Although very infrequently, I have seen Bridget or Delia as Ida - haven't a clue how this came about. Judie Mason Chicago On Feb 13, 2013, at 2:58 AM, Atchison <atchis1@ihug.co.nz> wrote: > Look for the name Bridget evidently Delia was a diminutive. Delia seems to > have been reasonably common usage in Clare. > Alyson Atchison > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of pjsalis@hal-pc.org > Sent: Wednesday, 13 February 2013 6:03 a.m. > To: Brooklyn list; Clare list; Middlesex list > Subject: [IRL-CLARE] Good list of Irish names, nicknames, and other variants > > > Hello Lists, > > I was searching for and not finding the pre-1900 immigration voyage of Delia > Hayes from Liscannor, Co. Clare, to Boston, with destination Lowell, Mass. > I knew she was in Lowell in 1900, but hours and hours of searching didn't > reveal a passenger list with a good fit. Then I remembered that I had > already researched the name Delia and found that it was a nickname for > Odelia or Cordelia. Those formal names didn't fit Delia's family. So I > searched further and found this wonderful long and detailed list: > > "Given Name Alternatives for Irish Research" > http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/dennisahogan/files/GivenNameAlternatives > .pdf > >> From it I learned that Delia can be a synonym for Bedelia, Bridget, and > Fidelia. I already had information on a Bridget Hayes who was in some > unknown way related to the Delia I was looking for. So bingo, I'm now sure > that Bridget and Delia were the same person, Bridget on the voyage to the US > and Delia when settled in Lowell. > > PJ in Texas > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2897 / Virus Database: 2639/6098 - Release Date: 02/11/13 > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2897 / Virus Database: 2639/6098 - Release Date: 02/11/13 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message