What's in a name? / myLot

United Kingdom

November 3, 2015 7:36pm CST

Names are often shortened or altered, despite the wishes of parents. For instance, a child officially named Elizabeth may be known as Beth, Liz, Lizzy, Lisbeth, or Betty. What I've never quite understood is how my Grandma, christened Margaret, came to be known as Peg, or Peggy. Madge derives from Margaret, but how on earth did Peggy come into being?

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139816)

• Roseburg, Oregon

4 Nov 15

JUdy is just Judy and not Judith as I tell people

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (340469)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Nov 15

My 'real' name is Judith. My mother never called me 'Judy' as she said she'd had too many milking cows called Judy.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139816)

• Roseburg, Oregon

4 Nov 15

@JudyEv Now that is funny.

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Cahaya

@cahaya1983 (11116)

• Malaysia

4 Nov 15

My aunt was called by a different name by my late great-grandfather just because he liked that name better than her real name given to her by my grandparents.