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in reply to a message by Ara-Maeve
I don't profess to be an expert on Irish pet forms, but I consulted a couple of friends who are well-educated/well-read Irish nationals re the usage of these nicknames in either Eire or Ulster.
Neither considered them "Irish" nicknames; they both said "English" sounded right. One also commented on the archaic nature of "Addie", and speculated that the last person to bear that nickname probably went down on the "Lusitania".
This seems to be a question of some importance to you. Are you doing genealogical research on persons with these names?
- Da.
Neither considered them "Irish" nicknames; they both said "English" sounded right. One also commented on the archaic nature of "Addie", and speculated that the last person to bear that nickname probably went down on the "Lusitania".
This seems to be a question of some importance to you. Are you doing genealogical research on persons with these names?
- Da.
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Well, I'm helping one of my friends, who's pregnant with her first child. She really wants an IRISH middlename for her child (because of family history of her husband, etc. It's very important to her) and she likes those three names a lot. She liked the sound of it combined with the first and third name she picked for a girl, Nia and Rose. But if the names are English, I'm sure she'll come up with a lovely Irish middlename. Of course, suggestions are welcome!
But thank you very much for your research and the all the trouble you took!
But thank you very much for your research and the all the trouble you took!
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Your friend speculated prematurely: two Addie's are alive and well in Tofino. ;)
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He's 38 and frequents singles bars. "Speculating prematurely" comes naturally to him. ;-p
As to Addie(s): it's really cool that not one, but TWO, old ladies in Tofutti survived the "Lusitania" disaster! (Seriously, is that nickname really still in use in western Canada? I've never met an "Addie" myself, probably for the reason my friend John "speculated".)
- Da.
As to Addie(s): it's really cool that not one, but TWO, old ladies in Tofutti survived the "Lusitania" disaster! (Seriously, is that nickname really still in use in western Canada? I've never met an "Addie" myself, probably for the reason my friend John "speculated".)
- Da.
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Hee hee..leaving aside John's personal difficulties..
there really are 2 Addie's here. I must confess one is male (short for Addison - kind of like it myself). The other is a former classmate of MikeC's and although it's feasible that she's on her way to becoming a grandmother, no way does she qualify for "old lady" status!
there really are 2 Addie's here. I must confess one is male (short for Addison - kind of like it myself). The other is a former classmate of MikeC's and although it's feasible that she's on her way to becoming a grandmother, no way does she qualify for "old lady" status!
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Off topic (if we even had one)...
Out of curiosity as to what kind of place might still harbor people named "Addie", I pulled up a coupla Tofino web sites. Very impressive!!
Only two questions, Barb:
1) How did your family come to live in such a neat but off-the-beaten-path place as Tofino?
2) What does one do when "slugging"? Collect the critters, photograph em, or just pour salt on 'em and watch the fun? (Do you have the big yellow ones up there?)
- Da.
Out of curiosity as to what kind of place might still harbor people named "Addie", I pulled up a coupla Tofino web sites. Very impressive!!
Only two questions, Barb:
1) How did your family come to live in such a neat but off-the-beaten-path place as Tofino?
2) What does one do when "slugging"? Collect the critters, photograph em, or just pour salt on 'em and watch the fun? (Do you have the big yellow ones up there?)
- Da.
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1) Tofutti: Mike's Dad and I met at the University of Victoria and after graduating in Biology he got a job with the brand new Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino. I finished my degree and worked for a year in Victoria then in '72 we got hitched and I moved out here. We both worked seasonally for the park and scrounged whatever work we could get in the winter until Mike's dad got full time employment with the park. Wee Mikey came on the scene in '75. Despite uncertainties in housing and employment (and the odd winter elsewhere) we nestled our way into this community and still love it despite the summer tourist influx.2) Our "Banana Slugs", Ariolimas columbianus, are enormous (up to 10 inches long). "Slugging": now this is a loose term depending upon whether you're a gardener (out at dawn gruesomely impaling them on any handy stick) or a naturalist (patiently observing them foraging along the forest floor) Hours of the latter have cured me of the former occasional wild rampage. I've learned to live with them and find that as long as I don't plant dahlias and other tempting and vulnerable slug delights, I'm no longer a victim of "slug rage".
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