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derekfrom france
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Post by derekfrom france » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:53 am

bonjour
i have a sally wellington in my tree the question is,is sally a shortened name or not tnx my birthday today SO APPERITIF TIME
sante to all espec if its your birthday today
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emanday
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Post by emanday » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:12 am

I think Sarahs are sometimes called Sally.
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Post by momat » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:23 am

I would agree to that as there are several in my family named SARAH but always called SALLY.
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DavidWW
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Post by DavidWW » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:27 am

Mary

Spot on !!

Leslie Alan Dunkling's "Scottish Christian Names" lists Sally as originally a pet form of Sarah, but then used independently since the 18th C.

Another diminutive of Sarah is Sadie. Sara was also used as a spelling, and Sarah was often used as a subsitute for the Gaelic Mór(ag).

Sarah might be thought to be non-Scottish but was ranked 12th in Scotland in 1858, 12th in 1935, before falling to 54th in 1958.

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grannysrock
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Post by grannysrock » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:35 am

hi derek
I'm a Sally - and that's what it says on my birth certificate . But I too was always told it was usually "short" for Sarah . I do know that I hated my name when I was little - it was not a common name in the areas of Scotland where I lived - I dreamed of being a Jean or a Margaret ...

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LesleyB
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Post by LesleyB » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:38 am

Happy Birthday Derek! \:D/
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CatrionaL
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Post by CatrionaL » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:31 pm

Derek

Bon anniversaire

Best wishes

Catriona
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