Pet names

KildareFan · 15-09-2016 5:25pm

Bridget is often recorded as Bedelia, so Biddy/Beddy would be pet names derived from Bridget/Bedelia.

tac foley · 15-09-2016 7:42pm

My father had six brothers and sisters, and not a single one of them was known to me by their actual birth certificate names. It was not until a friend of ours, who works as a researcher for the CLDS, turned up the relevant census pages that I found out their real names. My dad's middle name was mispelled on his birth certificate, the clerk, no doubt an Englishman, unused to the Cork accent, hearing 'Valentine' as 'Ballantine'

tac

Mez1982 · 17-09-2016 8:25pm

One that I came across recently was Kit being another name for Christopher.

Waitsian · 17-09-2016 8:31pm

CeannRua wrote:

Some others: Angelina - Angela Bridget - Bridie, Biddie, Breda Jane - Jennie Ellen - I've seen changed to Eileen Mary - Maura Daniel - Dan etc, Donie Richard - Dick Johanna - Hannah, Josie, Joan Honora - Norry Finbarr - Barry Christina - Ina, Chrissie Jeremiah - Darby Michael - Mich; Mick In a way, I think this is endless because as well as change of name you're at the mercy of vagaries of spelling - ie Jimmy / Jimmie; Lily / Lilly?

CeannRua wrote:

Mary - Maura

tac foley wrote:

Mary = Maisie

Larkenn wrote:

Mary - Maria

Almost all the Marys in my family going back at least 3 generations have been referred to as May.

Rox_88 · 17-09-2016 8:47pm

Most people call me Rox/Roxy short for Roxanne but my parents call me San or Sanny. I'm sure you all have lots of Aunty Roxannes in your trees

Kathleen for Catherine and Maura/Maureen for Mary.

tac foley · 17-09-2016 10:41pm

Mez1982 wrote: »

One that I came across recently was Kit being another name for Christopher.

Pretty common, that. A contemporary playwrite of Wm Shakespear[e], Christopher Marlowe, was known as Kit.

So was the American frontiersman, Christopher 'Kit' Carson.

tac

dubhthach · 19-09-2016 9:47am

KildareFan wrote: »

Bridget is often recorded as Bedelia, so Biddy/Beddy would be pet names derived from Bridget/Bedelia.

My grandmother was known as "Delia" to her family etc. Bridget was her actual name.

dubhthach · 19-09-2016 9:53am

Rox_88 wrote: »

Most people call me Rox/Roxy short for Roxanne but my parents call me San or Sanny. I'm sure you all have lots of Aunty Roxannes in your trees

Kathleen for Catherine and Maura/Maureen for Mary.

Kathleen and Maura/Maureen are borrowings from Irish.

eg. Caitlín and Máire/Máirín (little Mary)

Obviously in both cases the names were borrowed into Irish during the middle ages, from same root names that also gave rise to english Catherine and Mary.

(Máire via Latin, Caitlín via Norman-French with addition of -ín diminutive)

pinkypinky · 19-09-2016 10:18am

Mod note: please check the thread before posting, we've got a lot of repetition in it.

Chuchote · 26-09-2016 9:46am

pinkypinky wrote: »

Mod note: please check the thread before posting, we've got a lot of repetition in it.

Maybe stick up a first post with all the names and nicknames in alphabetical order?

Cornelius can be shortened variously to Con, Conn, Corny and Neil.

pinkypinky · 02-04-2019 12:22pm

Looking for alternate versions of Manus.

Got the name Manus Carroll on a 1909 Dublin baptism. The other sponsor's name is given as Brigida so presuming they're recording in Latin (haven't seen original).

Can't find any Manus Carroll anywhere ever.

BowWow · 02-04-2019 12:56pm

pinkypinky wrote: »

Looking for alternate versions of Manus.

Got the name Manus Carroll on a 1909 Dublin baptism. The other sponsor's name is given as Brigida so presuming they're recording in Latin (haven't seen original).

Can't find any Manus Carroll anywhere ever.

Mannix?

spurious · 02-04-2019 1:05pm

No chance it's a Marcus for Mark?

pinkypinky · 02-04-2019 3:42pm

I haven't seen the original - the church just emailed me the details.

L1011 · 03-04-2019 6:11pm

Manny/mhaney would be used in Donegal for Manus from my experience but no idea about Dublin.

ticklebelly7 · 08-04-2019 11:29am

Variants of Mary in our family include Poll and Mosh and May and Moll
Bridie - already a variant of Brigid but also called Bud
Teresa - Teasie and Terry
Margaret - Gretta. Also seen Ritas who were actually christened Margaret
Philomena - Mena
Elizabeth - Lil
Analena - Weenie
Conleth - Con

Jellybaby1 · 08-04-2019 10:57pm

Teresa - Tess as well as

Deja Boo · 10-04-2019 10:06am

Lucille - Lilly

srmf5 · 10-04-2019 8:47pm

Two pet names in my family that are a bit unusual.

Honoria - Nonie
Bernadette - Bonie

MAGZERFLOOD · 11-04-2019 12:30pm

Does anyone know the proper names for Pansy, Bindie and Binnie? Their niece in her 90s only knew them by those names

srmf5 · 11-04-2019 1:45pm

MAGZERFLOOD wrote: »

Does anyone know the proper names for Pansy, Bindie and Binnie? Their niece in her 90s only knew them by those names

The actress Binnie Hale's given name was Beatrice. Bea and Beattie are nicknames in my family for Beatrice. Binnie could possibly be used for any name beginning with 'B' though such as Bridget, Bedelia, Bernadette, etc. Minnie is a nickname for Mary and the only letter in common is 'M'. Bonnie can be a nickname for Bernadette so it's possible that Binnie is a variation of that. An example is my relative whose nickname is Bonie (pronounced 'boney' or 'bone-e') rather than Bonnie for Bernadette.

Bindie could be a nickname for Belinda.

It's possible that Pansy isn't a nickname or else it could be completely unrelated to their given name. It could be a nickname for someone called Anne though since Nancy is a nickname for Anne.

THEBLACKDEVIL · 14-04-2019 10:25pm

Has anybody ever seen this nickname? or know it's origin?
Example Mary (Pidge) Kelly?

srmf5 · 15-04-2019 10:52pm

THEBLACKDEVIL wrote: »

Has anybody ever seen this nickname? or know it's origin?
Example Mary (Pidge) Kelly?

All that I can think for it is Bridget. I remember that Didge was used as a nickname for Bridget on Neighbours. I don't actually know though. Pidge was Tramp's nickname for Lady in 'Lady & the Tramp' if that helps at all!

Some nicknames are totally random though. My brother is known as Buck by my family. My dad used to call me Wigeon. My mum calls me the flattering nickname Pudgín. My old dog's name was Benjy but was often called Wingate by my dad.

pedroeibar1 · 15-04-2019 11:41pm

srmf5 wrote: »

All that I can think for it is Bridget.

I've encountered it in Cork city (early 1900's) as a pet name for Bridget.

davehey79 · 16-04-2019 12:18pm

Vera for Veronica
Bonnie for Siobhan

Deja Boo · 22-04-2019 6:51am

Mehitable - Mabel

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