Re: Same name (was Re: Brithenig-heads)

Nik Taylor wrote:

>Names seem to be subject to largely random changes, especially in forms
>that originate as nicknames.  Margaret, for instance, has given us
>Maggie and Marge (pretty simple changes), as well as Peggy.  Apparently
>a change from "a" to "e", and a denasalization/devoicing.
Probably these changes happened in stages:

Margaret > Maggie > Meg > Peg > Peggy

Matt.