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Nellie short for??
« on: Thursday 13 April 06 22:06 BST (UK) »
Is Nellie used as a short version of Elizabeth?
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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #1 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...

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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 April 06 22:13 BST (UK) »
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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

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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #4 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  ;)
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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #5 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...

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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #7 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  ;)

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Re: Nellie short for??
« Reply #8 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.
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