Posted by Peter Ceresole on November 17, 2008 at 13:53:16 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Titty's name posted by Mike Field on November 17, 2008 at 11:54:07:
It was occasionally thought by some to have been an abbreviation of Laetitia
I read that some years ago in a book, I forget the title. I've also seen it as supposedly being short for 'Titania'.
but proved in the event to have come from a nursery rhyme called Titty-Mouse and Tatty-Mouse....
And what a grim thing it is.