When you are asking questions of relatives, do you try and learn the origins of nicknames? I have an uncle named "Babe" and for some reason his name popped into my head while walking. It was fifteen minutes before I remembered his real name: Carl William.
What I wish I knew is where his nickname came from. At this point, I'm lucky that the nickname is even known, as I don't think it's used on any legal documents.
Don't forget to ask about those nicknames. There may be a story there.
I only knew my grandpa by his nickname "Lum". It was many years after his death that I learned it was short for Co lum bus.
ReplyDeleteI had an uncle nicknamed Babe too, although we called him by this name. In his case, the nickname started because he was the baby of the family for 4 years until my dad came along. The oldest brother was named Joe, but called Sonny by the family until he died at age 82 last year.
ReplyDeleteWas he a baseball player, a slugger maybe?
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