>A lot of women's names when seen before ca. 1850 you can count on being >nicknames and not the names given at baptism. Nancy is one. Also Fanny, Sally, >Polly, Molly, Franey (for Vernoica), probably more. Another interesting thing >is an English/German loop, when it seems like an individual has a name in both >languages: Anna Maria and Mary Ann; Christian and Christopher; even Jacob/ >James. Steve Kemp

Polly is usually Mary, Hettie could be Harriett or Henrietta, but what is Nettie short for? Nancy Lorz