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Offline chinakay

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Allister/Alex
« on: Tuesday 06 February 07 22:04 GMT (UK) »
 My grandfather was Allister, but he shows up in a directory as Alex. My husband says Alex is a common nickname for Allister...anyone else heard that?

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Re: Allister/Alex
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 06 February 07 22:07 GMT (UK) »
always thought alex was short for alexander and ali for allister,

tweo reasons, one the enumerator did not understand what name was given ( accents), or he was just known as Alex


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Re: Allister/Alex
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 06 February 07 22:09 GMT (UK) »
Apparently they can be interchangeable!

See this site:

http://www.whatsinaname.net/

Never knew that before and I know a fair number of people of both names - none of them known by the other name.  :-\

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Re: Allister/Alex
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 07 February 07 05:19 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Nell, lovely site, been playing with it ;D

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