Continuing my cleaning and de-accessioning of books (six boxes in the Jeep ready to go to the library for their book sale,) I came across my mother's baby book from 1917.
My mother's name was Virginia but my grandfather often called her Jean. Now I know why. At the age of 16 months, she declared that her name was Jean Cutt -- much easier to say than Virginia Northcutt.
My favorite is the Bright Sayings wherein it is recorded that one day Jean asked, "Mama, who is God's grandmother?" Little Jean's mama had been a Sunday School teacher before her marriage. Her answer, however, is not recorded.