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Last night someone posted a message saying he had found someone in his tree named John but called Jack, I then answered that my father was the same and also my mother was named Ellen but called Nellie, This morning I have had a message from a Lady thanking me for mentioning Ellen could be called Nellie as she has been searching for a lady called Nellie and now thinks she may have found her death registered under Ellen. So anyone know anymore alternative christian names - what we take for granted could be just what someone else is looking for, Pat. JOHN = JACK ELLEN = NELLIE

I have a William and a Henry that were both called Harry and a Elizabeth that was called Bessie Roy

hi paula i had something very similer to your problem but not the same mine was when looking for one of my mums gt gt gt uncles mum always thought they called him paul but he was really called william but because he hated the name william everyone called him paul (his middle name) it took a while to sort out but i got there in the end (lol) jacky

Mary====Polly. Sarah--------Sally. Florence -----------Florrie ,Flora or Fanny.

Jane ....known as.... Jinny or Jean Dorothy ....known as.... Dolly Hannah ....known as.... Nan Gwyn

Irish name varients... Margaret - Peg- maggie Jane - Sinead Bridget - Breda - Bridie - Biddy Maurice - Moss - Mossie - Morris William - Liam - Bill - willy Michael - Micheal- Richard - Dick Julie - Julia - Jula - Sheila - Sile James - Shamus - Jimmy - Jim John - Sean - Shaun Anne - Aine Catherine - katrina - Kat - Cait- cathy Thats all i can think of at the moment Julie

In my family: Richard--Dick Charlotte--Lottie Dorothy--Dot Ellen---Nellie Ethel---Tet Bertram--Bert (This one led me astray, thought Bert was short for Albert) Elizabeth--Lizzie (But I have another Lizzie who was never Elizabeth, she was christened Lizzie)

Hi Agnes = Senga Thomas = Tom = Tam Charles = Charlie = Chuck = chick Joan = Jan Doris = dolly Livinia = Vinnie

Hi, Other names I have come across Mary = May Helen = Nellie Herbert = Harry

I have an Elizabeth who was always known as Peg - just to confuse the issue! Jill

Just thought of another one Adeline = Lynn or Ady

I have a great uncle who i thought was Bert short for Albert, turns out he's Gilbert, John, who was known as Jack, Walter who was known as Bob, Mary who was actually Ethel, Cilla was Priscilla, and thats just one branch of the tree. xxIzzyxx

Our Nellie's were registered as Helen, Eleanora and Nellie. Bob was Cecil Alfred Herbert Tom was Arthur Edmond Richard Dick was Edith Isobel Laura Kit was Laura Alice Marjorie Cissy was Rebecca Fanny Eliza was sometimes Fanny, or sometimes Eliza or even Frances Elizabeth on the odd occasion. Dorrie, both Dorothy and Dorcas Etty or Hetty - Hester, Esther or Ethel and a couple of blokes baptised ROYAL, but don't know what they were called every day !! Di

Elizabeth can also be called Bessie or Bess or Betty.

in my tree ] after 1900 edward albert know as albert before albert edward know as albert

Robert = Bob Henry = Harry

Andrew-Andy,Drew James..Jim- Jimmy John-Jack Robert- Rob,Bob,Bobby, Rab,Bert,Bertie Agnes- Nan Isabella- Isa, Izzy Jane-Jean,Jeanie Thomas-Tom,Tommy,Tam Hugh- Shug William-Billy,Bill,Willie, Wully, Will,Wull Walter-Watty Helen-Nell,Nellie,Nelly,Ellen Margaret, Meg,Peggy,Maggie,Mags,Rita Fiona, Fee Frances,Fran,Fanny Elizabeth, Beth,Betty,Bessie Beatrice-Bea Daniel-Dan Danny,Donald in Scotland sometimes. Marion- that's me lol

Has anyone come across an alternative name for Edna? Regards William Russell Jones Cefn Mawr Wrexham.

My two grandmothers were Eleanor and Margaret Ellen. Both were called Nell for all of their lives. But it is a pet-name, their proper names were used on all official stuff. Amelia => Millicent (and vice-versa) This alternative name baffled me for quite a long time. She was registered and christened Amelia, appeared in the census and married as Millicent, then died as Amelia. Certificates have been checked. It is not the only example of this alternative name. -- Dave.