient Greek, "watchful". Other forms include Gregorius (Latin), Gregorio (greh-GOH-ree-oh, Italian, Spanish), Grigore (gree-GOR-eh, Romanian), and Grigoriy (gree-GOR-ee, Russian).
• Horatio (hoh-RAY-shee-oh, English)--other forms include Horacio (oh-RAH-see-oh, Spanish), Horatius (hoh-RAH-tee-us, hor-AY-shus, Latin), and Orazio (oh-RAHTZ-yoh, Italian).
• Laurence (LAW-rens, LOR-ens, English)--also spelled Lawrence. Other forms include Laurynas (lor-EE-nas, Lithuanian) and Laurentius (law-REN-tee-us, lor-EN-shus, Latin).
• Maurice (moh-REES, French; mor-REES, MOR-is, English)--other forms include Mauricio (mow-REE-see-oh, Spanish), Mauritius (maw-REE-tee-us, mor-ISH-us, Latin), Maurizio (mow-REE-zee-oh, Italian), and Maurycy (mow-RITS-ih, Polish).
• Rörik (ROH-rik, Swedish)--form of Roderick, from Germanic "famous power". Other forms include Rodrigue (rohd-REEG, French), Rodrigo (rohd-REE-goh, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Rorik (ROH-rik [Old] Danish), and Rurik (ROO-reek, Russian).
• Roland (ROH-land, English; roh-LAWND, French)--other forms include Orlando (ohr-LAHN-doh, Italian), Loránd (LOH-rahnd, Hungarian), Lóránt (LOH-rahnt, Hungarian), Rolando (roh-LAHN-doh, Italian, Portuguese), Roldán (rohl-DAHN, Spanish), and Roldão (ROHL-dow, Portuguese).

Girls:

• Aurelia (ow-RAY-lee-ah, Spanish, Italian; or-REE-lee-ah, English)--feminine of Aurelio. Other forms include Aurélia (ow-RAY-lee-ah, Portuguese), Aureliana (ow-ray-lee-AH-nah, Italian), Aurélie (oh-ray-LEE, French), and Aurélienne (oh-ray-lee-EN, French).
• Aurora (ah-ROR-ah, English; ow-ROH-rah, Danish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish; OW-roh-rah, Finnish)--from Latin "dawn". French form is Aurore (oh-ROHR).
• Dolores (doh-LOHR-es, English, Spanish)
• Florence (FLOR-ens, English; floh-RAWNS, French)--from Latin, "flourishing". Other forms include Florencia (floh-REN-see-ah, Spanish), Florentia (floh-REN-tee-ah, flor-EN-shah, Latin), Florentina (floh-ren-TEE-nah, German, Romanian, Spanish), and Fiorenza (fee-oh-REN-tsah, Italian).
• Floriane (floh-ree-AN, French)--from Latin, "flower". Feminine of Florian. Other forms include Floriana (floh-ree-AH-nah, Italian), Florina (floh-REE-nah, Romanian), and Florinda (floh-REEN-dah, Portuguese, Spanish).
• Gloria (GLOH-ree-ah, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish)--other forms include Glória (GLOH-ree-ah, Portuguese), Gloriana (glor-ee-AN-ah, English; gloh-ree-AH-nah, Spanish), and Gloriela (gloh-ree-EL-ah, Spanish).
• Laurencia (law-REN-see-ah, lor-EN-shah, English)--feminine of Laurence. Other forms include Laurence (loh-RAWNS, French), Laurentia (law-REN-tee-ah, lor-EN-shah, Latin), Laurentina (law-ren-TEE-nah, Latin), Laurentine (loh-rawn-TEEN, French), Lorena (loh-REE-nah, English), and Lorenza (loh-REN-tsah, Italian; loh-REN-sah, Spanish).
• Liora (lee-oh-rah, Hebrew)--"my light". Another form is Liorit (lee-oh-reet). 
• Mallory (MAL-oh-ree, English)
• Marjorie (MAR-jor-ree, English)--form of Margaret
• Oriana (oh-ree-AH-nah, Italian)--from Latin "gold". French form is Oriane (oh-ree-AN).
• Regnora (reng-NOR-ah, Norwegian, Swedish)
• Roberta (rah-BERT-ah, English; roh-BEHT-tah, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish)
• Rolanda (roh-LAHN-dah, Italian, Spanish)--feminine of Roland. Another form is Orlanda (or-LAHN-dah, Italian). 
• Rosaria (roh-SAH-ree-ah, Italian)--from Latin, "rosary". Other forms include Rosario (roh-SAH-ree-oh, Spanish), Rosário (roh-SAH-ree-oh, Portuguese), and Rosaire (roh-ZEHR, French).
• Rosemary (ROHZ-mehr-ee, English)--other forms include Rosemarie (ROH-zeh-mah-ree, German; rohz-meh-REE, English, ROHZ-mah-ree, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish).

Bi-cultural Names: Polish/English (girls)

Spelled the same, with (usually) slight pronunciation difference:

• Ada--AY-dah, English; AH-dah, Polish
• Adela--ah-DEL-ah, English & Polish
• Adriana--ay-dree-AN-ah, English; ah-dree-AH-nah, Polish
• Alberta--al-BUR-tah, English; ahl-BEHR-tah, Polish
• Alina--ah-LEE-nah, English & Polish
• Amelia--ah-MEE-lee-ah, Engluish; ah-MEH-lee-ah, Polish
• Angelina--an-jel-EE-nah, English; ahn-geh-LEE-nah, Polish
• Anita--ah-NEE-tah, English & Polish
• Anna--AN-nah, English; AH-nah, Polish
• Antonia--an-TOH-nee-ah, English; ahn-TAWN-yah, Polish
• Augusta--aw-GUS-tah, English; ow-GOOS-tah, Polish
• Barbara--BAR-bah-rah, English; bar-BAR-ah, Polish
• Daniela--dan-YEL-ah, English; dahn-YEH-lah, Polish
• Eliza--ee-LYE-zah, eh-LYE-zah, English; eh-LEE-zah, Polish
• Emilia--eh-MEE-lee-ah, English & Polish
• Eugenia--yoo-JEEN-yah, English; eh-oo-GEN-yah, Polish
• Gloria--GLOHR-ee-ah, English; GLAWR-yah, Polish
• Helena--HEL-en-ah, hel-AY-nah, hel-EE-nah, English; heh-LEH-nah, Polish
• Joanna--joh-AN-nah, English; yaw-AHN-nah, Polish
• Julia--JOO-lee-ah, English; YOOL-yah, Polish
• Karina--kah-REE-nah, English & Polish
• Laura--LAWR-ah, LOHR-ah, English; LOW-rah, Polish
• Lena--LEE-nah, English; LEH-nah, Polish
• Liliana--lil-ee-AH-nah, lil-ee-AN-ah, English; leel-YAH-nah, Polish
• Maria--mah-REE-ah, English; MAHR-yah, Polish
• Mira--MEER-ah, English & Polish
• Nina--NEE-nah, English & Polish
• Paula--PAW-lah, English; POW-lah, Polish
• Paulina--paw-LEE-nah, English; pow-LEE-nah, Polish
• Regina--reh-JEE-nah, reh-JYE-nah, English; reh-GEE-nah, Polish
• Tamara--TAM-ah-rah, tah-MEHR-ah, tah-MAR-ah, English; tah-MAH-rah, Polish
• Tatiana--tah-tee-AH-nah, tat-ee-AN-ah, English; taht-YAH-nah, Polish
• Teresa--teh-REES-ah, teh-REEZ-ah, English; teh-REH-sah, Polish
• Wanda--WAHN-dah, English; VAHN-dah, Polish
• Wilhelmina--wil-eh-MEE-nah, English; veel-hel-MEE-nah, Polish

One/two-letter difference:

• Adelaide--AD-el-ayd, English; Adelajda--ah-del-LYE-dah, Polish
• Agatha--AG-ah-thah, English; Agata--ah-GAH-tah, Polish
• Alexandra--al-eks-AN-drah, English; Aleksandra--ah-lek-SAHN-drah, Polish
• Alicia--ah-LEE-shah, ah-LEE-see-ah, English; Alicja--ah-LEETS-yah, Polish
• Anastasia--an-ah-STAYZH-yah, English; Anastazja--ah-nah-STAHZ-yah, Polish
• Angelica--an-JEL-ih-kah, English; Angelika--ahn-geh-LEE-kah, Polish
• Anya--AHN-yah, English; Ania--AHN-yah, Polish
• Bianca--bee-AHN-kah, English; Bianka--bee-AHN-kah, Polish
• Camilla--kah-MIL-lah, English; Kamila--kah-MEE-lah, Polish
• Carolina--kehr-oh-LYE-nah, kehr-oh-LEE-nah, English; Karolina--kaw-raw-LEE-nah, Polish
• Cassandra--kah-SAN-drah, English; Kasandra--kah-SAHN-drah, Polish
• Cecelia--seh-SEEL-yah, English; Cecylia--tseh-TSIL-yah, Polish
• Clara--KLEHR-ah, KLAH-rah, English; Klara--KLAH-rah, Polish
• Claudia--KLAW-dee-ah, English; Klaudia--KLOWD-yah, Polish
• Edith--EE-dith, English; Edyta--eh-DIT-ah, Polish
• Eleanor--EL-en-or, EL-en-er, English; Eleonora--eh-leh-aw-NAW-rah, Polish
• Esther--ES-ter, English; Estera--es-TEHR-ah, Polish
• Eva--EE-vah, EV-ah, AY-vah, English; Ewa--EH-vah, Polish
• Felicia--feh-LEE-shah, feh-LEE-see-ah, English; Felicja--feh-LEETS-yah, Polish
• Felicity--feh-LIS-ih-tee, English; Felicyta--feh-leets-IT-ah, Polish
• Gabriella--gab-ree-EL-lah, English; Gabriela--gahb-ree-EH-lah, Polish
• Gertrude--GUR-trood, English; Gertruda--gehr-TROO-dah, Polish
• Grace--GRAYS, English; Gracja--GRAHTS-yah; Polish
• Hannah--HAN-nah, English; Hanna--HAH-nah; Polish
• Irene-eye-REEN, eye-REE-nee, English; Irena--ee-REH-nah, Polish
• Isabella--iz-ah-BEL-lah, English; Izabela--ee-zah-BEH-lah, Polish
• Judith--JOO-dith, English; Judyta--yoo-DIT-ah, Polish
• Juliana--joo-lee-AH-nah, English; Julianna--yoo-lee-AHN-nah, Polish
• Justina--jus-TEE-nah, English; Justyna--yoos-TIN-ah, Polish
• Kaia--KYE-ah, English; Kaja--KYE-ah, Polish
• Louisa--loo-EEZ-ah, English; Luiza--loo-EEZ-ah, Polish
• Lydia--LID-ee-ah, English; Lidia--LEED-yah, Polish
• Marcella, mar-SEL-lah, English; Marcela--mahr-TSEH-lah, Polish
• Marianne--mehr-ee-AN, English; Marianna--mah-ree-AHN-nah, Polish
• Marlene--mar-LEEN, English; Marlena--mahr-LEH-nah, Polish
• Martha--MAR-thah, English; Marta--MAHR-tah, Polish
• Martina--mar-TEE-nah, English; Martyna--mahr-TIN-ah, Polish
• Matilda--mah-TIL-dah, English; Matylda--mah-TIL-dah, Polish
• Maya--MYE-ah, English; Maja--MYE-ah, Polish
• Melanie--MEL-an-ee, English; Melania--meh-LAHN-yah, Polish
• Monica--MON-ik-ah, English; Monika--maw-NEE-kah, Polish
• Natalie--NAT-ah-lee, English; Natalia--nah-TAHL-yah, Polish
• Natasha--nah-TAH-shah, English; Natasza--nah-TAH-shah, Polish
• Nicole--nih-KOHL, English; Nikola--nee-KAW-lah, Polish
• Olivia--oh-LIV-ee-ah, ah-LIV-ee-ah, English; Oliwia--aw-LEEV-yah, Polish
• Patricia--pah-TRISH-ah, English; Patrycja--pah-TRITS-yah, Polish
• Rosalie--ROHZ-ah-lee, English; Rozalia--raw-ZAHL-yah, Polish
• Sarah--SEHR-ah, English; Sara--SAH-rah, Polish
• Seraphina--sehr-ah-FEE-nah, English; Serafina--sehr-ah-FEE-nah, Polish
• Susanna--soo-ZAN-nah, English; Zuzanna--zoo-ZAHN-nah, Polish
• Sylvia--SIL-vee-ah, English; Sylwia--SIL-vee-ah, Polish
• Sybil--SIB-il, English; Sybilla--sih-BIL-lah, Polish
• Theodora--thee-oh-DOHR-ah, English; Teodora--teh-aw-DAW-rah, Polish
• Ursula--UR-sul-ah, English; Urszula--oor-SHOO-lah, Polish
• Valentina--val-en-TEE-nah, English; Walentyna--vah-len-TIN-ah, Polish
• Valerie--VAL-er-ee, English; Waleria--vah-LEHR-yah, Polish
• Vera--VEER-ah, VEHR-ah, English; Wera--VEHR-ah, Polish
• Veronica--vehr-ON-ik-ah, English; Weronika--veh-raw-NEE-kah, Polish
• Victoria--vik-TOHR-ee-ah, English; Wiktoria--veek-TAWR-yah, Polish
• Viola--vye-OH-lah, vee-OH-lah, English; Wiola--vee-AW-lah, Polish
• Yolanda--yoh-LAHN-dah, English; Jolanta--yaw-LAHN-tah, Polish

Larger difference, but still recognizable:

• Agnes--AG-nes, English; Agnieszka--ahg-NYESH-kah, Polish
• Beatrice--BEE-ah-tris, English; Beatrycze--beh-ah-TRICH-eh, Polish
• Bridget--BRIDJ-et, English; Brygida--brih-GEE-dah, Polish
• Christiana--kris-tee-AN-ah, kris-tee-AH-nah, English; Krystiana--krist-YAH-nah, Polish
• Christina--kris-TEE-nah, English; Krystyna--kris-TIN-ah, Polish
• Clementine--KLEM-en-tine, English; Klementyna--klem-en-TIN-ah, Polish
• Constance--KON-stans, English; Konstancja--kawn-STAHNTS-yah; Polish
• Dorothy--DOR-ah-thee, English; Dorota--daw-RAW-tah, Polish
• Elizabeth--eh-LIZ-ah-beth, English; Elżbieta--elzh-BYET-ah, Polish
• Francesca--fran-CHES-kah, English; Franciszka--frahn-CHEESH-kah. Polish
• Genevieve--JEN-eh-veev, English; Genowefa--geh-naw-VEH-fah, Polish
• Jeanine--jeh-NEEN, English; Janina--yah-NEE-nah, Polish
• Josephine--JOH-seh-feen, English; Józefina--yoo-zeh-FEE-nah, Polish
• Katherine--KATH-er-in, English; Katarzyna--kah-tahr-ZHIN-ah, Polish
• Lucia--loo-SEE-ah, LOOSH-ah, loo-CHEE-ah, English; Łucja--WOOTS-yah, Polish
• Philippa--FIL-ip-pah, fil-IP-pah, English; Filipa--fee-LEE-pah. Polish
• Rose--ROHZ, English; Róża--ROO-zhah, Polish
• Roxanne--rahks-AN, English; Roksana--rawk-SAH-nah, Polish
• Sophia--soh-FEE-ah, English; Zofia--ZAWF-yah, Polish
• Stephanie--STEF-an-ee, English; Stefania--steh-FAHN-yah, Polish
• Violet--VYE-ah-let, English; Wioleta--vee-aw-LEH-tah, Polish
• Yvonne--ih-VAHN, English; Iwona--ee-VAW-nah, Polish

Bi-cultural Names: Polish/English (boys)

Spelled the same, with (usually) slight pronunciation difference:

• Adam--AD-am, English; AH-dahm, Polish
• Adrian--AY-dree-an, English; AHD-ree-ahn, Polish
• Alan--AL-an, English; AH-lahn, Polish
• Albert--AL-burt, English; AHL-behrt, Polish
• Alfred--AL-fred, English; AHL-fred, Polish
• August--AW-gust, English; OW-goost, Polish
• Bernard--bur-NARD, BUR-nurd, English; BEHR-nahrd, Polish
• Damian--DAY-mee-an, English; DAHM-yahm, Polish
• Daniel--DAN-yel, English; DAHN-yel, Polish
• Dorian--DOHR-ee-an, English; DAWR-yan, Polish
• Edmund--ED-mund, English; ED-moont, Polish
• Edward--ED-ward, English; ED-vahrt, Polish
• Ernest--UR-nest, English; EHR-nest, Polish
• Gabriel--GAYB-ree-el, English; GAHB-ree-el, Polish
• Julian--JOO-lee-an, English; YOOL-yahn, Polish
• Leon--LEE-on, English; LEH-awn, Polish
• Leonard--LEN-ard, English; leh-AW-nahrd, Polish
• Leopold--LEE-ah-pold, English; leh-AW-pawld, Polish
• Robert--RAH-bert, English & Polish
• Roman--ROH-man, English; RAW-mahn, Polish
• Rupert--ROO-pert, English & Polish
• Samuel--SAM-yul, English; SAH-moo-el, Polish
• Sebastian--seh-BAS-tyen, seh-BAS-chen, English; seh-BAHST-yen, Polish
• Walter--WAHL-ter, English; VAHL-ter, Polish

One/two-letter difference: 

• Aaron--EHR-on, AR-on, English; Aron--AH-rawn, Polish
• Alexander--al-eks-AN-der, English; Aleksander--ah-lek-SAHN-der, Polish
• Anthony--AN-thon-ee, AN-ton-ee, English, Antoni--an-TAW-nee, Polish
• Arthur--AR-thur, English; Artur--AHR-toor, Polish
• Augustine--AW-gus-teen, aw-GUS-tin, English; Augustyn--ow-GOOS-tin, Polish
• Benedict--BEN-eh-dikt, English; Benedykt--beh-NEH-dikt, Polish
• Carl--CAHRL, English; Karol--KAH-rawl, Polish
• Casper--KAS-per, English; Kacper--KAHTS-per, Polish
• Conrad--CON-rad, English; Konrad--KAWN-rahd, Polish
• Cyril--SEER-il, English; Cyryl--TSEE-ril, Polish
• Darius--DEHR-ee-us, DAR-ee-us, English; Dariusz--DAHR-yoosh, Polish
• David--DAY-vid, English; Dawid--DAH-veet, Polish
• Dominic--DOM-in-ik, English; Dominik--daw-MEE-nik, Polish
• Elias--eh-LYE-as, English; Eliasz--EL-yahsh, Polish
• Eric--EHR-ik, English; Eryk--EH-rik, Polish
• Felix--FEE-liks, English; Feliks--FEH-leeks, Polish
• Ferdinand--FUR-din-and, English; Ferdynand--fehr-DIN-ahnd, Polish
• Gregory--GREG-oh-ree, English; Grzegorz--GZHEH-gorsh, Polish
• Henry--HEN-ree, English; Henryk--HEN-rik, Polish
• Isaac--EYE-zak, English; Izaak--EE-sahk, Polish
• Ivan--EYE-van, ee-VAHN, English; Iwan--EE-vahn, Polish
• Jacob--JAY-cob, English; Jakub--YAH-koob, Polish
• John--JAHN, English; Jan--YAHN, Polish
• Julius--JOO-lee-us, English; Juliusz--YOOL-yoosh, Polish
• Justin--JUST-in, English; Justyn--YOOS-tin, Polish
• Mark--MARK, English; Marek--MAH-rek, Polish
• Michael--MYE-kel, English; Michał--MEE-khahw, Polish
• Nathan--NAY-than, English; Natan--NAH-tahn, Polish
• Nathaniel--nah-THAN-yel, English; Nataniel--nah-TAHN-yel, Polish
• Oliver--AHL-ih-ver, English; Oliwier, aw-LEEV-yehr, Polish
• Oscar--AHS-kar, English; Oskar--AWS-kahr, Polish
• Patrick--PAT-rik, English, Patryk--PAH-trik, Polish
• Peter--PEE-ter, English; Piotr--PYAWtr, Polish
• Philip--FIL-ip, English; Filip--FEE-leep, Polish
• Raymond--RAY-mund, English; Rajmund--RYE-moond, Polish
• Steven--STEE-ven, English; Stefan--STEH-fahn, Polish
• Sylvester--sil-VES-ter, English; Sylwester--sil-VES-ter, Polish
• Theodore--THEE-oh-dohr, English; Teodor--teh-AW-dawr, Polish
• Tobias--toh-BYE-as, English; Tobiasz--TAW-bee-ahsh, Polish
• Thomas--TOM-as, English; Tomasz--TAW-mahsh, Polish
• Titus--TYE-tus, English; Tytus--TIH-toos, Polish
• Victor--VIK-tor, English; Wiktor--VEEK-tor, Polish
• Vincent--VIN-sent, English; Wincenty--veen-TSEN-tih, Polish

Larger difference, but still recognizable:

• Andrew--AN-droo, English; Andrzej--AHN-zhray, Polish
• Christian--KRIS-tyen, KRIS-chen, English; Krystian--KRIST-yahn, Polish
• Eugene--yoo-JEEN, YOO-jeen, English; Eugeniusz--eh-oo-GEN-yoosh, Polish
• Francis--FRAN-sis, English; Franciszek--frahn-CHEE-shek, Polish
• Frederick--FRED-ur-ik, English; Fryderyk--frid-EHR-ik, Polish
• Joseph--JOH-sef, English; Jozef--YAW-zef
• Lucas--LOO-kas, English; Łukasz--WOO-kahsh, Polish
• Matthew--MATH-yoo, English; Mateusz--mah-TEH-oosh, Polish
• Maximus--MAKS-ih-mus, English; Maksym--MAK-sim, Polish
• Maximilian--maks-ah-MIL-yan, English; Maksymilian--mahk-sim-EEL-yahn, Polish
• Richard---RIH-chard, English; Ryszard--RIH-shahrt, Polish
• Simon--SYE-mon, English; Szymon--SHIH-mawn, Polish
• Thaddeus--THAD-ee-us, English; Tadeusz--tah-DEH-oosh, Polish
• Timothy--TIM-ah-thee, English; Tymoteusz--tim-aw-TEH-oosh, Polish
• William--WIL-yam, English; Wilhelm--VEEL-helm, Polish

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name: Etta/Ettie

Despite the fact that Etta rose higher than any of her long forms, I still think of her as a nickname. I'm not sure why--because -etta is a diminutive suffix, perhaps?
Anyway, she's usually listed as a nickname for Henrietta on sites and in books, but there are tons of fun possibilities...

• Agneta (ahng-NET-ah, Swedish)--form of Agnes. Other forms include Aunetta (Finnish).
• Aleta (ah-LET-ah, English, Scandinavian)--form of Adelaide or Alethea. Also spelled Aletta.
• Aniceta (ah-nee-SEH-tah, Spanish; ah-nee-TSEH-tah, Polish)--from Greek, "unconquerable"
• Annetta (ah-NET-tah, Italian)
• Antonietta (ahn-tohn-YET-tah, Italian)
• Arletta (ar-LET-tah, English)
• Benedetta (beh-neh-DET-tah, Italian)--feminine of Benedict
• Bernetta (bur-NET-tah, English)--form of Berenice/Veronica
• Caieta (kye-ET-ah, Latin)
• Claretta (clah-RET-tah, Italian)
• Concetta (kon-CHET-tah, Italian)
• Coretta (koh-RET-tah, English)
• Dionetta (dee-oh-NEH-tah, Italian, English)--form of Denise/Dionysia
• Elettra (eh-LET-trah, Italian)--form of Electra
• Elisabetta (eh-lee-zah-BET-tah, Italian)--form of Elizabeth. Other forms include Alžbeta (Slovak), Elżbieta (Polish), Elisaveta (Macedonian), & Yelizaveta (Russian).
• Etelka (ET-el-kaw, Hungarian)
• Etelvina (et-el-VEE-nah, Spanish)--from Germanic, "noble friend"
• Eteri (eh-teh-ree, Georgian)--"air, ether"
• Étiennette (ay-tee-en-ET, French)
• Fiammetta (fee-ah-MET-tah, Italian)--"little flame"
• Fioretta (fee-oh-RET-tah, Italian)--"little flower"
• Floretta (floh-RET-tah, English)
• Georgeta (jor-JEH-tah, Romanian)
• Giosetta (joh-ZET-tah, Italian)
• Iveta (ee-VEH-tah, Czech, Latvian, Slovak)--form of Yvette
• Jacquetta (jah-KET-tah, English)--form of Jacqueline
• Julieta (joo-lee-ET-ah, English. Portuguese; hoo-lee-EH-tah, Spanish)--also spelled Julietta
• Lauretta (law-RET-tah, lohr-ET-tah, English; low-RET-tah, Italian)--form of Laura. Another form is Loretta.
• Lucetta (loo-SET-tah, English)--form of Lucy
• Margaretta (mar-gah-RET-tah, English)--other forms include Margareta (Dutch, German, Scandinavian), Margrete (Scandinavian), Marjeta (Slovene), Marketta (Finnish), & Merete (Dutch).
• Marietta (mah-ree-ET-tah, Italian)
• Nicoletta (nee-koh-LET-tah, Italian)--other forms include Nikoleta (Greek) & Nicoleta (Romanian)
• Odetta (oh-DET-tah, English)
• Pauletta (paw-LET-tah, English)
• Rosetta (roh-ZET-tah, Italian)
• Stenetta (sten-EH-tah, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "stone"
• Violeta (vee-oh-LEH-tah, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish)--Italian form is Violetta.
• Žaneta (zhah-NET-ah, Czech, Slovak)--form of Jane/Jean/Joan. Another form is Żaneta (Polish)

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Sam

I was surprised to find that Samuel & Samantha are currently ranked #25 & 29 in the US (for boys & girls, respectively, of course). Admittedly, they peaked 20-30 years ago, and have been dropping since, but still--30 years is decent staying power for a girls' name! Most don't stick around that long.
Of course, all this means that you probably know a Sam or two of either gender (or both), so finding new ways to get to spunky, solid Sam is understandable.
(note: I did start to delve into boy-Sam possibilities on a previous post, so if you feel a bit of déjà vu, you're not crazy)

Boys:

• Bassam (bah-SAHM, Arabic)--"smiling"
• Isamu (ee-sah-moo, Japanese)--"courage"
• Salman (SAL-mahn, Arabic)--"safe"
• Samad (sam-AHD, Arabic)--"eternal"
• Samang (sahm-ANG, Khmer)--"lucky"
• Samay (sam-EYE, Khmer)--"daydream"
• Sambor (SAM-bor, Polish)
• Samir (sah-MEER, Arabic, Hindi)
• Samson (SAM-son, English)--from Hebrew "sun". Another form is Sampson.
• Samuli (SAH-moo-lee, Finnish)--form of Samuel
• Stamatis (stah-MAH-tis, Greek)--another form is Stamatios.

Girls:

• Belisama (bel-ee-SAH-mah, Gaulish mythology)--poss. "brightest one"
• Gethsemane (geth-SEM-ah-nee, [Biblical] Greek)
• Ibtisam (ib-tee-SAM, Arabic)--"smile"
• Psamathe (SAM-ah-thee, [Ancient] Greek)--"sand goddess". Another form is Psamathea. 
• Salima (sah-LEE-mah, Arabic)--"safe"
• Samar (SAM-ar, Arabic)
• Samara (sah-MAHR-ah, sam-EHR-ah, English)
• Samaria (sah-MAHR-ee-rah, sah-MEHR-ee-ah, [Biblical] Hebrew)
• Samika (SAM-ik-ah, Hindi)
• Samina (sah-MEEN-ah, Arabic)--"healthy"
• Samira (sah-MEER-ah, Arabic)
• Samiya (sah-MEE-yah, Arabic)--"sublime, supreme". Also transliterated as Samia.
• Samuela (sam-WEL-ah, Italian)--feminine of Samuel
• Samuline (sah-moo-LEE-neh, Norwegian)--feminine of Samuel
• Stamatia (stah-MAH-tee-ah, Greek)

Unisex:

• Masami (mah-sah-mee, Japanese)

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Molly

Poor Molly. Is she a nickname, or a full given name? I guess the answer is 'both': Molly was originally a regional pronunciation of Mary (that pesky R-to-L shift), but became widespread as a nickname during medieval times.
So, nowadays, she's rather in limbo--too "nickname-y" for a full name, but Mary to Molly isn't really intuitive in Modern English.

• Amalia (ah-MAH-lee-ah, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish)--form of Amelia
• Amalthea (ah-mahl-THEE-ah, ah-mahl-THEH-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"soothing"
• Magali (mah-gah-LEE, Provençal)--form of Magdalene. Also spelled Magalie. 
• Mahalah (mah-hah-lah, mah-khah-lah [Biblical] Hebrew)--also written as Mahlah (mah-lah, mah-khlah) or Maala (mah-ah-lah).
• Mahalath (mah-hah-lahth, mah-khah-laht, [Biblical] Hebrew)--"lyre"
• Mahalia (mah-HAY-lee-ah, English)--form of Mahalah or Mahalath. 
• Mahulena (mah-hoo-LEH-nah, Czech). Slovak form is Mahuliena (mah-hoo-LYEH-nah).
• Malaika (mah-LYE-kah, Arabic, Swahili)--from Arabic "angels"
• Malati (MAHL-uh-tee, Hindi)--"jasmine"
• Malena (mah-LEH-nah, Czech, Scandinavian, Spanish)--form of Magdalena or Mahulena.
• Malie (mah-lee-eh, Hawaiian)--"calm"
• Malika (mah-LEE-kah, Arabic)--"queen"
• Malina (MAH-lin-ah, mah-LEE-nah, Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak)--"raspberry"
• Malini (MAH-lin-ee, Hindi)--"sweet-smelling"
• Marilena (mah-ree-LEH-nah, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian)--contraction of Maria Elena
• Marsaili (MAR-sah-lee, Scottish)--also spelled Marsali
• Maryla (mah-RIL-ah, Polish)--form of Maria

D-Dun-Dun-Dun-Duuuuunn

Did you know there're no D-names for girls in the Top 100? Destiny is the highest-ranked, at #113, followed by Delilah, Daniela, Daisy, & Delaney also in the Top 250.
In the past, a few different D-names have been common for girls (several currently are for boys!), but I guess most must be 'unstylish' right now.

• Daciana (dah-chee-AH-nah, Romanian)
• Dagny (DAHG-nee, Norwegian; DAHNG-nee, Swedish; DAG-nee, English)--from Old Norse, "new day". Latvian form is Dagnija (DAHG-nee-yah).
• Dahlia (DAH-lee-ah or DAY-lee-ah, English)--Spanish form is Dalia (DAHL-yah)
• Daina (DAY-nah, Lithuanian; DYE-nah, Latvian)--"song"
• Dáiríne (DAH-rin-yeh, Irish)--Anglicized as Darina. 
• Damaris (DAM-ah-ris, English; DAH-mah-ris, German; dah-MAH-rees, Spanish)
• Damhnait (DAV-nat, DOW-nat, Irish)--"fawn". Anglicized as Devnet or Dymphna (DIMF-nah)
• Damiana (dah-mee-AH-nah, Italian)--feminine of Damian. 
• Danaë (dah-NAH-ee, Greek)
• Danica (DAN-ik-ah, English; DAH-nee-kah, Slavic)--"morning star"
• Daniyah (DAN-ee-ah, Arabic)
• Daphne (DAF-nee, English; DAHF-neh, Dutch & German)--from Greek, "laurel". Other forms include Dafna (Hebrew), Dafne (Italian), & Dafina (Albanian & Macedonian)
• Dara (DAH-rah, Slavic)--"gift". Other forms include Darinka, Darina & Daryna.  [masculine in other languages/origins]
• Darcy (DAR-see, English)
• Daria (DAH-ree-ah, Italian, Polish)--feminine of Darius. Other forms include Dareia (Greek), Darija (Croatian, Serbian), Darja (Czech), and Darya (Russian)
• Darya (dahr-YAH, Persian)--"sea"
• Davina (dah-VEE-nah, English)--feminine of David
• Deirdre (DEER-dreh, English; DEHR-dreh, Irish)
• Delphine (del-FEEN, French)--other forms include Delphina (Latin), Delfina (Italian, Spanish), & Delphia (English)
• Delwen (DEL-wen, Welsh)--"pretty & blessed"
• Delyth (DEL-ith, Welsh)--"pretty"
• Demeter (deh-MEE-ter, English; deh-MEH-tehr, Greek)--"earth mother"
• Demetria (deh-MEE-tree-ah, English; deh-MEH-tree-ah, Greek, Italian)
• Denica (deh-NEETZ-ah, Macedonian, Bulgarian)--"day, morning"
• Despina (DES-pee-nah, Greek, Russian, Macedonian)
• Desta (DEH-stah, Amharic)--"joy"
• Devi (DEV-ee, Hindi)--"goddess"
• Devika (DEV-ee-kah, Hindi)--"little goddess"
• Diantha (dee-AHN-thah, Dutch, English)--from Greek, "heavenly flower"
• Dilan (dee-LAHN, Turkish)--"love"
• Dinah (DYE-nah, English; dee-NAH, Hebrew)
• Dionisia (dee-oh-NEE-see-ah, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian)--form of Denise. 
• Doina (DOH-ee-nah, Romanian)--"folk song"
• Domenica (doh-MEH-nee-kah, Italian)--feminine of Dominic. Other forms include Dominga (Spanish), Dominica (Latin), Dominika (Czech, Russian, Polish, Slovak), and Domnika (Macedonian)
• Donata (doh-NAH-tah, Italian)
• Dorothea (doh-roh-THEE-ah, English; doh-roh-TE-ah, German)--other forms include Dorete (doh-REH-teh, Danish, Swedish), Dorotea (doh-roh-TEH-ah, Italian, Spanish, Croatian) & Dorit (DOHR-it, Scandinavian). 
• Drusa (DROO-sah, Latin)--another (Latin) form is Druscilla.
• Dua (DOO-ah, Arabic)--"prayer"
• Dulcinea (dool-sin-EH-ah, Spanish, English)
• Dunja (DOON-yah, Slavic)
• Dušana (doo-SHAH-nah, Slavic)--"soul"

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Nick/Niko

It's funny how when asked for classic boys' names, we have a tendency to list names we know from our generation. Jason, Andrew, Ryan....and yes, Nicholas, all seem to be considered "classic". And yet, they're all very trendy to the 80/90s! While having an out-of-style name somehow isn't has horrible for guys as it is for girls, there are still quite a few nice substitutes for a little Nick. Nico/Niko is starting to gain use as a full name in its own right, too.

• Aniketos (ah-NEEK-eh-tohs, Greek)--"unconquerable"
• Besnik (BES-neek, Albanian)--"faithful"
• Domenico (doh-MEN-ee-koh, Italian)--form of Dominic
• Nicanor (nee-kah-NOHR, English, Spanish)--from Greek, "victory"
• Nikifor (nee-KEE-fohr, Polish, Russian)--from Greek, "carrying victory".
• Nicodème (nee-koh-DEM, French)--from Greek, "victory of the people"
• Nicomedo (nee-koh-MEH-doh, Italian)--from Greek, "thinking of victory"
• Nikhil (nik-HIL, Hindi)
• Nikias (nee-KEE-as, [ancient] Greek)
• Yannick (yah-NEEK, Breton, French)--form of Yann/John

Same Name?!?--Mini Grab Bag II (boys)

• Aubrey (AW-bree, English))
• Alberico (al-BEHR-ee-koh, Italian)
• Auberon (OH-behr-on, French)--Also spelled Oberon.
• Avery (AY-ver-ee, English)
• Isaac (EYE-zak, English)
• Isaak (EE-sahk, German, Scandinavian; ee-SAAHK, Russian)
• Izaak (ee-ZAHK, Polish)
• Izsák (EE-zhahk, Hungarian)
• Sahak (sah-HAHK, Armenian)
• Yitzhak (yeets-KHAHK, Hebrew)

• Noah (NOH-ah, English)
• Noach (noh-AHKH, Hebrew)
• Noak (NOH-ahk, Swedish)
• Noé (noh-AY, French, Spanish, Portuguese)
• Noe (NOH-ay, Italian)
• Nojus (NOY-us, Lithuanian)

• Xavier (ek-ZAYV-yer, ZAYV-yer, English)
• Javier (hah-vee-EHR, Spanish)
• Ksawery (ksah-VEH-rih, Polish)
• Saverio (sahv-EHR-ee-oh, Italian)

Same Name?!?--Agnes

Oh, poor Agnes. Once one of the most popular girls names in all the English-speaking world, she fell off the charts in the early 70s, and has hardly been seen since. If the "hundred-year rule" holds true, we may be seeing more of her soon, but thanks to a celebrated saint, you can already find a different version in nearly every language in the Western world.

Original Greek form: Hagne [Άγνη] (HAHG-nee)
Latin form: Agnes (AHG-nes)

Other forms:

• Agnė (AHG-nay)--Lithuanian
• Agnese (ahn-YEH-zeh)--Italian
• Agnese (AHG-neh-seh)--Latvian
• Agnessa (ahg-NYEH-sah)--Russian
• Agneta (ang-NEH-tah)--Scandinavian. Also spelled Agnetha.
• Agneza (ahg-NEH-zah)--Croatian
• Agnieszka (ag-NYESH-kah)--Polish
• Agnija (AHG-nee-ah)--Macedonian, Serbian
• Annis (AN-nis)--English
• Aune (OW-neh)--Finnish
• Inès (ee-NEZ)--French
• Inês (EE-nez)--Portuguese
• Inés (ee-NES)--Spanish
• Inez (ee-NEZ, EYE-nez)--English
• Jagusia (yah-GOO-shah)--Polish
• Nancy (NAN-see)--English
• Nesta (NES-tah)--Welsh
• Neža (NEH-zhah)--Slovene
• Oanez (WAHN-ez)--Breton

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Grab Bag I (boys)

There are quite a few popular nicknames that are seriously lacking a variety of sources! Of course, I have to try anyway. This will definitely be the first of several of these 'grab bag' posts.
Thanks to Ashlie for several nickname suggestions. :)

"Dom" without Dominic:

• Adomas (ah-DOM-as, Lithuanian)--form of Adam
• Damasus (dah-MAH-soos, Latin)
• Damir (DAHM-eer, Slavic)--"giving peace"
• Dómald (DOH-mald, Icelandic)
• Domar (doh-MAHR, Swedish)
• Domen (DOM-en, Slovene)--form of Dominic
• Domitian (dom-EE-tee-an, dom-ISH-an, English)
• Edom (EE-dom, English)

"Huck/Hux" without Huxley (had to go really surname-y for this one!):

• Habakkuk (huh-BAK-uk, HAB-ah-kuk, English)--from Hebrew, "embrace"
• Huckett (HUK-ett, English)--surname form of Hugh
• Huckin/Hukin, Huckins/Hukins (HUK-in, HUK-ins)--another surname form of Hugh
• Hucknall  (HUK-nal, English)--surname, "Hucca [tribe] valley"
• Huxham (HUKS-am, English)--surname, "Hoc's home"

"Sam" without Samuel:

• Bassam (bah-SAM, Arabic)--"smiling"
• Samad (sam-AHD, Arabic)--"eternal"
• Samang (sahm-ANG, Khmer)--"lucky"
• Samay (sam-EYE, Khmer)--"daydream"
• Samir (sam-EER, Arabic)
• Sampo (SAHM-poh, Finnish)
• Samson (SAM-son, English)--from Hebrew, "sun"
• Samuli (SAH-moo-lee, Finnish)--form of Samuel

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Cam

Cam is one of the few nicknames I can easily see on either gender. Whether sort for Cameron and Camden for boys, or Cameron and Camilla (or more recently, Cambria) for girls, it's quite versatile.

(there is a surprisingly high number of coincident names in this post--names of different origins that are spelled/pronounced alike. Apparently 'kam' is a common construction in many languages!)

Boys:

• Camillo (kah-MEEL-loh, Italian)
• Kamal (kah-MAHL, Arabic, Hindi)--"perfection" [Arabic]; "lotus" [Hindi]
• Kambiz (kahm-BEEZ, Persian)
• Kamen (KAH-men, Bulgarian)--"stone"
• Kamik (kah-meek, Greenlandic, Bengali)
• Kamil (KAH-meel, Arabic, Polish)--"perfect" [Arabic] or form of Camillo [Polish]

Girls:

• Camellia (kah-MEL-yah, kah-MEE-lee-ah, English)
• Kamala (KAM-ah-lah, Hindi)--feminine of Kamal, "lotus"
• Kamaria (kah-mah-REE-ah, Swahili)--from Arabic, "moon"
• Kamarina (kah-mah-REE-nah, [Ancient] Greek)--nymph of the Sicilian city Kamarina. Also spelled Camarina.
• Kamini (kah-MEE-nee, Hindi)
• Kamma (KAHM-mah, Danish)

Unisex:

• Camlin (KAM-lin, English)--from English, "camel-cloth seller", or Irish, "crooked line"
• Kamea (kah-meh-ah, Hawaiian)
• Kamon (kah-MOHN, Thai)--"heart" or "lily"

Same Name?!--Bridget

Poor confused Bridget. To some, she's an underused classic; to others, inescapably 70s'; and to many, quintessential Irish. One of the many goddess-names that has made it into common use; she's also the name of two saints, and has thus spread throughout the Western World.

Original Irish form: Brighid (BREED. BREEJ)
English form: Bridget (BRIJ-et)

Other forms:

• Berit (BEHR-it)--Scandinavian
• Birgitta (beer-GEE-tah)--Scandinavian
• Bricia (BREE-see-ah)--Spanish [may also be from Bricius]
• Brighde (BREE-jeh)--Scottish
• Brigida (BREE-hee-dah)--Spanish
• Brígida (BREE-zhee-dah)--Portuguese
• Brigitte (bree-ZHEET)--French
• Brygida (bri-GEE-dah)--Polish
• Ffraid (FRIDE)--Welsh
• Piritta (PEER-eet-tah)--Finnish

Same Name?!?--Mini Grab Bag (Girls)

Quite frequently, I come across a name with a couple interesting variants, but not enough to dedicate an entire post to. I've been storing them away in the back of my mind, and I think I've collected enough for now. Girls' names today, and a little list of boys' names soon....and probably a few more grab-bag posts down the line (I love doing 'same name' posts--language is fun!).

• Amy (AY-mee, English)
• Aimee (eh-MAY, French)
• Amada (ah-MAH-dah, Spanish)
• Evelyn (EV-el-in, English)
• Avelina (av-eh-LEE-nah, Germanic)
• Eibhlín (EYE-leen, Irish)--anglicized to Eileen/Aileen
• Guinevere (GWIN-eh-veer, English)
• Gaynor (GAY-nor, English)
• Ginevra (jin-EV-rah, Italian)
• Jenifer (JEN-ih-fer, Cornish, English)
• Matilda (mah-TIL-dah, English)
• Mafalda (mah-FAHL-dah, Italian, Portuguese)
• Mahaut (mah-oh, French)
• Maud (MAWD, English)
• Sophia (soh-FEE-ah, English)
• Sonya (SOHN-yah, Russian)
• Zosia (ZAW-shah, Polish)

Same Name?!?--Agatha

Oh, that tricky 'th'. Agatha is mostly recognizable from language to language, but that last syllable sure is variable.
With only 51 girls named Agatha in 2011, it's probably not a name we can expect to see a lot of anytime soon. I can imagine it's still a bit too musty for most, but if the 100-year rule holds true, maybe Agatha will surprise us.

Original Greek form: Agathe [Αγαθη] (ah-GAH-thee)
English form: Agatha (AG-ah-thah)

Other forms:

• Agafya (ah-GAH-fyah)--Russian
• Agata (ah-GAH-tah)--Czech, Italian, Polish, Scandinavian, Spanish
• Agathe (ah-GAHT)--French
• Agathe (ah-GAH-teh)--German
• Agda (AHG-dah)--Swedish
• Ågot (AW-goht)--Norwegian
• Ágota (AG-oh-tah)--Hungarian
• Águeda (AH-geh-dah)--Portuguese, Spanish

The Long of It

Quite a ways back, I did a post on mini-names (which could probably use an update, or maybe a sequel). In general, American names are getting simpler, especially boys. Although Alexander is still pretty popular, parents are much more likely to skip the full name and just go with Alex or Xander than they used to be. For girls, the frilly, princess-y name trend (especially the newest influx of -annas & -ellas) ensures that there's still lots of long names in use, but a lot of the older appellations are now too "stuffy".

Boys:

• Algernon (AL-jer-non, English)
• Aloysius (al-oh-IH-shus, English)--form of Louis
• Antonius (an-TOH-nee-us, Latin)--original form of Anthony
• Apolinar (ah-poh-lee-NAHR, Spanish)
• Aurélian (oh-rayl-YAWN, French)--from Latin, "golden"
• Archibald (AHR-chih-bahld, English)
• Barnabas (BAHR-nah-bus, English)
• Bartholomew (bar-THOL-ah-myew, English)
• Benedict (BEN-eh-dikt, English)--from Latin, "blessed"
• Cornelius (kohr-NEEL-yus, English)
• Demetrius (deh-MEE-tree-us, Latin)
• Ebenezer (eb-en-EE-zer, English)
• Ferdinand (FER-dih-nand, English)
• Frederick (FRED-er-ik, English)
• Gioachino (joh-ah-KEE-noh, Italian)--form of Joachim/Joaquín
• Jedidiah (jed-ih-DYE-ah, English)
• Korbinian (kohr-BEE-nee-ahn, German)
• Leberecht (LEH-beh-rekht, German)--"lives rightly"
• Lysander (lye-SAN-der, Greek)
• Matthias (mah-THYE-as, English; mah-TEE-ahs, German)--form of Matthew
• Montgomery (mont-GOM-er-ee, English)
• Mortimer (MOHR-tih-mer, English)
• Nicostrato (nee-koh-STRAH-toh, Italian)
• Peregrine (PEHR-eh-grin, English)--from Latin, "traveller"
• Reginald (REJ-in-ahld, English)--form of Ronald
• Roderick (ROD-er-ik, English)
• Silvanus (sil-VAH-nus, Latin)--original form of Silas
• Sylvester (sil-VES-ter, English)
• Taliesin (tal-ee-ES-in, Welsh)
• Teodosio (teh-oh-DOHS-yoh, Spanish)
• Thaddeus (THAD-ee-us, English)
• Zacchaeus (zak-KEE-us, English)--from Hebrew, "pure"

Girls:

• Adelinde (ah-deh-LEEN-deh, Germanic)--"noble and mild"
• Alastríona (al-as-TREE-on-ah, Irish)--feminine of Alastar/Alexander
• Amaryllis (ah-mah-RIL-lis, English)--from Greek, "sparkling"
• Augustine (oh-goos-TEEN, French)
• Bernadette (ber-nah-DET, English)
• Calanthe (kah-LAN-thee, English)--from Greek, "beautiful flower"
• Celandine (SEL-an-deen, English)
• Chrysanta (krih-SAN-tah, English)--from Greek, "golden flower"
• Clementina (klem-en-TEE-nah, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Coriander (KOH-ree-an-der, English)
• Demetria (deh-MEE-tree-ah, Greek)
• Dezirinda (deh-zee-REEN-dah, Esperanto)
• Dominique (doh-mee-NEEK, French)--feminine of Dominic
• Emerentia (eh-meh-REN-tsee-ah, German)--from Latin, "praiseworthy"
• Federica (feh-deh-REE-kah, Italian)
• Felicitas (feh-LEE-tzee-tahs, German)--from Latin, "good luck"
• Gennadiya (gee-NAH-dee-ah, Russian)--from Greek, "noble"
• Karesinda (kah-reh-SEEN-dah, Esperanto)
• Katarzyna (kah-tahr-ZHEE-nah, Polish)--form of Katherine
• Katelijne (kah-teh-LYE-neh, Dutch)--another form of Katherine
• Kazimiera (kah-zee-MYE-rah, Polish)
• Liselotte (LEE-zeh-lot-teh, Danish, German)
• Marjolaine (mahr-zhoh-LEHN, French)--"marjoram"
• Millicent (MIL-lih-sent, English)
• Octavia (ok-TAY-vee-ah, English; ok-TAH-vee-ah, Latin)
• Seraphina (sehr-ah-FEE-nah, English)--from Hebrew, "fiery one"
• Temperance (TEM-per-ants, English)--"self-restraint"
• Willemina (wil-leh-MEE-nah, Dutch)--feminine of William/Willem

Same Name?!--Guy

Guy is a bit odd. Most people today consider it a slang term rather than a name, and that's not completely unreasonable, since it's probably one of the oldest bits of slang in use today--coined in the mid 1800s! Guy was a name long before that, most famously borne by Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up Parliament in 1605. It's also thanks to him that guy is now a term for "man"--his tale was romanticized in a popular book, and guy entered general terminology meaning "shabby man", later expanded to any male.
Despite this, Guy remained in common use for quite some time, only dropping off the US charts 5 years ago.

And for such a short name, it has a surprising amount of variation from language to language. This is partially because its original form sounded almost identical to a Latin name, Vitus, and where the two languages overlapped, they were treated as the same name. Consequently, it's difficult to separate which modern form evolved from Vitus, and which from Wido.

Original Germanic form: Wido (VEE-doh)
Modern French form: Guy (GEE)

Other forms:

• Guido (GEE-doh)--German
• Guido (GWEE-doh)--Italian
• Gvidas (GVEE-dahs)--Lithuanian
• Veit (FITE)--German
• Vid (VEED)--Croatian, Slovene. Feminine is Vida.
• Wide (WEE-deh)--Frisian
• Wit (VEET)--Polish

Usual Name, Unexpected Nickname--Margaret

As the centuries have passed, so have our nickname conventions. Most of the historical nicknames for Margaret seem fusty or nonsensical now--Madge, Peggy, Marge, Midge. Even many foreign nicknames have come and gone, or are now considered independent names--Megan, Rita, Greta, Gretel, Gretchen, Margot.
Of course, the "is it mature enough for a grown woman?" Maggie is still popular, and Maisie is definitely hip.
Sheesh, are there even any "new" nicknames for Margaret left?

• Gita (GEE-tah)--Czech
• Gosia (GAWSH-ah)--Polish
• Greetje (KRAYT-yeh)--Dutch
• Mamie/Mayme (MAY-mee)--English
• Manci (MAWN-tsee)--Hungarian
• Märta (MEHR-tah)--Swedish
• Marzena (mahr-ZHEH-nah)--Polish
• Meta (MEH-tah)--Scandinavian
• Molly (MOL-lee)--English

Same Name?!--Margaret

I actually had to go and double-check previous posts to make sure I haven't done this one yet. How on earth have I missed Margaret? A classic girls' name that's been slowly declining for decades, it's actually still in the SSA's top 200. And being the name of several saints, the permutations of Margaret have spread throughout the western world.

Original Greek form: Margarites [Μαργαριτης] (mahr-gah-REE-tes)

Latin form: Margarita (mahr-gah-REE-tah)

English form: Margaret (MAHR-gah-ret)

Other forms:

• Maarit (MAH-rit)--Finnish
• Mairéad (mah-RAID)--Irish
• Mairead (MYE-ret)--Scottish
• Małgorzata (mow-gohr-ZHAH-tah)--Polish
• Maret (MAH-ret)--Estonian
• Margalit (mahr-gah-LEET)--Hebrew
• Margaretha (mahr-gah-RET-tah)--Dutch, German
• Marged (MAHR-ged)--Welsh
• Margery (MAHR-jer-ee)--Medieval English
• Margit (MAHR-git)--Hungarian
• Margita (mahr-GEE-tah)--Slovak
• Margriet (mahr-KHREET)--Dutch
• Marguerite (mahr-gah-REET)--French
• Marit (MAH-rit)--Scandinavian
• Marketta (MAHR-ket-tah)--Finnish
• Mererid (MEH-reh-reed)--Welsh
• Merete (meh-REH-teh)--Danish

Same Name?!--Christian

Christian is an interesting case. Originally used for both males and females, in the last 100 years or so, it's become almost completely masculine--probably due in part to several Danish King Christians. Consequently, there are several more female variants than male.

Original Latin form: Christianus (kris-tee-ahn-oos)
English form: Christian (KRIST-yen, KRIS-chen)

Modern masculine forms:

• Carsten (KAHR-sten)--German. Also spelled Karsten. 
• Christer (KRIS-tehr)--Danish, Swedish. Also spelled Krister.
• Cristian (kris-TYAHN)--Romanian, Spanish
• Kristen (KRIS-ten)--Danish, Norwegian. Also spelled Christen.

Modern feminine forms:

• Cairistìona (kah-ris-TEEN-ah)--Scottish
• Christiane (kris-tee-AHN)--French
• Christine (kris-TEEN)--French
• Cristiana (krees-TYAHN-ah)--Italian, Portuguese
• Kerstin (KER-sten)--German
• Kilikina (kee-lee-kee-nah)--Hawaiian
• Kirsten (KEER-sten)--Scandinavian
• Kistiñe (kees-tee-nyeh)--Basque
• Kristin (KRIS-ten)--German, Scandinavian
• Krysia (KRISH-yah)--Polish