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What Could Cissie/Cissy be short for?
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Tracey | Report | 4 Nov 2003 11:52 |
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I had a great aunt, all I had ever known her as was Cissie. Everyone that could have answered this in the family are long gone and I would really like to try and find her. Any clues? UPDATE! It was short for Elizabeth. |
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Tracey | Report | 4 Nov 2003 12:01 |
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Thanks Rosemary. Tracey |
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BrianW | Report | 4 Nov 2003 12:02 |
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It could also be a term for "sister". |
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Unknown | Report | 4 Nov 2003 12:02 |
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I know of two occasions where Cissie was a pet name for 'Margaret' - but can't see the reasoning behind it. But someone else was a 'Cissie' because she was the only daughter along with numerous male children - I suppose it was short for 'sister'. Hazel |
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Janice | Report | 4 Nov 2003 12:28 |
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I have a Sarah who was known as Sissy but we think it was because she was the baby sister in the family. |
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Sue | Report | 4 Nov 2003 12:32 |
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Aunt Cis in our family was Julia Hester Eliza!! |
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Annie in | Report | 4 Nov 2003 12:45 |
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My gt grandmother was known as ciss,but her name was Mary Gertrude! She was the only girl in a family of boys. |
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Margaret | Report | 4 Nov 2003 12:56 |
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My great aunt Cissie was in fact Olive Sarah Margaret |
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John | Report | 4 Nov 2003 14:14 |
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My great-aunt Annie was known as Cissie. |
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Gillian | Report | 4 Nov 2003 15:37 |
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Yet another one, My auntie Ciss was called Louisa! |
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Gillian | Report | 4 Nov 2003 15:38 |
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Yet another one, My auntie Ciss was called Louisa! |
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Gillian | Report | 4 Nov 2003 15:38 |
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Yet another one, My auntie Ciss was called Louisa! |
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Aileen | Report | 4 Nov 2003 15:44 |
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My aunt Ciss was really Mary. I think Ciss is a derivative of 'sister' |
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Anna | Report | 4 Nov 2003 15:55 |
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just looked on behind the name website and it says Cissy is a pet form of FRANCES??Cant work that one out! Anna |
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Anna | Report | 4 Nov 2003 15:57 |
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Thanks Linda!! I wasnt saying it when i was writing it.Ive got a sister called Frances too lol Anna |
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Gary | Report | 4 Nov 2003 16:40 |
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My aunt Ella Margaret was called Cis. I asked my dad only the other week, why? He says everyone called her that and that he had never called her by any other name. I reckon it was a shortening of "sister" but spelt differently. Gary |
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Valerie | Report | 4 Nov 2003 16:47 |
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They are also for Sarah too. Why do they have 'nick name' ? Valerie. |
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Meryl | Report | 4 Nov 2003 18:46 |
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My Aunt Cissy was Alice Kathleen. Meryl |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 4 Nov 2003 19:53 |
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I know a Sarah who has always been known as Cissy, as her mother initially didn't realise she was pregnant - thought she had an ovarian Cyst!!!! |
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Aileen | Report | 4 Nov 2003 22:12 |
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I've just seen Cissy as a registered name on the 1837 online site!!! |
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