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HelpRe: Polly and Sukie
in reply to a message by Manipura
I love Polly and would use it, as a stand-alone or a nn for Mary, Marianne or whatever. Family name for a long-ago and very distant cousin; actually a nn for Mary in her case.
Sukie is unfamiliar in English but, as Soekie (sounds the same), pretty standard in Afrikaans. So, it's OK but unremarkable.
I read somewhere that one can date the nursery rhyme quite precisely, because Polly puts the kettle on to make tea, and Sukie takes it off again because the guests leave. And Sukie happens to have been the most popular nn for Susan just when tea-drinking became fashionable, in the 18th century. And Sukie's moment of fame was very brief; unlike that of tea, which continues to this day!
Sukie is unfamiliar in English but, as Soekie (sounds the same), pretty standard in Afrikaans. So, it's OK but unremarkable.
I read somewhere that one can date the nursery rhyme quite precisely, because Polly puts the kettle on to make tea, and Sukie takes it off again because the guests leave. And Sukie happens to have been the most popular nn for Susan just when tea-drinking became fashionable, in the 18th century. And Sukie's moment of fame was very brief; unlike that of tea, which continues to this day!
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