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by exkilkee
Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Inheritances, bequests by Clare emigrants to U.S., Australia
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Re: Inheritances, bequests by Clare emigrants to U.S., Austr

As someone born in Clare with the name Timothy I can give some comment on the variations of this name. Tim and Timmy are truncated English versions. The Irish (Gaelic) version is Tadgh The Latin is Thaddeus. These give a truncated rendering of Thady. This sounds very similar to Teddy as in short for...