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EQ asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Is there a word for abbreviated first names?

Like Wm. for William or Thos. for Thomas (actually, those are the only two I can think of). They're not nicknames, they're not initials... is there a word for it?

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  • askaway
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    they are abbreviations.......cant think of anything else

  • answersrme
    1 decade ago

    Generally, they're called 'Nicknames' and are often shorter versions of a name. For example, Thomas becomes Tom, Nicholas becomes Nick, Rebecca becomes Bec, Elizabeth becomes Liz or Beth.

  • Hielodrive
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Short version of a name.

  • >>Ascher<<
    1 decade ago

    How about abridging or curtailing both mean shortening, same as abbreviation.

    Source(s): http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/abbreviation
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  • gpwarren98
    1 decade ago

    You've given it already: an abbreviation.

  • cork
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    NO..

    INITL

    LIKE A. B. C. D. ONLY.

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