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Title: the name "Peem"
Post by: snowolf on Wednesday 20 June 07 19:41 BST (UK)
one of my relatives was known as "peem"   can anyone please tell me what it was short for? ....was it patrick /peter ? or something tottally different?

 thanks
 snowolf
Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: Thisty on Saturday 23 June 07 09:16 BST (UK)
Hi snowolf :)

I was brought up in Shetland where "Peem" seemed to be quite a common name.  It's short for Peter .



Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: snowolf on Saturday 23 June 07 14:28 BST (UK)
Thankyou so much thisty  :D now i might know who i'm looking for .
Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: jenc on Tuesday 26 June 07 22:35 BST (UK)
Hi Snowolf   Just to complicate things for you, sorry....but in the Dundee area Peem is short for James.  Jenc
Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: DennyDescendant on Wednesday 27 June 07 13:21 BST (UK)
I'm from Angus and Peem is always used as a nickname for people called James.

It is more often used in rural areas.
Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: snowolf on Wednesday 27 June 07 16:27 BST (UK)
Thanks Dennydecendant & jenc......think i'll go for the james  one ,see how i get on with that  ;D
Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: jenc on Wednesday 27 June 07 19:32 BST (UK)
Hi Snowolf, good luck with your search, think James is your best bet. Jenc
Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: ev on Tuesday 18 September 07 15:24 BST (UK)
hi snowwolf
my dad was brought up in monikie angus scotland also newbigging angus scotland his name was james and was known as peem from that area

ev
Title: Re: the name "Peem"
Post by: jim robertson on Friday 17 February 23 11:55 GMT (UK)
further to the questions related to the meaning of the name Peem. I am James (Jim) and my name at school was Peem. Very commonly used in Glasgow and Paisley. Being the smallest of two in my school I was therefore known as Wee Peem - Little Jim