Oh yes am guilty of this too, Ash has many names, Ashey boy, Asher, Ashes glashes, AshToni (his soprano tv series name) lol,said with that kinda accent done badly by a kiwi, Ashton Martin, and fat boy slim just to name a few that come to mind.

Lexie is lexill, Lexi-anne,and that is about it, and the backyard kitties are already being shortened from Duchess to Dutch, and Victoria to Vicky.