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Caz A Nickname For Caroline?

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David Amicus

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Oct 31, 2016, 11:19:29 PM10/31/16
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Is that particular British thing? I've never heard of that before. I have a niece named Caroline. Btw her birthday is 30 January the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles I.

kat

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Nov 1, 2016, 6:10:04 AM11/1/16
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On 01/11/2016 03:19, David Amicus wrote:
> Is that particular British thing? I've never heard of that before. I have a niece named Caroline. Btw her birthday is 30 January the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles I.
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There was a fashion a good few years ago for taking the first couple of
letters of a name and z to make nicknames. Thus, also, Fizz, who is,
like me, a Fiona.

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kat
>^..^<

GordonD

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Nov 1, 2016, 12:18:09 PM11/1/16
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And Jez Quigley, who was a Gerald.
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Gordon Davie
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David Amicus

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Nov 1, 2016, 12:42:23 PM11/1/16
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I forgot about Fiz and Jez. Thanks!

MartinS

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Nov 2, 2016, 11:00:14 PM11/2/16
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Baz/Bazza (Barry), Chaz (Charles), Chezza (Chesney, Cheryl), Daz (Darren),
Gaz/Gazza (Gary, Gascoigne), Jezza (Jeremy), Kaz/Kazza (Karen), Kezza
(Kerry), Lozza (Laurence), Maz (Mary), Nozza (Norris), Shazza (Sharon)...

Several of these have cropped up in Corrie.
Maz O'Loughlin was Jack's pot-growing allotment neighbour in 2003.

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Martin S

David Amicus

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Nov 2, 2016, 11:26:01 PM11/2/16
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Thanks!

David Amicus

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Nov 8, 2016, 11:53:48 AM11/8/16
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I think CAZ is short for CrAZy.
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