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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #108 on: Thursday 21 April 16 22:28 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ThrelfallYorky on Thursday 21 April 16 15:49 BST (UK)
Ah, I'd always though "Cephan" related to "Stephen". I'll have to look at one or two scottish Cephans and Clephans again! You learn something on here every day.
Apparently when Jesus referred to Peter/Cephas as his "rock", the translators took this literally (or had a bit of fun) and translated Cephas as Peter, from the Greek for rock.
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #109 on: Friday 22 April 16 14:28 BST (UK) »
Thanks, it's always good to learn something.
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #110 on: Friday 22 April 16 15:35 BST (UK) »
Quote from: pinefamily on Thursday 21 April 16 22:25 BST (UK)
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I also have a collateral ancestor, Cephas Towan Nancarrow. Towan is a name passed down from a maiden name. Cephas being the Aramaic name of Peter.
Looks like you've got Cornish ancestry Nancarrow and Towan are both Cornish names. Towan is a headland and beach in Newquay.

I most certainly do. My maternal grandfather was of 100% Cornish ancestry, despite both he and his father being born in Australia. Elizabeth Nancarrow was his grandmother; she came out here on the "City of Adelaide" as a widow with her two young daughters. The Nacarrow's came from Illogan and Redruth.

That's a coincidence-I did a teaching practice in Illogan, back when the tin mines were still working. It was quite a big village and very different to the picture postcard image of Cornwall. I was at college in Exmouth and it seemed very remote travelling more than 100 miles away to a place I'd never heard of. I was happy there and loved the school. I was there when the 1971 census was taken. Strange to think how that may confuse my descendants if any of them get the family history "bug"!
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #111 on: Monday 25 April 16 00:34 BST (UK) »


My Cornish ancestors have been devils to research, two of them come to mind with regards to oddest names

Gaverigan Tippett ~ there are a couple of us stuck on this fellow on RC , you'd think with that sort of forename it would be easy ~ no such luck  ;D

Loveday Goninan ~ I love this name :)

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #112 on: Monday 25 April 16 21:22 BST (UK) »
Sounds like a knight of the Round Table, Claire. Sir Gaverigan of Tippett.  ;D
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #113 on: Monday 25 April 16 22:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Darren,

I wish  ;D ...a Sir indeed!

Although just found this, don't know how I've missed it

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=730827.0

I'm right excited

claire

Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #114 on: Monday 25 April 16 22:46 BST (UK) »
I was at school with Dianne Rea - she was always referred to as Di Rea!!!

...and there was Primrose Sparrow - referred to as Daisy Crow!!

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #115 on: Tuesday 26 April 16 09:08 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ..claire.. on Monday 25 April 16 22:30 BST (UK)
Hi Darren,

I wish  ;D ...a Sir indeed!

Although just found this, don't know how I've missed it

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=730827.0

I'm right excited

claire

That looks very promising, Claire.
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #116 on: Tuesday 26 April 16 09:16 BST (UK) »

Hi Darren,

It does sound promising, I'll have to see a baptism before I believe it mind, TIPPETT or variant is my direct line, it would be great to get back that bit further.

Thanks for the post Darren  :)

claire
Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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