Posted by Allan Lang on May 19, 2003 at -1:26:39 from 202.61.171.25 user Allan_Lang.
In Reply to: Re: 'Frequently' Asked Questions . . . posted by Woll on May 18, 2003 at 22:06:29:
Well, Nancy is a diminutive of Ann. (That doesn't look right). Nan is a dimiminutive of Anne. Which leads to Anne Bonney.
(And seaching Google: http://www.geocities.com/captcutlass/Bio.html leads to http://arthur-ransome.org/ar/literary/ardocs.htm )