Ginny Weasley

[Fred Waldrop]

No: HPFGUIDX 89618

Shrijana 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.
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-- Julie

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Hello all, Fred Waldrop here;

As Julie said, Ginny might be short for Ginny. 
My name is Fred, I can not tell you how many theachers told me my 
name COULD NOT just be Fred, it had to be Fredrick or something, but 
surly not just just Fred. 
But, seeing as I have seen my birth certificate, I can assure 
EVERYONE, my name , like my fathers and my grandfathers name, IS 
just plain ole Fred.
There is nothing wrong with having a name like Fred or Ginny or any 
other name that might have came frome another name, but has been 
simplified, it is just harder to convince others that your name is 
what it is.

Just Fred