I'm always wary of diminuitives. They often turn out to be very much of their time and place. And misinterpreted by the clergy.
My C18th Lucy has descendants called Louisa. I suspect they were all called Lou, but given a different gloss in the C19th.
My Millys in Surrey clearly did not pay any attention to what the officials thought, as they appear in official records as Amelia, Emily or Millicent. Millicents will turn up as Amelia, Amelias as Emily.
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