I have heard of Lena being a nickname or short for Magdeline or Magdelena Pat (in MN)

I had an aunt whose name was Angela and they called her Lena. Ethnicity was Italian. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PATnGENE@aol.com> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [GALWAY] RE: Nicknames > I have heard of Lena being a nickname or short for Magdeline or Magdelena > > Pat (in MN) > > > ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== > New!! Irish-American Mailing List, > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/IRISH-AMERICAN.html > To unsub or change your Irl-Galway mailing mode: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >