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From: "Ray Hennessy" <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] About Ina,Iza
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:13:49 +0100
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Victoria West wrote:

> I had an Great Aunt Isabella and she was known as Aunt Iza.
> Ina being used for a name that one doesn't want to be called
> by is common. Hughina--I don't think she wanted to be
> called Hugh/Hughie so Ina is quite proper.
> Robina--Ina also maybe for the same reason.
>
> Because I feel a little tension pertaining to this subject
> which shouldn't be. Have respect for each other. OK
>
> Vicki

Hi Vicky

No tension that I've noticed!?! I have had exchanges with
all the previous correspondents [mainly off-list to save all
your in-trays] and they are all, without exception, positive
and involved in finding out about their ancestors' names.

As has happened with several other names, INA has raised
a lot of questions and investigations by interested people -
all with full respect for their predecessors and in their
messages. No probs, I promise you! :-))

Your comments re Robina, and on Hughina being not too
keen on it as name nor Hughie as a pet name, are very
pertinent and I think you are most probably right.

Thanks for the introduction of IZA. This is a new one,
presumably being a phonetic representation of the
Scottish pronunciation of "Isa" - and quite right too.
I like innovative naming and have added it to my database.

Ray Hennessy

Forenames website: www.whatsinaname.net

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