Except when I call my sister "Messy Bessie," a nickname of Elizabeth I gave her as a kid. Even Betty (her real nickname) isn't that common any more, nor is Beth. Liz seems to be the new favorite for Elizabeth. Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ ----- Original Message ---- From: "cheap@simon.com" <cheap@simon.com> To: nywestch@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:52:38 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Dirckje - nicknames Your are right, my husband's grandmother was "Elizabeth Taylor" Heap, and she was always called Bessie, don't hear that name much anymore Thanks, Carol L. Heap *************************************** Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message