Formal names and short forms

Some formal names and their diminutive or short forms (informal names)

Andrew        -    Andy

Alan             -    Al

Alexander     -    Al  

Alexander     -    Alec

Alexander     -    Alex

Alexander     -    Sandy

Alfred          -      Al 

Alfred         -      Fred

Benjamin     -     Ben  

Benjamin     -     Benny

Caroline     -      Carol

Catherine    -    Cath

Catherine    -    Cathy

Christopher -   Chris

David         -     Dave

David        -      Davy

Daniel       -      Dan

Daniel       -      Danny

Diana        -      Di

Edward     -      Ed

Edward     -      Eddy

Elizabeth    -     Eliza

Elizabeth    -     Liz

Elizabeth    -    Beth

Frederick    -    Fred

Frederick    -    Freddy

Geoffrey    -    Geoff

Harold      -     Harry

James      -      Jim

James       -     Jimmy

Jennifer     -    Jenny

Jennifer     -    Jennie

Kenneth     -    Ken

Kenneth     -    Kenny

Michael      -    Mike

Michael      -    Mick

Michael      -    Mickey

Nicholas     -    Nick

Nicholas     -    Nicky

Pamela       -    Pam

Patricia      -     Pat

Patrick      -     Pat

Peter        -     Pete

Richard    -     Dick

Richard    -    Ricky

Robert      -     Bob

Robert     -      Bert

Samantha    -   Sam

Samuel      -    Sam

Susan      -       Sue

Susan      -      Susie

Terrence    -    Terry

Timothy    -    Tim

Victoria     -    Vicky

Victor       -    Vic

William    -     Bill

Difference between protect and prevent

Protect means to keep someone or something safe from bad things.

It means to take care of.

It means to guard from harm.

Prevent means to stop something from happening.

It also means to keep from happening or continuing.

You should wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from sunlight. 

Wearing sunglasses can help prevent eye problems.

I want a sunscreen that protects me from getting darker.

I want to use sunscreen to prevent direct sunrays falling on me.  

It is very difficult to prevent earthquake from happening.

Take safety measures to protect you from earthquakes.