> My wife, a Fleming with roots in Lanarkshire by way of Pictou > Nova Scotia, has many Alexanders aka Sandies in her lineage, > often 2 or more in the same generation, in relatively close > proximity. Have to wonder what unofficial nicknames were > used, to keep it all straight? Ken Thompson > Silver Lake, OH Al, Alasdair, Alec, Alex, Alick, Allister, Aly, Eck, Ecky, Sandy, Sawny, Zander .... Anne