Nabby is Abigail and other nicknames (find, search, world, grandmother)

[bjh]

Check out this site for more about nicknames.


http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/enoch/nicknames.html

[bjh]

Originally Posted by TracySam

Okay. If someone's name is "Nellie" on census reports, but I can't find any record of her birth, death, or marriage, what other names might Nellie be a nickname for?

I tried Ellen, Eleanor, Helen, Nell, all to no avail. Any other ideas?

I found all her siblings' births, and most of their marriages and deaths (mostly on Familysearch, but some on Ancestry). But can't find hers--it's like Nellie hatched from a pod in 1871, and her 14 siblings were born the normal way, with the birth recorded.

I even found her mentioned in her grandmother's death notice in 1917, and they called her "Nellie" then too. Watch, her given name was probably "Mary" or something that would totally make no sense!

Thought the site linked above might help.

[gardener34]

FYI: Delia is interchanged for Bridget, if you are researching Irish family history.
"Younger" is used as "Junior"

[bjh]

I'd never heard that about Delia. Okay, thanks for sharing.

[PA2UK]

Originally Posted by bjh

I'd never heard that about Delia. Okay, thanks for sharing.

Delia can be short for Bedelia, one of many Irish forms of Bridget (there's also Brigid, Brighid, Brigit, etc). But Delia can also be a full name (not a nickname) or short for various other names.

Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Delia
Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Delia

Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Bedelia

You would think that someone nicknamed Delia would probably be named the Irish Bedelia, not the English Bridget. But you never know.

[mcworlds]

I wonder if Nellie was born in a time period/place where she might've been born at home and not recorded? Also, maybe Nellie was her middle name. I have a lot of relatives who went by middle names are are listed as such on many records. Do you know her mother's name? It used to be very traditional to name children after parents and grandparents. It could be she was named after her mother and went by her middle name to avoid confusion (especially if she was the oldest girl - or if she was the third oldest girl, with the first two being named after the grandmothers).

Another nickname note -
"Polly" can be short for Mary Anne in Britain. (My g-g-grandmother, who came from Scotland, was named Mary Anne and went by Polly as a child. It took us forever to find her immigration record!)

[Cindiana]

According to my book, "Nicknames Past and Present" Nellie is a nickname for Cornelia, Eleanor or Prunella. Hope this helps.

[bjh]

Originally Posted by mcworlds

...Another nickname note -
"Polly" can be short for Mary Anne in Britain. (My g-g-grandmother, who came from Scotland, was named Mary Anne and went by Polly as a child. It took us forever to find her immigration record!)

Molly and Polly are both nicknames for Mary.

Nan is a nickname for Ann.

[PA2UK]

Originally Posted by bjh

Molly and Polly are both nicknames for Mary.

Nan is a nickname for Ann.

Nan is short for Nancy which is, as you say, a nickname for Ann/Anna/Anne. I have an Anna in my tree who went by Nancy.