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HelpRe: Does anyone else get thrown for a loop when someone has a nickname as their surname?
in reply to a message by LawsonCurrie
This is not uncommon; Terry is quite common as a surname.
Also, I'm Cherokee and a lot of Indians have those sort of surnames. Billy is very common among Miccosukee and Seminole in Florida, for instance.
So no, I don't even really consider the names you mention "nicknames for last names." Ray isn't only a nn for Raymond.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
Also, I'm Cherokee and a lot of Indians have those sort of surnames. Billy is very common among Miccosukee and Seminole in Florida, for instance.
So no, I don't even really consider the names you mention "nicknames for last names." Ray isn't only a nn for Raymond.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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