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Can Frances be "Fanny"?

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Andrea

Andrea Report 26 Oct 2003 12:42

Hi all Feel like I am never off this board asking for help lately but anyway.. I have found a Frances married to a George Casey. Could Frances be known as Fanny? If not, what is Fanny short for - or is it a name in it's own right? Also - Nellie - what is it short for? Ellen??? Please help. Thanks in advance.

SueS

SueS Report 26 Oct 2003 12:46

Fanny is a very common nickname for Frances Sue

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 26 Oct 2003 12:47

Nellie I think could be Ellen, Helen, Eleanor and Fanny could be Fanny (!) there are stacks of Fanny's in the indexes - if you pardon the expression! Maz. XX

George

George Report 26 Oct 2003 12:48

I think Fanny is an abreviation of Frances. Nellie can be Ellen, Helen or Eleanor. George

Andrea

Andrea Report 26 Oct 2003 12:49

Thanks Sue. Could it be possible that I am actually seeing a chink of light in this blank blank brick wall?????!!!! Now to go and check on 1837 and put it to the test. Cross your fingers for me.

Andrea

Andrea Report 26 Oct 2003 12:50

Georgina and Marion Thanks for your help too - you must have typing at the same time as I was doing my thank you note to Sue! Thanks all.

Shirley

Shirley Report 26 Oct 2003 12:52

Francis could be Fanny, Cissie or Franny. In the 19C many girls were christened Fanny as a proper name. Also Nellie and Nell are used both as real names and names for Ellen Shirl

Pam

Pam Report 26 Oct 2003 13:45

Fanny is also the shortened form of the welsh name Myfanwy, It was going to be my given name as Dad was Welsh but Mum registered my birth in hospital and couldn't spell it so I ended up being called Pamela !

Andrea

Andrea Report 26 Oct 2003 15:29

Shirley and Pamela Thanks for your help. Pamela - Were you not glad your mother couldn't spell that name?!?!? No offence but....yeeks! My Gran is Clepthora which is bad enough!

Twinkle

Twinkle Report 26 Oct 2003 22:56

My grandmother was a Myfanwy. God knows why, there isn't a drop of Welsh in her, besides which she loathed it. She wouldn't answer if you called her Myfanwy. Nellie, by the way, was indeed a name in its own right, and seemingly very popular around 1900, judging from the number of them I have to wade through!

Sue in Sx

Sue in Sx Report 26 Oct 2003 23:13

I have a Frances - called herself Fanny on the 1881 and a Charlotte called Lottie on the 1901!! - i'm sure they did it to confuse me. Sue.

Hilary

Hilary Report 27 Oct 2003 19:52

I have a Fay who turned out to be a Fanny but not ever a Frances!

Andrea

Andrea Report 28 Oct 2003 13:29

My Frances is indeed a Fanny - no pun intended!! Thanks for all the help and suggestions