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QUEENIE - short for?
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Kay | Report | 19 Sep 2004 18:42 |
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My Grandad had a sister that was known as Queenie. Would this have been her given name, or would it have been short for something else?? |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Sep 2004 18:44 |
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Queenie is a name in its own right. I don't think it is an abbreviation. Of course, she could have been called Queenie as a pet name with an entirely different first name. nell |
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Kay | Report | 19 Sep 2004 18:48 |
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Cheers for that, my dad was convinced it was her real name but I wasn't too sure |
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Phoenix | Report | 19 Sep 2004 18:49 |
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Had a quick look on Freebmd - and it came up with over 4,000 entries 1890- 1920. But I suspect it was also a pet name and may be like Cissie - some times short for sister. Brenda |
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Joy | Report | 19 Sep 2004 18:55 |
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I know two people whose name is Queenie. Joy |
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Margaret | Report | 19 Sep 2004 19:00 |
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My aunt Queenie's real name was Ruth, I only found this out from her death cert. |
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Marian | Report | 19 Sep 2004 19:04 |
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I HAD AN AUNTY - QUEENIE WALKER. HER REAL NAME WAS WINIFRED. SHE WAS CALLED QUEENIE BECAUSE SHE WAS THE ONLY GIRL IN A FAMILY OF 3 BOY AND HER FATHER SAID SHE WAS HIS LITTLE QUEEN. MARIAN GAMBLE |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 19 Sep 2004 19:19 |
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Queenie is short for Gwendoline Best Wishes Rose |
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Kay | Report | 19 Sep 2004 19:29 |
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THanks for all these, gives me something to work on for births etc Kay |
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