Hi, Can any one suggest what 'Mabby' would be short for, other than Mabel? Jackie Vancouver Island On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 03:22 PM, Graeme Auld wrote: > Mary > Margaret becomes Meg then Peg etc. or so ie was explainedto me. > Leonie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron & Mary Harris" <r_harris@sympatico.ca> > To: <SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 11:07 AM > Subject: [Renfrew] Jock & Others > > >> Hi, >> >> I agree with the list members' versions of where Jock comes from. Not > everybody on this side of the water (Canada) realises too, that men > called > Sandy are actually born Alexander, at least in Scotland. I only > recently > learned that Nancy can be "short" for Ann. But can anybody out there > explain to me why Peggy is short for Margaret? >> >> Mary >> born Glasgow >> living in Canada >> >> >> ==== SCT-RENFREW Mailing List ==== >> ********************************************************************** >> The Renfrewshire GenWeb page is at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctrfw/ >> > > > > ==== SCT-RENFREW Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************************** > Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try > http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm >