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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: farmeroman on Thursday 25 February 10 14:39 GMT (UK)
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I have come across the unusual (to me at least) first name of a male ancestor called Eyon Tinworth, who was married in Littlebury, Essex in 1624 and had a number of children.
I was wondering if anyone knows if Eyon is a known name from that time or if it is a latin version of a common name.
Another possibility is that he was given his mother's maiden name as a first name, which I have seen quite often in my research, although in most cases it was given as the middle and not the first name. I should also mention that there was an Eyon family in the area at the same time.
Any comments.
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Hi
I have come across several instances where a mothers maiden name was given as a firstname for a child. Eyon could easily have been a family surname.
Ben
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Yes it sure looks like it was probably a family name, which would help me a lot, unless someone can come up with Eyon being a "real" first name in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Oh, and thanks for the answer.
Steve.
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Could it be a misspelling of Ian - pronounced in a certain way it could be similar.