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Title: Nickname
Post by: npl on Sunday 09 August 09 16:09 BST (UK)

Could any kind Rootschatter please tell me what the nickname CISS stands for? One of my grandmothers aunts was known as aunty Ciss to her family but no one can tell me what her real name was. I have the records for that familys children and I can find no daughter by the name of CISS.

Any help or ideas gratefully received.


Thank you.

Nora

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: Taidquest on Sunday 09 August 09 17:30 BST (UK)

Maybe Christine?

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: eadaoin on Sunday 09 August 09 18:19 BST (UK)

there's another thread on CISS

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,397239.0.html

eadaoin

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: npl on Monday 10 August 09 17:51 BST (UK)

     Thank you Taid and Eadaoin for your speedy replies. I  don't have a Christine in the family but I do have an Elizabeth and that has been suggested as having CISS as a nickname. I will try following that up and see what comes of it.

Kindest regards,

Nora

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 10 August 09 17:58 BST (UK)

Most often Cis or Cissie (from sister) is used as a nickname for girls of any Christian name.

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: npl on Monday 10 August 09 22:12 BST (UK)

Thank you Aghadowey for your reply to my post. It seems that things may not be as simple as I had hoped after all.

Kindest regards,

Nora

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: PUDDING50 on Wednesday 19 August 09 23:58 BST (UK)

Hi Nora,  Aunt Ciss in our family was called Cicely (pronounced like the place Sicily).  Does that help you.  I hope so.

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: CBGenealogy on Thursday 20 August 09 09:59 BST (UK)

I also have two people called Cis or Cissy in my tree, aunt and niece to each other.  I believe the elder now to have been christened Mary Clare, and she was the second daughter in her family to be called Mary Clare (the first died as a baby and I know this wasn't uncommon).  The younger Cissy I can find no evidence of at all so she must have been called something entirely different.

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: annieoburns on Friday 21 August 09 23:10 BST (UK)

I think Ciss can be short for 'sister',  like Baby can be youngest or in my fathers case he was called Boy as an only child :(

Title: Re: Nickname
Post by: npl on Saturday 22 August 09 10:16 BST (UK)

Hi Annie,
   Thank you for your reply to my post. You may be right as there are no Cecilys, Cecilias etc.in my family tree. Nothing that could be shortened to Ciss anyhow.

Kindest regards,

Nora