I see this a lot in the records of my Dutch ancestors. You'll see a "formal" or "full name" in some of the records from later in life (e.g. marriage, death), but the birth registration is what you'd consider a "nickname".
I have a whole line of Fanny's and Fannies's (daughters named after mothers) and not one of them has ever had "Francis" on any documents.
Fanny and Fannie are switched around, once or twice Franny shows up, but never Francis.
Stone of my GG Gmother Fannie Sarah McCrimmon (nee Church)
Yes my great uncle Fred was Fred not Frederick #genealogy Harry is not always Henry, Dolly is not always Dorothy, Jack is not John or vice versa - and these examples are just from my tree!
Not heard of that one In this case my paternal aunt was probably named after the song "Dolly Gray" but my maternal great aunt Dolly was a Dorothy #genealogy
My Dad was Bill & it took until days after his death for the Australian Olympic Committee to acknowledge that he was not officially known as William. He wanted a letter from them addressed to Bill or B.E. Butchart - it arrived while we were at his funeral- a posthumous win for him.
Comments
Fanny and Fannie are switched around, once or twice Franny shows up, but never Francis.
Stone of my GG Gmother Fannie Sarah McCrimmon (nee Church)