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Title: Nellie short for??
Post by: hcoldron on Thursday 13 April 06 22:06 BST (UK)

Is Nellie used as a short version of Elizabeth?

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: moscan on Thursday 13 April 06 22:13 BST (UK)

I have heard of Nell being a dimunitive but normally Helen, Eleanor, Ellen, but I have learnt anything is possible... you should see some of the variations I have had...

hope you find it out...

Best wishes

Mo

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: SS from The Rhondda on Thursday 13 April 06 22:13 BST (UK)

Quote

Eleanor, Elinor, Helen, Leonora – Ella, Ellen, Nell, Nellie, Nora, Norah

Elisabeth, Eliza, Elizabeth – Bess, Bessie, Bessy, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Elsie, Liz, Lizzie, Libby, Lisa, Liza

Source: http://www.nireland.com/anne.johnston/Diminutives.htm

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: Foz on Thursday 13 April 06 22:14 BST (UK)

I don't know if Nellie is short for Elizabeth, but I've got two Nellies in my tree and they are Ellen and Eleanor.

Foz     ;D   ;D

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: Little Nell on Thursday 13 April 06 22:17 BST (UK)

See this thread:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,143457.0.html

Nellie is definitely not the usual shortened form of Elizabeth.

Nell  ;)

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: moscan on Thursday 13 April 06 22:18 BST (UK)

then I will have to confuse the experts have a "cousin"  Elizabeth Jane..... called Nellie May... please explain that one... as I said some of my relatives.. are decidedly odd...

Mo

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: CU on Thursday 13 April 06 22:20 BST (UK)

My Mother in law name is Nellie short for Ellen, but my Aunty also is a Nellie  :o
short for Charlotte.

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: Little Nell on Thursday 13 April 06 22:25 BST (UK)

I think it would fairer to say "known as Nellie, real name Charlotte"   ;)

Lots of people are "known as x" when "x" is not anything like their real name.

I merely said Nellie is not actually short for Elizabeth - but Elizabeth may be known as Nellie.

And my name is not Elizabeth  ;)

Nell

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: xinca on Thursday 13 April 06 22:26 BST (UK)

 hi
     My grandmother was called  Helen but everyone called her Nellie or Nell
My mum was also called Helen and she was known as Ella.
They were never  know as Helen.
 ::)                                           

Title: Re: Nellie short for??
Post by: hcoldron on Thursday 13 April 06 22:27 BST (UK)

Looks like she's known as Elizabeth, but that's her middle name. :( Too much of that in my searches, even my dad, known as Kevin, name Brian.