This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060307030009040806060207 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------060307030009040806060207 Content-Type: message/rfc822; name="{not a subscriber} Fw: this forename Nanny" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="{not a subscriber} Fw: this forename Nanny" Return-Path: <[email protected]> X-Sieve: cmu-sieve 2.0 Received: by anky.the-harts.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1005) id B25D31F6D2; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:53:12 +0100 (BST) Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.18.41]) by anky.the-harts.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id B342A1F6B1 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:53:08 +0100 (BST) Received: (from [email protected]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id i8TKFjtj020420 for [email protected]; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:15:45 -0600 Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:15:45 -0600 X-From_: [email protected] Wed Sep 29 14:15:45 2004 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i8TKFjvj020401 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:15:45 -0600 Received: from mta09-svc.ntlworld.com (mta09-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.49]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i8TKFhVG006760 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:15:44 -0600 Received: from your259es00orx ([81.100.135.216]) by mta09-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 201-229-121-137-20020806) with SMTP id <[email protected]> for <[email protected]>; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:16:53 +0100 Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "alan hogan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Old-Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:15:48 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list Subject: {not a subscriber} Fw: this forename Nanny X-Envelope-To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L X-Sanitizer: Advosys mail filter MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Diane I must admit the forename Nanny is unusual these days but have come across it a number of times when transcribing, I can offer you a couple of explanations I It is derived from the Greek name Nana which means a female dwarf as nana can also mean grandmother may it means a little grandmother 2 As a Nanny is a female goat and also a endearing name for grandmother, and we all know ladies of a mature age can sport an involuntary beard may there is a connection there Bye Alan --------------060307030009040806060207--