Sometimes there is a funny story attached to how someone got their nickname. Anita s sister, for example, couldn t pronounce her name when she was little, so she called her Needee, and it stuck.
Nicknames can be another way of saying a name, often a longer name.
Elizabeth is often shortened to Beth, or Betsy, of Liz, and William can be shortened to Will, or Bill. Or nicknames can sound similar. Nicknames for Mary are Molly and Polly, the nicknames for Margaret are Meg and Peg. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.