Boys: We have Ed, Edd, Eddie, Eddy, etc. for Edward

Andy for Andrew

Vic for Victor

Tom or Tommy for Thomas

Frank for Franklin

Nate/Nathan for Nathaniel

Nate for Nathan

Girls:

Vicky for Victoria

Andrea or Anna, I’ve seen Ann/Anne or Annie, also with Anabel/Anabelle too

Tanya for Tatyana but I don’t see many people with this name, I know one and she was my bully’s Russian mother.

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    Some other German ones:

    Nick for Niklas and Nick/Niko for Nikolaus
    Matze for Martin
    Sepp for Josef
    Kathi, Katta and Kadda for Katharina and Kathrin
    Alex for Alexander and Alexandra
    Vicki for Viktoria
    Schorsch (not spoken with an English accent) for Georg
    Bert for Berthold
    Basti and Sebi for Sebastian
    Gabi for Gabriele
    Siggi for Siegfried and Sieglinde
    Uschi for Ursula

    And of course English nicknames for German names, e.g. Jules for Julian, Dave for David.