[peel] Off topic Brit culture question

[Ed Blackmore]

> At 12:14 24/02/03 +0000, Frances Castle wrote:
> 
> >Brenda is short for elizabeth.. so I guess it comes from that
> 
> Er, what?
> 
> I really didn't expect to be doing a survey of baby-naming web
> sites today, but they seem to agree that "Elizabeth" is from Hebrew,
> meaning "God is bountiful", while "Brenda" is from Norse, meaning
> "sword", or Gaelic, meaning "raven". How did Brenda get to be short
> for Elizabeth?
> 
> Anyway, they also called Prince Charles "Brian", Pricess Di "Cheryl"
> and Princess Margaret "Yvonne". Explain those ;-)
> 
> Fun fact: I share my birthday with the actress who plays Brenda on
> Six Feet Under.
> 
> 
> Rob
> 
> 

Kershaw called the Queen Brenda in the 08/11/2002 show, when talking about 
'Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around'.

Ed
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