Maurizio = Mao
Roberto = Roby
Caterina = Cate
Isabella = Isa
Pierluigi = Pier
Paolantonio = Paolo
Adalgisa = Ada
Federica = Fede
Beatrice = Bea
Francesca = Francè, Francy
Giuseppina = Giusi
Piera, Pierina = Rina

Rosalia, Lia = Lietta
Giuseppe = Pino
Gianluca = Luca
Giovanni = Vanni; Nanni, Nane (Venitian)
Carmelo = Melo (Sicilian)
Salvatore = Turi (Sicilian)


Gianluigi = Giangi
Giovanni Battista = Giambattista
Maria Luisa = Marisa; Marilù
Maria Teresa = Maritè


Giovanni = Gianni
Giuseppe = Beppe, Peppe
Giuseppina = Peppina / pina

Rafaello-Lello
Luigi- Gino/ Gigi
Salvatore-Salvato/Salva

Vincenzo - Enzo

Some nicknames that I know from my neck of the woods - sicilian names

Ignazio = Nazio or Naz
Salvatore = Salvi or sometimes "Sammy" (like my grandpa)
Sebastiano = Bustiano or Busty (like my other grandpa)
Rosario = Rosie

I know a lot more but I think most of them are anglecized nicknames like Tommy for Gaetano or Joe for Guiseppe.

my grandfather's generation was famous for their nicknames, often dialect sicilian terms that are more descriptive of the person rather than a diminutive of the name. One reason was because "family" names meant there could be six or seven guys with the same name in town. You had to find another way of identifying who you were talking about.

There is a famous Mexican fighter with the nickname Pepino. Pepino is a common nickname in Spanish.

Jose Pepino Cuevas was a fighter that was on the verge of achieving iconic status, until he ran into a fighter by the name

of Thomas Hit Man Hearns from the soon to be famed Kronk Gym in Detroit City. Jose Pepino Cuevas was Knocking out everybody in sight.

He was a big puncher but was exposed as a one demensional fighter by Hearns superb boxing and punching power. POW, just like

that it was all over. A few years later, he was Kayoed by former Lightweight and Welterweight champ Roberto Duran at the Olympic

Auditorium in Los Angeles. The following year Duran would also be Kayoed by Hearns. Jose Pepino Cuevas has been retired since 1989,

but will always be remembered as a brave and exciting fighter with a big punch.

Had a good friend named Salvatore. Grew up with him in the neighborhood. Everyone just called him Sal.
Nobody ever called him Salvatore or anything else but Sal.

To be truthful never knew his real name was Salvatore until years later.

How about: Immacolata, Immacolatina, Tina. That one belongs to my wife. The T I N A is added to little girls names in Italy. She was named after her grandmother like many of her cousins. There are a lot of women named Tina in her family.

Italian male nick names: MALE - MASCHILE

Angi (abbreviazione di Angelo)
Pippi (abbreviazione di Filippo)
Peppe (abbreviativo di Giuseppe)
Alessà
Gae (per Gaetano, e non Tano no...)
Gianlu (la N nn si pronuncia, la L viene pronunciata come doppia)
Giallu (variante di Gianlu, ma alcuni recenti studi dimostrano sia anche abbreviazione del nome Gialluiginotroppufescionauzforever -madri snaturate?-)
Giangi o Gengi (da Gianluigi)
Giancky o Gianky (Da Giancarlo, si suppone, ma è adatto a qualunque nome composto)
Gabry o Gab (Versione più truzzo-rocker)
Gigi(da Luigi)
Roby
Matte (da Matteo o Mattia, la o costava troppo)
Mark (da Marco, come sopra)
Piè (da Piero)
Lele (da Lorenzo, da Emanuele, da Gabriele e da Raffaele)
Nino
Rino
Ferro (Diminutivo di Ferruccio)
Feffo
Feffe
Fefi
Pachi (Dovrebbe essere Pasquale, fa più fyco con la ypsilon)
Pierli
Pierlu
Antò
Pashquà (Esclusivamente napoletano)
Fonz, Fofò, Fofino (Abbreviativi di Alfonso)
Turi (Abbeverativo di Salvatore, esclusivamente siciliano)
Pierpi (Abbreviativo di Pierpaolo)
Totore (esclusivamente napoletano)
Marittiell(che dovrebbe accorciare il nome Mario, esclusivamente napoletano)
Fra (Diminutivo di Francesco e "Fratello")
Andre
Mauri
Massi
Vitto (Vittorio)
Zovanniello (sinonimo di giovanni)
Salva (per Salvatore)
Sà o Sasi (come sopra)
Saso
Seby (o Sebby)
Ka (per Carmelo)
Gianvi (per Gianvittorio)
Cesco (diminutivo di Gian-Fresc-o, usato bonariamente per personcine psicopatiche, dissociate e paraplegiche, veri amici di cumpa insomma)
Manù (Diminutivo di Emanuele o Manuele...Forse...Boh, ma chi se ne frega...)

Italian female nick names
Femminili
Martolì
Lù(abbreviazione di Lucia, Luana, Ludovica, Lucrezia,ecc)
Và
Franci
Frà
Sissi (Per Silvia)
Ange (per Angela)
Mari
Vero
Lilli
Gè (per Gessica)
Gennifer
Gessica (rigorosamente con la g)
Vergi (abbreviazione di Vercingetorige)
monik


Nomi Truzzati ( Changed around )
Questa categoria è una degenerazione di quella precedente; oltre ad essere troncati i nomi vengono trasfigurati per via della limitata linguistica truzza, che spesso costringe a sostituire le C con delle K e forza la conclusione del nome in Y, specie nei nomi femminili.

A volte il nome è così trasfigurato che risulta impossibile risalire all'originale.
Sometimes the name is changed so much it is impossible to figure out where it comes fom - Example

Alcuni esempi:

Maschili
Ciccio
Diddo
Dedde
DeDo
Daddy
Kikko
Kekko
Abbru
Gianki
Markolino
Jentus
Rikka
Riki (Abbreviazione di Riccardo)
Sbudo
Luki
Vigji (tipicamente friulano)
Bibi - Bibo (e tutte le sue estensioni e forme)
Vincy
Dodò
dElla (spesso associato cn yo, indahouse o 69)
KoKKo
Robu
Robbè
[modifica] Femminili
Kia
Emy
Kiara
Kikka
Valery
Sary
Shany
Chanty
Sabry
Miky
Marty
Gabry
Lucy
Dady
Anto
Kiakia
Hylarya
Kikkuz
Aly
Alex (x Alessia o Alessandra)
Lì (x Elisa. Esempio: avà Lì ke dici...)
Giù (x Giuliana, Giusy, Giuseppa..)
Ditty (x Diletta)
Taty (da Tatiana)
Tatina (vedi sopra)
Toccia (da Martina )

** List source Wikia.com

Ale F for Alejandra
Alex M for Alejandro
Asun F for Asunción
Bas M for Sebastián (Do you know who Bas Rutten is?)
Beto M for Roberto, or Alberto
Bea F for Beatriz
Bety F for Beatriz
Bico F for Victoria
Cacho M for Carlos
Camucha F for Carmen
Carmela F for Carmen
Carmelina F for Carmen
Carmencho F for Carmen
Carmenchu F for Carmen
Carmenza F for Carmen
Carmina F for Carmen
Carmucha F for Carmen
Caro F for Carolina and Carola
Carol F for Carolina
Cata F for Catalina
Caty F for Catalina
Chabela F for Isabel
Charo F for Rosario
Chava M for Salvador
Cheché M for José
Cheché F María José
Checho M for Sergio
Chela F for Graciela, Marcela
Chelo F for Consuelo
Chelo M for Marcelo
Chema M for José María
Chente M for Vicente
Cheo M for José
Chendo M for Rosendo
Chepa F for Josefa
Chepina F for Josefina
Chía F for Lucía
Chicho M for Francisco
Chío M for Cecilio
Chío F for Rocío
Chon F for Asunción
Chucho M for Jesús
Chus M for Jesús
Chus F for María Jesus
Chuy M for Jesús
Conce F for Concepción
Cony F for Concepción f and Constanza
Concha F Concepción (NB: in some places, 'concha' is slang for vagina)
Conchi F for Concepción
Cris F for Cristina
Curro M for Francisco
Edu M for Eduardo
Ely F for Elisabeth
Fallo M for Rafael
Fina F for Josefina, and Delfina
Fito M for Adolfo, and Rodolfo
Fonsi M for Alfonso
Fucho M for Rafael
Gabi M for Gabriel
Gabi F Gabriela
Goyo M for Gregorio
Guille M for Guillermo
Isa F for Isabel
Jaci M for Jacinto
Jashi M for Jacinto
Jashi F for Jacinta
Juancho M for Juan José
Juanjo M for Juan José
Juanma M for Juan Manuel or Juan María
Juanmi M for Juan Miguel
Koke M for Jorge
Lalo M for Eduardo
Lencho M for Lorenzo
Lety F for Leticia
Letu F for Leticia
Lola F for Dolores
Loli F for Dolores
Lolo M for Manuel
Luismi M for Luis Miguel
Lulú F for Lourdes
Lupe F for Guadalupe
Maité F for María Teresa
Malena F María Elena
Manolo M for Manuel
Manu M for Manuel
Maribel F for María Isabel
Martincho M for Martín
Mari F for María
Matu M for Matías
Mayte F for María Teresa
Mecha F for Mercedes
Memo M for Guillermo
Merce F for Mercedes
Merche F for Mercedes
Moncho M for Ramón
Nacho M for Ignacio
Nando M for Fernando
Nati F for Natividad
Neto M for Ernesto
Nines F for Ángeles
Paco M for Francisco
Pancho M for Francisco
Paquita F for Francisca
Pepe M for José
Perico M for Pedro
Pili F for Pilar
Pina F for Josefa
Pita F for Guadalupe
Poncho M for Alfonso
Quique M for Enrique
Quico M for Francisco
Rafa M for Rafael
Remi M for Remigio
Rober M for Roberto
Rulo M for Raúl
Salva M for Salvador
Samu M for Samuel
Sebas M for Sebastián
Susi F for Susana
Tere F for Teresa
Tina F for Agustina, Cristina, Ernestina, Florentina, Valentina
Tincho M for Martín
Tomi M for Tomás
Toni M for Antonio
Toño M for Antonio
Toya F for Victoria
Upe F for Guadalupe
Vicen M for Vicente
Vicky F for Victoria
Vico F for Victoria
Vito F for Victoria

:eek:Ma che nomi sono?!
Italiani? spagnoli?

che confusione....

wowwwww
Dado
Dodo
from Domenico

Fantastic Everyone!

How About Elisabetta= Betta

Bice=Beatrice