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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Essex => Topic started by: bossy wifey on Friday 20 June 08 20:54 BST (UK)
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In our family we have a Mynott born in 1827. At a time when it was more usual to give a child a traditional name Mynott stands out rather. Has anyone met this name before or know the derivation of it. If it's a surname used as a Christian name it isn't his mother's.
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Hi bossey wifey
I have seen Mynot as a christian name whilst carrying out research. Although not researching the Milton family, I have a Mynot Milton born 1804 connected to my tree. Mynots family were from Farnham, Essex.
Regards
Martin
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Hi bossey wifey
I have seen Mynot as a christian name whilst carrying out research. Although not researching the Milton family, I have a Mynot Milton born 1804 connected to my tree. Mynots family were from Farnham, Essex.
Regards
Martin
Hi Martin
Thanks for your reply.
It's very interesting because my Mynott comes from Henham in Essex only a mile or two NE from your man. There must be something local that has triggered the choice of name. I must investigate further.
regards
Monica
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If you just put Mynot* in to the 1851 census search it comes up with 16 people with that Christian name.
Predominantly Essex, some Hertfordshire and elsewhere
Wouldnt be surprised if they are all related - maybe a surname from some generations back that has been carried forward.
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If you just put Mynot* in to the 1851 census search it comes up with 16 people with that Christian name.
Predominantly Essex, some Hertfordshire and elsewhere
Wouldnt be surprised if they are all related - maybe a surname from some generations back that has been carried forward.
Thanks for that; it would be intersting to know just where they all join up but that's a job for another day . Apart from another reply on RootsChat I hadn't come across another Mynot/Mynott/Mynot*. Also thanks for the * tip.
regards
Monica
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Recorded in many spelling forms all quite rare and including: Mignot, Minet, Mynett and Mynott, this is an English surname, but of pre-medieval French origins. Probably introduced by the Normans after the invasion of 1066, it is derived from the word 'mignot', meaning dainty. As such it was originally either a baptismal name of endearment, or later a nickname surname. Humour in the Middle Ages was very robust, and many nicknames, most of which were given to males, were the reverse of the literal meaning. Hence in the famous fables of Robin Hood, the second in command of the outlaws was one "Little John", was so named because he was the largest of the band!
http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Mynott
Stephen :)
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Lucky you getting a distinctive first name- helps sort out the possibles and finding them living relatively closeby is another bonus-
Good luck in your tying it all together.
charlotte
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If, in the IGI, you just put Mynot as given name and select British Isles as the region, it brings up some 51 entries (various spellings).
JAP
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Tantalising that there are the different spellings with them all as candidates for your consideration given that transcriptions can't be relied upon nor can what was written in the original register given the level of literacy etc.
Maybe location would be a better guide way back to possible connections?
charlotte
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Hi,
I am a little late joining in with this but I can add the following as I have Mynett as a family surname.
It is thought that most of the Mynett, Mynatt, Mynott, Minett, Minnot, Mynyot, Minet etc variations stem from Mignot. While there are Norman/French connections for the name, I also believe some are of later Huguenot French origins. The spellings do quite often seem to indicate an area/family group. Mynett seems to be Gloucestershire, Mynatt - Suffolk and you Mynott would look to be Essex.
Hope this is useful - FS
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You are right this Mynott comes from Essex. Because of the surname, Neville, I assumed there was a French connection centuries back. Odd that the name as a first name should have been given, in my case, to the eighth child of the family, especially where all the others had good Bibical names.
Nice to hear from you
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Are there indications of a naming convention in use? It might be possible to pick up where the name came from if they are. Have a look at
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/hardiehistory/namemeanings/namingsystems.htm#StandardEnglish
to see if anything stands out. My Mynetts were very found of using surnames as second names to the point where some children have more than one surname in the name for example Mary Stephens Chew Mynett. In this instance we know that Chew is the mothers maiden name but Stephens reference is still a mystery. To give you some idea these are the Christian names used in the same family group. Clifford, Leech, Lidiatt, Stephens, Chew and Adey. Only two of these names have been identified. I wonder if it is a Hugenot /French thing and they go back many more generations than usual.
Of course it could just be a family friends name.
ATB - FS
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Hi
If Mynott was originally a mother's surname it might be from way back. I had to trace back to a marriage in 1648 of James Allsopp to Susanna Wandell to find the origin of my ggg grandad Wandell Allsopp's name.
Jan ;)
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Hi
I bet you were thrilled when you solved that puzzle. Lucky you, although I suspect luck had nothing to do with it.
Regards
Monica
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Thrilled to find the marriage but not so thrilled to find loads of Wandells - I'm still not sure which of two possibles my Wandell is ::) ;D
Good luck with your search
Jan ;)
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Hi
You may be interested in www.henhamhistory.org there is a wealth of information including parish records and census returns for Henham Essex