Sheila It's not always easy to distinguish between (1) different names used interchangeably, like Donald/Daniel, (2) common shortenings, like Archibald/Archie, and (3) simple spelling variations, like Catherine/Catharine/Katherine/Katharine. Names that I have seen interchanged, which may belong to the first of these three categories, include Ann/Agnes/Nancy, Christian/Christina, Emily/Amelia, Janet/Jessie/Jean (as well as Jane), and Peter/Patrick. There are many others, I am sure. Martyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Lafleur" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:39 PM Subject: [ARGYLL] Donald /Daniel interchangeable first names? > Hi List > > I was wondering if anyone on list knows... of interchangeable first > names.. > I have run across Jean - Jane.. to discover they are the same person > now > that jean/ Jane are interchangeable I wonder how many other first name > are > as well. > > Would the same apply also to Donald/ Daniel ? As these 2 names are > confusing me in 2 different generations.
Thank you kindly Martyn I was just given a wonderful site from Sandra on our list http://www.whatsinaname.net/ peter/patrick...... duncan/dougal ....... daniel/donald... I see them all there as interchangeable... and names I find often in my STEWART line. and as you wrote Agnes/ Nancy I often wondered how my ggg grandmother Agnes ended up being called "Nancy" now I know :-) I learned something new today *smiles* Much thanks Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martyn Taylor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] Donald /Daniel interchangeable first names? > Sheila > > It's not always easy to distinguish between (1) different names used > interchangeably, like Donald/Daniel, (2) common shortenings, like > Archibald/Archie, and (3) simple spelling variations, like > Catherine/Catharine/Katherine/Katharine. Names that I have seen > interchanged, which may belong to the first of these three categories, > include Ann/Agnes/Nancy, Christian/Christina, Emily/Amelia, > Janet/Jessie/Jean (as well as Jane), and Peter/Patrick. There are many > others, I am sure. > > Martyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sheila Lafleur" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:39 PM > Subject: [ARGYLL] Donald /Daniel interchangeable first names? > > > > Hi List > > > > I was wondering if anyone on list knows... of interchangeable first > > names.. > > I have run across Jean - Jane.. to discover they are the same person > > now > > that jean/ Jane are interchangeable I wonder how many other first name > > are > > as well. > > > > Would the same apply also to Donald/ Daniel ? As these 2 names are > > confusing me in 2 different generations. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message