Short forms of Spanish names
My wife Paca and I have a lot of foreign friends (there are a lot of foreigners in the part of Spain where we live) and they are always surprised when they find out that her name is really Francisca. The purpose of this post is to give you a small list of some of the most common short forms of some of the most common names in Spanish.
For clarity, what I'm referring to in this post are not "diminutives". A diminutive in both Spanish and English are name forms - frequently applied to children - that give a "cute" touch to the name. For example:
John - Johnny
Eduard / Ed - Eddie
Mike - Mikey
Juan - Juanito
Pablo - Pablito
Carmen - Carmencita
The list of Spanish names below corresponds more to English names like:
Charles - Chuck
Michael - Mike
Richard - Dick
That is, a different form of the name and not a simple addition of "y" (in English) or "ito" (in Spanish). Here's the list:
Alejandro = Ale, Alex, Alejo, Jandro, Jano, Sandro
Alicia = Ali, Licha
Antonio = Antón, Tonio, Toni, Tono, Toño, Toñín
Antonia = Toña, Tona, Toñi, Tonia
Beatriz = Bea, Betty
Carlos = Car, Carlito, Carlitos, Carlo, Calín, Litos
Carmen = Mamen, Carmenchu, Menchu
Carolina = Caro, Carol, Carito
Concepción = Conchi, Conchita, Concha
Consuelo = Consu, Chelo
Daniel = Dani
Dolores = Lola, Loli, Lolita
Eduardo = Edu, Lalo
Enrique = Quique, Kike
Federico = Quico, Fede
Fernando = Fer, Nando, Nano
Francisco = Fran, Paco, Sisco, Cisco, Curro, Quico, Kiko, Frasco, Frascuelo, Pancho, Panchito
Francisca = Fran, Paca, Paqui, Paquita, Sisca, Cisca, Pancha, Curra, Quica, Panchita, Panchi
Gonzalo = Gonza, Gon, Gonchi, Lalo, Chalo
Guadalupe = Lupe, Guada, Pupe, Lupita
Guillermo = Guille, Guiller, Willy
Ignacio = Nacho, Nachito
Isabel = Chabela, Chavela, Chabelita, Isa
Javier = Javi, Javito
Jorge = Jorgecito, Jorgis
Jesús = Jesu, Chus, Chucho, Chuy, Suso, Chuyito
Jesusa = Susi, Sus, Chusa, Chucha, Chuy, Chuyita
José = Pepe, Chepe, Pepito, Chepito, Pito
José María = Chema, Jose Mari
Juan Manuel = Juanma
Juan Miguel = Juangui, Juanmi
Leticia = Leti
Lucía = Lucy
Luis = Lucho, Luisito, Güicho
Magdalena = Magda, Malena, Lena
Manuel = Manu, Manolo, Lolo, Manolito, Meño
Margarita = Marga, Magui
María = Mari
María de la Luz = Mariluz
María del Carmen = Maricarmen, Mamen, Mai, Maica, Mayca, Mari
María del Rosario = Charo, Charito
María del Sol/María de la Soledad = Marisol, Sol, Sole
María Isabel = Maribel, Mabel, Marisa
María José = Mariajo, Mai, Josefa, Marijó, Pepa, Pepi, Pepita, Maripepa, Maripepi, Marijose
María Luisa = Marisa
María Teresa = Tere, Maritere, Maite, Mayte, Mari
Mercedes = Merce, Merche, Meche
Montserrat = Montse
Nicolás = Nico
Pilar = Pili, Piluca
Rafael = Rafa, Rafi
Remedios = Reme
Roberto = Robe, Rober, Berto, Tito
Rosario = Charo, Chayo, Chayito
Salvador = Salva, Chava, Chavito
Santiago = Santi, Yago, Diego, Chago, Tiago
Soledad = Sol, Sole, Chole, Chol
Susana = Susi, Sus, Su
Teresa = Tere, Teresita
Victoria = Viqui (Viky)
Brad
