Originally Posted by Tropical
I was called Sissie because I was the only girl among five brothers. Mom and my youngest brother still call me that. My Dad did until he passed away at age 84. My favorite nicknmae is one my mother gave me when I was in my young teens and helping her to clean house. It was Tillie. There was an old radio show she used to listen to and there was a character called "Tillie the Toiler." I guess I like it because it represents something that gave her pleasure when she listened to the radio show.
It was even before my time (I'm 81) but "Tillie the Toiler"
was a cartoon character in the newspapers.
Once in a while, my mom, who was born in 1909, called
herself that....
Look it up on google...
Our weekly newspaper features the "Katzenjammer Kids" cartoon now, which once was published about the same time...
My dutch cousins in Holland call me "Yane" , which they
earnestly explained as this : Jean = Jane and J is pronounced "Y". I like it - nobody else is very likely to have that name...Jeannie