John Sents fed this fish to the penguins: > In an old (1934) family letter there is reference to "Uncle Wicta". > It is written quite legibly, but it certainly seems like an unusual > first name. So I'm wondering if it is right, or if I'm mis-reading > it somehow. If not actually 'Wicta" what could it be, or is it some > kind of nickname? > > "Uncle Wicta" was born Abt 1820 and came from Prussia Bef 1850. Any possibility that it might have been a pet name derived from someone's mispronunciation of "Victor" (especially given the germanic pronunciation of "W" as a "vee", and "V" as an "eff"). Since you quote "Uncle Wicta" I'd propose some young nephew/niece who had trouble with "Uncle Victor", and the childish pronunciation was picked up and kept... -- > ============================================================== < > wlfraed@ix.netcom.com | Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG < > wulfraed@dm.net | Bestiaria Support Staff < > ============================================================== < > Bestiaria Home Page: http://www.beastie.dm.net/ < > Home Page: http://www.dm.net/~wulfraed/ <