[Facts] Paca and Pucci
How did Spanish Francescas become Paca?
What about Italian Miriams > Pucci?
My husband, who is Italian, doesn't know how Miriam became Pucci. He can only notice it!
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
What about Italian Miriams > Pucci?
My husband, who is Italian, doesn't know how Miriam became Pucci. He can only notice it!
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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Is it one particular Miriam who became Pucci or is it some kind of habit? There's a tendency amongst Italian women (mainly aged and upper class, for what I have observed) to stick all their lives with some childhood nickname , at least in familiar contexts, so it could be that the Miriam in question was called Pucci by her siblings or parents as a baby, and it just stuck. Examples in my family include a Maddalena known as Tuti (apparently what she called herself when learning to speak) and a Francesca known as Nanni (apparently what she was calling her sister Giovanna, which somehow got back to her).
Francisca as Paca is a mystery. It works for men as well since Francisco Franco was nicknamed "Paquito". In Italy Paco is used as a nn for Pasquale.
Francisca as Paca is a mystery. It works for men as well since Francisco Franco was nicknamed "Paquito". In Italy Paco is used as a nn for Pasquale.
thank you!!