On Saturday, Jan 22, 2005, at 17:43 Europe/London, BPBakaley@aol.com wrote: > Thanks to all who helped on the nickname Pack. > > Here is another item - Lena. My late uncle was married to a women > known as > Lena. He died before I was born and so I don't know much about this > couple. I > assume that like my uncle, Lena was born in Ireland. Any help would be > appreciated. > > Kathy > My late aunt was known as Lena by her family - her "proper" name was Selina. I have come across this abbreviation quite frequently. Jay