On Thu, April 20, 2006 17:54, Ellen wrote:
> your brother's nickname is Sue Sudell? My brother's nickname is
> Goody Goodman, as was my grandfather's, but not my father's, I don't
> think. Funny story--my whole life I knew my grandfather, who died
> when I was 4, was Grandpa Goody. I knew his real name was Herman,
> but I never thought about why he was called Goody for like 20 YEARS!
> Until people started calling my brother Goody and then it dawned on
> me. I was totally like So THAT'S why he was Grandpa Goody! People
> congratulated me for finally figuring it out.
Maybe he didn't like the name Herman. My great grandmother was named Agnes, but hated it. By the
time I came around, everyone called her Grandma Joe. Her second husband was named Joe and we
called him Grandpa Joe. Even my mother and grandmother used these nicknames, so I'm not sure who
originated them, or when. I don't remember how old I was when I figured out that her name was not
Joe, and that Joe was a first name rather than a last name.
Fun childhood memories.
What's up with the name discussions? Three of the discussion lists I'm o have had name thread in
the past week or so.
-Liz
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