The Perils of Answering the Phone at your Parents' House

[_lily_]

Lily: Hello

Comments

Bunty short for Elizabeth.

[princealbert]

Re: Bunty short for Elizabeth.

[_lily_]

How can Bunty be short for Elizabeth? I can understand Beth, Bettie, Lizzy etc, but... Bunty?

(And I think this might make me officially stupid, but I don't get the picture).

Re: Bunty short for Elizabeth.

[princealbert]

Go google Elizabeth and Bunty and see how many hits you get.
But, yes, Bunty is short for Elizabeth. I'm guesing when everyone named their kids the same as the then new born Princess, people had to come up with a ton of nicknames.

Re: Bunty short for Elizabeth.

[_lily_]

And the picture..?