Even odder, POLLY is a diminuative or nickname for MARY - too me a while to figure that one out! And it was commonly used in the 19th century. Gloria At 10:42 AM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote: >I have seen the NANCY name come through several times -- many people do not >know that Nancy is a nickname for Ann, so you might find your gal listed >that way. I think that a couple of generations ago, this was more >commonly known. >Nancy (I know cause I are one!) > > >==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== >Visit http://www.hamiltongensociety.org/ >New home page of the Hamilton National Genealogical Society, Inc. >and >Clan Hamilton Society >web site: www.clanhamilton.org **NEW** > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Also remember that the nickname for Martha can be Patsy, not too obvious, but true none the less. Bonnie Ladd Hamilton tibart@alum.wellesley.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Lane" <gblane@aristotle.net> To: <HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [HAM] Nancy = Ann > Even odder, POLLY is a diminuative or nickname for MARY - too me a while to > figure that one out! And it was commonly used in the 19th century. > > Gloria > > > At 10:42 AM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >I have seen the NANCY name come through several times -- many people do not > >know that Nancy is a nickname for Ann, so you might find your gal listed > >that way. I think that a couple of generations ago, this was more > >commonly known. > >Nancy (I know cause I are one!) > > > > > >==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > >Visit http://www.hamiltongensociety.org/ > >New home page of the Hamilton National Genealogical Society, Inc. > >and > >Clan Hamilton Society > >web site: www.clanhamilton.org **NEW** > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > Great search engine > http://www.familytreemagazine.com/search/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I have read this email. If it is not addressed to me, I apologize. It caught my eye because my name is ANN, and my sister's name is NANCY. For that reason I looked up the names at one point. Both are forms of the name HANNAH, which in Hebrew means "...full of grace, mercy, and prayer. " Another form is Nan. I and my sister were not named names that mean the same. In a baby book I found this definition of the name Ann. The names, ANN & NANCY are both from the name HANNAH. alwaysann@argontech.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Lane" <gblane@aristotle.net> To: <HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [HAM] Nancy = Ann > Even odder, POLLY is a diminuative or nickname for MARY - too me a while to > figure that one out! And it was commonly used in the 19th century. > > Gloria > > > At 10:42 AM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >I have seen the NANCY name come through several times -- many people do not > >know that Nancy is a nickname for Ann, so you might find your gal listed > >that way. I think that a couple of generations ago, this was more > >commonly known. > >Nancy (I know cause I are one!) > > > > > >==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > >Visit http://www.hamiltongensociety.org/ > >New home page of the Hamilton National Genealogical Society, Inc. > >and > >Clan Hamilton Society > >web site: www.clanhamilton.org **NEW** > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > Great search engine > http://www.familytreemagazine.com/search/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237