Could someone tell me if the name Alcey (& various spellings) is a real name, or is it a nickname, maybe for Alexander? I know Sandy is one nickname for Alexander, but there are probably others. One Alcey Freeman, younger brother to my ancestor Needham Freeman of Wake, was in Wake Co. until he left for SC shortly after the early 1800s. Thanks. Wilma K.

I don't think it's a nickname, I think it's a given name. I've seen it in other counties. "Nicknames Past and Present" by Christine Rose lists the nickname for Alexander as Al, Alex, Eleck, Sandy and Zandy. Unfortunately her 4th edition (the one I have) does not have a cross index of nicknames. Sharon Gable Descendant of William Henry Jones of Wake County -----Original Message----- From: ncwake-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncwake-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of W. Kirkland Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:10 AM To: ncwake@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCWAKE] The name Alcey Could someone tell me if the name Alcey (& various spellings) is a real name, or is it a nickname, maybe for Alexander? I know Sandy is one nickname for Alexander, but there are probably others. One Alcey Freeman, younger brother to my ancestor Needham Freeman of Wake, was in Wake Co. until he left for SC shortly after the early 1800s. Thanks. Wilma K. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi all, Alcey, Alcy, Alsey, is usually a female name. I have it quite often in my family. Never have been able to truly, verify where it comes from and if it is a nickname. Some have said it is a version of Alice. But, of course, in this case it wouldn't be. I would think that the male version would be a nickname or shortening of 'Alcendor' or Allison?. There is a Dutch name 'Altje' that is pronounced similarly to Alcey and I've wondered if that was it. "Altje" is the feminine. If anyone ever pins this down, please post it, I would love to know.. Sue Sharon Gable wrote: >I don't think it's a nickname, I think it's a given name. I've seen it >in other counties. > >"Nicknames Past and Present" by Christine Rose lists the nickname for >Alexander as Al, Alex, Eleck, Sandy and Zandy. Unfortunately her 4th >edition (the one I have) does not have a cross index of nicknames. > >Sharon Gable >Descendant of William Henry Jones of Wake County > >-----Original Message----- >From: ncwake-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncwake-bounces@rootsweb.com] >On Behalf Of W. Kirkland >Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:10 AM >To: ncwake@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NCWAKE] The name Alcey > >Could someone tell me if the name Alcey (& various spellings) is a real >name, or is it a nickname, maybe for Alexander? I know Sandy is one >nickname for Alexander, but there are probably others. One Alcey >Freeman, younger brother to my ancestor Needham Freeman of Wake, was in >Wake Co. until he left for SC shortly after the early 1800s. Thanks. > >Wilma K. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

In our family, Alcey/Alsey is a 100% male name. It started with Alcey Hambleton/Hamilton on the 1820 tax roll in Wake county and has continued through children and grandchildren to this day. Since I have not discovered whose Alcey's parents are, I do not know it's origins in this family.... I don't think it was a nickname as Alsey was used on deeds, census, etc in this family.Nancy Hamilton5 Bannock TrailRed Lodge, MT 59068406-446-1320nbhamil@msn.com> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 10:45:08 -0600> From: sueashby@earthlink.net> To: ncwake@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NCWAKE] The name Alcey> > Hi all,> Alcey, Alcy, Alsey, is usually a female name. I have it quite often in > my family. Never have been able to truly, verify where it comes from and > if it is a nickname.> Some have said it is a version of Alice. But, of course, in this case it > wouldn't be.> I would think that the male version would be a nickname or shortening > of 'Alcendor' or Allison?. There is a Dutch name 'Altje' that is > pronounced similarly to Alcey and I've wondered if that was it. "Altje" > is the feminine.> If anyone ever pins this down, please post it, I would love to know..> Sue> > Sharon Gable wrote:> > >I don't think it's a nickname, I think it's a given name. I've seen it> >in other counties.> >> >"Nicknames Past and Present" by Christine Rose lists the nickname for> >Alexander as Al, Alex, Eleck, Sandy and Zandy. Unfortunately her 4th> >edition (the one I have) does not have a cross index of nicknames.> >> >Sharon Gable> >Descendant of William Henry Jones of Wake County> >> >-----Original Message-----> >From: ncwake-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncwake-bounces@rootsweb.com]> >On Behalf Of W. Kirkland> >Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:10 AM> >To: ncwake@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [NCWAKE] The name Alcey> >> >Could someone tell me if the name Alcey (& various spellings) is a real> >name, or is it a nickname, maybe for Alexander? I know Sandy is one> >nickname for Alexander, but there are probably others. One Alcey> >Freeman, younger brother to my ancestor Needham Freeman of Wake, was in> >Wake Co. until he left for SC shortly after the early 1800s. Thanks. > >> >Wilma K.> > > >-------------------------------> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to> >NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the> >quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >> > > >-------------------------------> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >> > > >> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't think it was a nickname, I've had several people with that name, or similiar spellings of Alsy or Alsa. I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but 2 individuals that had the name had it paired with the name of James, so the name was usually James Alsy ____. Deloris Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: "W. Kirkland" <kwec@simpledsl.com> To: <ncwake@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:10 AM Subject: [NCWAKE] The name Alcey > Could someone tell me if the name Alcey (& various spellings) is a real > name, or is it a nickname, maybe for Alexander? I know Sandy is one > nickname for Alexander, but there are probably others. One Alcey Freeman, > younger brother to my ancestor Needham Freeman of Wake, was in Wake Co. > until he left for SC shortly after the early 1800s. Thanks. > > Wilma K. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Wilma, I can tell you from personal experience with relatives that Alcey (or Alsey) can be a real name. It can also be a nickname! There's just no accounting for how our ancestors named their kids!! Joanne Gaudio