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[Facts] I believe...
by Ivayla (guest)
1/4/2005, 6:10 PM
in reply to a message by Miranda
Ned, Nan and the like arouse as contractions of the medieval endearing phrases mine + name (like mine Anne or mine Ed).
If you search in the archives, you can find Merriment's take on the issue (of course, hers was a far more coherent explanation)
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- VeryMerryment (guest)
1/6/2005, 3:11 AM
Me, coherent?Seems unlikely..
hic!
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- Miranda (Randee15)   +5
1/4/2005, 7:03 PM
Ah, I (vaguely) remember that! *Tries to search* Wah, the search won't let me search for any words that are less than four letters!Well, I don't particularly feel like digging through the archives manually, so I'll take your and Merriment's word for it regarding Ned, Nan, etc. :-)Miranda
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- Siri (guest)   +4
1/5/2005, 6:02 AM
- Miranda (Randee15)   +2
1/5/2005, 12:59 PM
Thanks! :-Da
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- Siri (guest)   +1
1/6/2005, 10:28 AM
When searching for a name that is three letters long, put a space before the first letter.
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- Miranda (Randee15)
1/6/2005, 2:57 PM
Gotcha! Thanks. :-)a
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- Ivayla (guest)
1/5/2005, 9:39 AM
Yay! Thanks a lotn/t means no text. Why are you peeking in here :o)?
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