It's a nickname for "Elizabeth". Here's a web site with nicknames -- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~duncanrw/nicknames.htm Barb S. =================== At 09:42 PM 04/02/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Can someone tell me if Bessie is a nickname for Georgia or May? > >Angela > > >==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== >Franklin Co., Va. List Administrator >Barbara Stanley >bobnroa@pipeline.com or >VAFRANKL-admin@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2