Nicknames

[Jeuel]

I was fortunate enough to have 2 Family Bibles, one from my Mum and one from my Dad's side of the family. 

My Dad's brother Jabez was known as Jim, his brother Jeuel George as George and his brother Harry as Sam (except for his wife who called him Harry.  Their son was also Harry but spent the first 18 years of his life as Egon, his middle name).

On my Mum's side, one of her mother's cousins was known as "Aunt Polly Em".  Her name was Emily, the Polly bit was because she had a parrot!

My father's mother, Annie Eliza was always known by her friends as Peachy but no one knows the origin of that one!

[conahy calling]

A man with first name Nicholas was nicknamed "Santy"   I expected him to have a big white beard but he didn't.
 Saint Nicholas was the original name from which Santy was derived.

[Manchester Rambler]

My father had a cousin known as Dolly, which is usually a pet form of Dorothy, but in this case he knew that her "real" name was Edith. I finally discovered from her grandson that she was small and "doll-like" - hence the nickname. 

[Viktoria]

In Lancashire there was also the tradition of differentiating between numerous people with the same Christian names by adding on the father’s
name.
eg, John whose father was William would be”Jack O’ Bill’s.”
      John whose father was Samuel would be “Jack O’Sam’s
Etc..
What happened if two John’s had fathers of the same name was the fathers’
fathers would be included so, Jack O’Bill’s O ‘ Arthur’s
                                            Jack O’ Bill’s O’George ‘s .
The system was understood perfectly in the close knit communities.
Viktoria.