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Did I miss why Julia called her daughter Ollie and Alma interchangeably?
Jackie L Alma is pronunced like Ah-lma. Ollie is pronounced lie Ah-lee.
It's a shortned version of Alma with an ie ending, frequently done when people are youn…moreAlma is pronunced like Ah-lma. Ollie is pronounced lie Ah-lee.
It's a shortned version of Alma with an ie ending, frequently done when people are young -shortening the name and adding ie or y to the end creating a nickname.
A name like Honesty, (Ah-nest-tee) would be Onie, (Ah-nie). Jacqueline -Jackie... Does this make sense?(less)
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