Quote Originally Posted by SouthernBelle View Post
I had a great g'ma named Birdie. Never seen that anywhere else.
Was that her given name, or a nickname?

Most of my older relatives have nicknames that are used everyday...
I had an Aunt Dodo. Her name was Josephine, but a cousin tried to say "JoJo", but it came out "DoDo" and it stuck.
Same thing with an Aunt DeeDee. Her name was Angela, "Angie" became "DeeDee".
Then...my dad had cousins Foots and Scars (he was Oscanio - Italian version of Oscar, I think.) No idea where Foots came from! .