[HPforGrownups] Re: Ginny Weasley

[Julie Stevenson]

No: HPFGUIDX 89588

>Shrijana then asks:
> > And does anyone know what Ginny is short for? I had always assumed
> > Virginia, but I've never found canon to support this.
>
>Beverly replied:
>
>Virginia is a good guess. Can't think of any other name that "Ginny"
>would be a nickname for. (Jennifer? Gina? Nah.) Sorry, not very
>creative right now.
>
>Sembei asks:
>
>Why not Genevre?
>
Julie comments:

Another spelling is Ginevra.

But the most obvious answer might be that Ginny isn't short for anything; 
perhaps her name is just Ginny. I think of this because a close friend of 
mine is named Angie -- not Angela, not Angel, Anjelica or Angelina, just 
Angie. Same thing with a friend of mine named Vicki, and not Victoria.

We know that Ron is short for Ronald. But we also know that Percy isn't 
short for anything (like Percival) -- he's Percy Ignatius Weasley. Fred 
might be short for Frederick, but I doubt it. George on a man is usually 
just George. Bill & Charlie could be William & Charles, or they could be 
just plain Bill & Charlie.

-- Julie

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