Re: Obfuscatory novels

In article <3kHlBGJ5aL8LFwCD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jacey Bedford <lookinsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In message <slrnhv182h.9tl.dbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David DeLaney
<dbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Robert Bannister <robban1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
P. Taine wrote:
Szymon Sokó? <szymon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It surprised me deeply when I have first learned that "Jack" is a
diminutive
of "John" rather than "Jacob". As for Russian diminutives, I think the only
one that really had me boggled was "Sasha" for "Alexander".

Another non-obvious (to non-Russians I suppose) nickname for "Alexander" is
"Shura". A cousin of mine married one.

It took me a long time before I realised that Sandy was an
English/Scottish variant of Alexander/Alexandra.

And while "Maggie" coming from Margaret is not too much of a stretch, it took
me a bit, long ago, to realize that yes, it was a serious claim that "Peggy"
and "Peg" both descend from that same name.

Dave "at least 'Elizabeth' has sensible diminutives, even if there's rather a
lot of them" DeLaney


'Nelly' from Helen surprised me the first time I heard it.

Compare both "Ned" and "Ted" from "Edward."

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