Australian English Names

Australians love to shorten names of people and things with

-y / -ie / -o / -ster
eg Michelle > Shelly
Oliver > Ollie
Jonathan > John > Johnny > Johno
alcoholic > alco
sunglasses > sunnies
mosquitoes > mozzies
chocolate > chocky
- rr / -n > -zz
eg Marilyn > Mazza
Tony > Tunza
Frederick > Fred > Freddy
Richard > Dick > Dicky
Joke: Richard Cranium = a dickhead > a DH
William > Bill > Billy > Billy the kid
James > Jim > Jimmy > Jimbo
John > Jack
Henry > Hal > Hank > Harry
Charles > Chuck > Chaz > Chicka
Edward > Ted > Teddy
Theodore > Ted > Teddy

Shortened names
Gazza
Tunza
Mazza
Megsy
Seanie
Seanie boy
Seanster