Amongst my dictionaries I have at least 3 on Christian names. I have looked up Susan, Sarah and Sally. I already knew that Sally is a common diminutive of Sarah. They do not link Susan with either of the others, but one says Sally is /was often used in combinations as Sayy-Ann and Sally-Jane. Now, Sarah-Jane was common too. My GUESS and it is only a guess is that Susan did not like her name. At birth and death she had no control over it, but as an adult she could choose the one she preferred! My Bertha, added the name Irene as a first name on the electoral roll in 1938, on her death cert, she is just Bertha. 2 of my 3 daughters have oscillated between their first and second names, picking the less unusual ones at adolescence and returning to the rarer ones as they emerged the other side! (in case you are wondering Penelope Helen and Esther Corinne!) Not everyone likes the given name! We have just had a grandson, a week ago, Alf Thorstein. His father is Norwegian, but they live in Bolton. It will be interesting to see how he gets on with his name in a few years time! I hope this gives you something to think about! Jean > Message du 31/01/09 10:11 > De : "Trev Symonds" > A : NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : Re: [NTT] Nicknames > > Hi Margot, I have someone on my tree who was baptised Susan Jane in 1831 in NSW. She appears on her marriage in 1848 as Sarah Jane, second marriage in 1862 as Sarah Jane, and on her death certificate she is back as Susan Jane. I don't know if that answers your question, or if we are both just confused. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsco" To: Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:26 PM Subject: [NTT] Nicknames > Hi everyone, > > I am wondering if the name Sarah and Susan can be interchanged. None of > the > sites I found really help me. > > Cheers >   > Margot > Gladstone, QLD > Australia > > Researching in Nottinghamshire: Marriott, Dewsbury, Corbet, Cheetham, > Straw, > Leivers, Paxton, Goddard, Jarvis, Bostock, Briggs, Chamberlain, White, > Woodcock, Attenborough, James, Wootton, Walker, Spencer, Daye, Wilkinson, > Burgeis, Hutchinson, Hulford > > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------! ------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message