Nicknames:

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I like the following nicknames for the following names. But no one has ever heard of them. Have you?

Margaret: Daisy.

In France, daisy-flowers are called 'Marguerites.' So apparently Daisy developed as a nn for Margaret.

Lucy: Lux.

Both mean light in Latin.

What are some other interesting nns you have heard for fairly traditional names? I like Nan for Anne, which comes from the Middle Ages, when people would say "Mine Anne" and the sounds slurred together sounded like Nan. Same for Nabby for Abigail (see President John Adams's daughter, Nabby Adams) and Ned for Edward.

Comments

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

Jack for John never made much sense to me.

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

me neither...I work at a daycare where I have tons of kids named Jack whose real name is John!