Hi Ken, The Rootsweb Female Nicknames List gives 'Nan,Nancy or Nanny' as a nickname for 'Ann,Anne or Anna' in English usage. And as Ian says,in Scotland it's a nickname for Agnes. Ian Ritchie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Swallow" <ken.swallow@virgin.net> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:16 AM Subject: [D-G LIST] Ann or Nancy > Can anybody offer advice on the derivation of the name Nancy? > > Across the "border" in Cumbria I have a record of an Ann Fleming, born Brampton abt 1752, probably the same Ann Fleming becoming Ann Richardson by marrying John Richardson in 1773, and then subsequently I have a Nancy Fleming, husband John Richardson, producing a son in 1790. The geography fits, the John Richardson bit fits. Could Ann have called herself Nancy by 1790? Have any of you worthy seekers after knowledge come across a similar possibility? > > I have a little book (Discovering First Names, Stan Jarvis) that describes Nancy as "diminutive of Anne" - which is strange because I thought "diminutive" meant "tiny" and Nancy is a bigger word than Anne! > > Ken (Liverpool) > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > To reach every member of the list : > Send Email to ....... DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com > >