Recently, the topic of nicknames came up around the names Hugh, Cornelius, and Bernard; all of these are commonly found in Irish records. Even in formal BMD records, nicknames were often used, causing confusion for researchers. Bernard> Barney, Bern/Bernie Cornelius > Neil/Neely,Corny/Cor, Con/Connie Hubert > Hugh/Hugo, Bert Source: http://www.tngenweb.org/franklin/frannick.htm ================ Irish Nicknames http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6587/Irname.html Jewish Given Names http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/GivenNames/ Italian Given Names & English Equivalents http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/8783/givename.html Cyndi's List and Names http://www.cyndislist.com/names.htm ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)