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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Andrew Tarr on Thursday 09 February 17 17:53 GMT (UK)
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While transcribing births and burials for the Manchester area I have come across several children recorded as Emin (as in Tracey, but not a surname). Is this a variant, and what of ?
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Hello Andrew
I believe Emin may be a Turkish, Indian or Arabic name - and a variant of Amin
Kind regards
Alex
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That seems most unlikely in late 18th-c Manchester ....
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Emeny/Eman/Emonie/Imanie/Ismene was a female given name used in the medieval period.
My other thought is that it could be a corruption of the name Hermione, popularized by Shakespeare.
You might find other ideas browsing the Oxford Dictionary of First Names, available online here (your library may subscribe):
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001/acref-9780198610601
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That seems most unlikely in late 18th-c Manchester ....
On the contrary, there were at least four Arabic cotton trading houses in Manchester by the late 18th Century, due to a well-established Arabic population and the booming textile industry in that area
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On the contrary, there were at least four Arabic cotton trading houses in Manchester by the late 18th Century, due to a well-established Arabic population and the booming textile industry in that area
Having checked my data, I find that I overestimated the recurrence of the name Emin. I have merely found one individual born to a Fletcher family in 1795, who was buried two years later. On the basis of your suggestion I must assume her father was in the cotton trade - not surprising of course.
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There are quite a few occurrences of Emin, Emine and Emina among FreeBMD birth registrations in the 19th century. I must say I had not heard of these names before this thread prompted me to look.
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On the contrary, there were at least four Arabic cotton trading houses in Manchester by the late 18th Century, due to a well-established Arabic population and the booming textile industry in that area
Having checked my data, I find that I overestimated the recurrence of the name Emin. I have merely found one individual born to a Fletcher family in 1795, who was buried two years later. On the basis of your suggestion I must assume her father was in the cotton trade - not surprising of course.
I don't think it's safe to assume anything about the father's occupation in the absence of evidence.
To take one example, there is a baptism for Emin Farnworth in Bolton RD, Dec qtr 1839. She was baptised at Deane on 15 Dec 1839 as Emmin Farnworth, daughter of Thomas (a miner) and Margaret.