-> On 23 Jan 07  14:37:00, Nancy Backus got back to DANNY CEPPA 
-> Re: "baba"s

 NB> sister Martha was always known as Brownie, so my mom's generation and
 NB> following always called her Aunt Brownie.  And I have an Aunt Dofie,
 NB> whose real name is Dorothy.
 
 DC> Is 'Dofie' because of a very bad kid pronunciation of 'Dorothy'?  

 NB> I think it may have been.  It's also often shortened to
"Dof".  As I
 NB> recall, the families were neighbors, so the kids grew up together.  I
 NB> have never heard Daddy call her anything but Dofie or Dof...  His
 NB> next- younger brother married her the same year my parents got married.

My Mom's cousin is called 'Cupcake' because of his penchant for, 
what else, cupcakes.  Definitely a strange name for someone who 
is about 90.  :)  


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