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It is interesting to see that this tradition persisted in certain groups. Cape Breton immigrants, for instance, used physical appearance nicknames to distinguish between family members who, due to naming conventions, carried the same official names
It is interesting to see that this tradition persisted in certain groups. Cape Breton immigrants, for instance, used physical appearance nicknames to distinguish between family members who, due to naming conventions, carried the same official names