Message: "Re: Becky" - Behind the Name

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[Facts] Re: Becky

by Anneza

9/27/2021, 9:56 AM

in reply to a message by Dododo

Short for Rebecca, usually. Is Becky used as a full name in Scandinavian countries?

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- thegriffon +1

9/28/2021, 5:24 PM

Nordic Names cites only one Bekkhildur from the Icelandic Census of 1910, in OE records there is one instance of "Bechilde treu" (Bechild's tree) and another to a place named Bæhildestoc (Baldstock?)

- Anneza

9/29/2021, 8:33 AM

Not in the Top 100, then! Thank you.

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