The Cissie name ?

[BenRalph]

My great granddad only had sisters and one was 16 years older than him. When he was small her couldn't say 'sister' so he called her his 'Cissie'. This stuck and hardly anybody who I've spoke to in the family knew she was really called Ivy. She had a niece called Ivy who would tell people 'I'm named after my Auntie Cissie'.

[jksdelver]

Love it

My great granddad only had sisters and one was 16 years older than him. When he was small her couldn't say 'sister' so he called her his 'Cissie'. This stuck and hardly anybody who I've spoke to in the family knew she was really called Ivy. She had a niece called Ivy who would tell people 'I'm named after my Auntie Cissie'.

[roopat]

My gran had a younger sister Cissie- she was really Cecilia Daisy born 1907.

My nan was Cissie or Cis - Cecilia Emma, born 1890.


Sorry a bit off-topic 

[jksdelver]

Not really I wanted observations in the use of the name. Certainly seems as if I’ve was used various ways

My gran had a younger sister Cissie- she was really Cecilia Daisy born 1907.

My nan was Cissie or Cis - Cecilia Emma, born 1890.


Sorry a bit off-topic 

[Treetotal]

One of My Aunts was called Frances but was always known as Cissie.
Carol

[heywood]

My grandfather’s sister was Susan but known as Cissie.

I remember a neighbour too - Auntie Cissie and just looked her up in 1939 register - she was Sarah. She had twin daughters who were referred to as the ‘twinnies’ if we were talking about them as a pair rather than their individual names. 

[DavidG02]

Margaret Mary - grandmother/oldest child (1897)  - unsure of the origin but there are a pair of matching souvenir glasses with Cis on the base and my grandfathers name on the other

Logic being he also called her Cis

[jksdelver]

Certainly seems as if it’s use has been quite popular.

Thanks all