My uncles were Ron, Mac, Lawrie and Norm. Now of Ron there was no sign until I found on the 1901 census he was actually John D. Mac was actually Cyril only Lawrie and Norm had proper derivatives. My dad was Leslie but known all his life as Pat. Don't ask me why but seems quite simple to some of yours I have been reading about! Di ----- Original Message ---- From: Margaret Usmar <margaretusmar@gmail.com> To: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, 6 May, 2007 7:16:49 PM Subject: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Fwd: Hetty ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Usmar <margaretusmar@gmail.com> Date: May 6, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: Hetty To: jamesventor@hotmail.co.uk Hello Ann Hetty is a diminutive, rather than a nickname - usually short for Henrietta. That doesn't explain why Polly is the accepted diminutive for Mary, but there you go. One of my great-aunts was always Auntie Vi to all of us - even my mother's siblings didn't know, until I found her as a toddler on the 1901 census, that her name was actually Frances Emmeline Violet. Right down to my generation I have cousins who aren't called what the rest of us thought they were! Regards Margaret *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html