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From: "Lysi" <>
Subject: Re: This forename of NANNY
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:53:26 -0400
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It also could be an instance of a mother giving her maiden name as a surname
to her child. The surname Nanny appears in Wales, though I forget what it
was shortened from.

Elysia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Sowden" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:37 AM
Subject: This forename of NANNY


> Hiya Lists,
>
> I am transcribing for Freebmd, and I came accross this forename of NANNY -
> has anyone else heard of it. It is such an unusual name. Is it short for
> anything do you think?
>
> Diane
>
>
>


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