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.
There were no short stories, there were no books like we know today, there were no newspapers. The stories that were around were told orally from one person to another. The printing press hadn't been invented and people couldn't read.
abbrevations
It depends if people call him tom or timothy. if his real name is tom than you cant call him timothy, but if its his nickname then yes. Tom is short for Thomas and Tim is short for Timothy
sheet(?)
Edit: A lot of Jewish people named Seth are actually named Setali. Just like Seth Cohen from The O.C.
"Hollie" is a name that is not typically a shortened form of another name. It is generally used as a standalone name.
Another name is Pedistrian
A carbine, if it's short enough.
Triplet
H.O.S for short
working memory
There does not appear to be another name for a pigs tail. A pigs tail is typically short and curly.