LL-L: "Nicknames" LOWLANDS-L, 04.JUN.2001 (01) [E]

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From: $ Elsie Zinsser <ezinsser at simpross.co.za>
Subject: LL-L: "Nicknames" LOWLANDS-L, 01.JUN.2001 (02) [E]

Hi all

        Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org] asked about specific
nicknames for specific surnames
        "does it occur in other Lowlands languages? Can anyone offer any
examples, either
        in English or any other Lowlands languages?"

        Yes, in Afrikaans you'll occasionally still find "Pine" Pienaar,
"Blackie" Swart, "Tiny" de Lange, "Van" Van der Merwe.  They seem to be
English language influenced. Others are: "Bes" Bezuidenhout and "Koeks"
Koekemoer (I've even heard of an "Oom Koekie").

        Groete
        Elsie Zinsser

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