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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,609 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    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.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭BowWow


    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?


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,087 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    No chance it's a Marcus for Mark?


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,609 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


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

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


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


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  • Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭ticklebelly7


    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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    Teresa - Tess as well as


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,352 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    Lucille - Lilly


  • Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭srmf5


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

    Honoria - Nonie
    Bernadette - Bonie


  • Registered Users Posts: 14 MAGZERFLOOD


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


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  • Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭srmf5


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 27 THEBLACKDEVIL


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


  • Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭srmf5


    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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭davehey79


    Vera for Veronica
    Bonnie for Siobhan


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,352 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    Mehitable - Mabel


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