abbrevations
Switzerland's long name is the Swiss Confederation, while its short name is Switzerland.
I think is dave
Short people have been called little people as well. Another name for short people is midgets. Small people is also a name that short people have been referred as.
Fog.
sheet(?)
Fern
"Hollie" is a name that is not typically a shortened form of another name. It is generally used as a standalone name.
A carbine, if it's short enough.
Triplet
H.O.S for short
working memory
Both Hal and Hank are nicknames for Henry, and Hank is one of the Germanic forms of the name.