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[Facts] Mittie
Does anyone know why Mittie was used fairly frequently in the 1880s? Is Mittie a diminutive?
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A quick google search shows:1. It's surname
2. It's a town in Louisiana
3. A Woman using it as a nickname for Martha.Just guessing here but I could have also be a feminine diminutive of Mitchell or a feminine version of Mitt. It also be an alternate spelling of mitty which is also a surname.

This message was edited 8/8/2014, 12:49 PM

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If I were to guess, it may have been a diminutive for Matilda, which was also rather popular in that period.
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