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I've been trying to think of names other than "Hester" that "Hettie" could be a pet name for. Any suggestions, please?
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Henrietta
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Harriet?
I also knew an Esther ,pet name Hetty even though no H at the start of Esther.
Betty is a bit unusual in the diminution of Elisabeth but the most common pet name for Elisabeth.
Way back in the 1800’s I have in my tree a Hepzibah - Biblical-pet name Heppy.
Think with pity on her brother —- Onesipherous!
I don’t know about a pet name but I bet he did not go out much ,not in Gold fields Australia in the 1860’s .
Bathurst and Sofala.Father,( my great grandmother’s brother )was a Methodist Preacher.
Viktoria.
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I think it mustn't have been a pleasant name in her eyes, as she used a "Stage name" on Ann(e) as a singer. Thanks, somethings there to try.
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whatsinaname is my go to site for this sort of question. It indicates it is a pet name for Esther, Henrietta, Hester and Harriet.
William
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My Aunt Hettie was a Harriet
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Great aunt Henrietta was known as Hettie
Another relation was Martha Harriet ..the grandchildren called her Aunt Harittit. Because one couldnt pronounce it and the name stuck...
Also because their aunt Hettie lived close by it was a way to distinguish them .
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My Auntie Hettie was a Hedwig. Born in Australia, but of German heritage. :)
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Just to muddy the waters.....
My grandmother Lucy Elizabeth King was called Hetty by all the family. It was explained to me she got her nickname from Hetty King, a popular music hall star.
Which doesn't help you at all.... but shows there isn't always logic to these things ;D
Pat
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Roopat
Coincidence our great aunt Hetty was a dresser in Liverpool for Hetty King the performer .I wonder if that's where she picked up the glamourous shortened form ?
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My gran was Hettie. Baptised Esther.
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If the waters aren’t muddy enough lol. “ Hortense”?
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Thanks to you all. I'll start trawling through records using most of your suggestions - never would have thought of "Hedwig" myself ( although as she was a lancashire lass, apparently, I suspect that wouldn't have been her name!)
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Roopat
Coincidence our great aunt Hetty was a dresser in Liverpool for Hetty King the performer .I wonder if that's where she picked up the glamourous shortened form ?
Fantastic! ;D
Pat
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If you know her surname I think I would put that in and give a few years either side of when you think she was born and where, she might just pop up, just a suggestion
Louisa Maud
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Hettie MacDonald, British film director
Hettie Jones, American poet and memoirist; wife of poet Amiri Baraka
Hettie Vyrine Barnhill, American dancer and choreographer
Hettie Gray Baker, American film editor
Not totally American
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One of mine of Free BMD.
Watkin Hetty Gainsbro' 7a 718
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Trouble is I'm not actually quite sure of the surname. I've even met the woman, but OH's Mum used to talk about her a lot, but never saw any of her names written down, either the stage names or the "real" ones, and not sure if "real" was maiden or married.
-You've dredged up a wonderful collection of "Hettie"s, between you! I'm sure there's an anthology of Hetties there waiting to be written.
Thank you all, again.