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Wonderful to see all these names and the places your ancestors were from. I’m particularly interested by all the nicknames people have, especially on your mother’s side of the family, and how those change based on the context of language or country. My favorite names are Amram, Berry, Ines, Viola, Zion, Liza, Naomi, Nissim, Zacco, Sonia, Yardena, and Hilda Rut. And I’d love to know more about Khlafo, Gzala, Buya, and Wasi.

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My maternal grandmother: Elaine Grey
Birthplace: New York, NY
Father: Earle Buell
Mother: Ida Regina (stage name Elaine Grey)
Sister: Nelle
Brother: John Conway “Jack”

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Maternal grandfather: Martín Antonio Jacinto (he had a lot of other middle names on top of this, but these are the only ones I can recall off the top of my head)
Birthplace: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Father: Juan Xavier
Mother: María Elvira
Sisters: María “Mariquita,” Mercedes “Meche,” Jovita, Teresita
Brothers: Carlos, Juan, Antonio “Antuco,” Xavier, José “Pepe,” Ernesto & Eduardo (twins), Miguel

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Paternal grandmother: Louise “Lou” or “Loulou”
Birthplace: long story
Father: not in the picture
Mother: Augustine Louise Hélène “Ninette”
Sister: Jeannette
Brothers: Howard, Richard “Dickie”

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Paternal grandfather: Virgil Adolph
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Father: Adolph
Mother: Vera