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QUEENIE - short for?

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Kay

Kay Report 19 Sep 2004 18:42

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??

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Sep 2004 18:44

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

Kay

Kay Report 19 Sep 2004 18:48

Cheers for that, my dad was convinced it was her real name but I wasn't too sure

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 19 Sep 2004 18:49

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

Joy

Joy Report 19 Sep 2004 18:55

I know two people whose name is Queenie. Joy

Margaret

Margaret Report 19 Sep 2004 19:00

My aunt Queenie's real name was Ruth, I only found this out from her death cert.

Marian

Marian Report 19 Sep 2004 19:04

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

Ramblin Rose

Ramblin Rose Report 19 Sep 2004 19:19

Queenie is short for Gwendoline Best Wishes Rose

Kay

Kay Report 19 Sep 2004 19:29

THanks for all these, gives me something to work on for births etc Kay