A nickname

Our daughter's name, we've found, has a definite propensity to gather the odd nickname now and then. The ones we love have been Izzy, Islie, Isles, and the quintessential literal phonetic - Iz-la. I was in the bathroom yesterday after work, washing my hands, when Isla army crawls in to see what's going on. Without a second thought, I say, "Well Hi, Lolly!"

I have always, ALWAYS loved history, especially family history and hearing about long-gone relatives and their friends and good times. And I've always wondered how one would acquire a nickname like Minnie, Millie, Kittie or Dolly. Most likely it's just a shortening of a name (i.e. millie short for camilla). I haven't ever heard of a Lolly though, aside from the candy lolly-pops. Maybe that's why I thought it - Isla is sweet and little, and can make my head ache from time to time (not from her sweetness, more volume-based!). I think that possibly, maybe I'm falling for that name, too. Little Isla, a.k.a. Lolly, Wallis :)