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ArchivesRe: VENE - meaning and origin and where you found the information
in reply to a message by Rugersgirl724
After doing a search I found all sorts of possible meanings,some already mentioned in other posts, I cant guarantee that either of these are correct but they might help you in your research
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What does the Veeneman name mean?
Vene is an ancient Pictish-Scottish name. It is derived from the Gaelic word Beathan or betha which means life. Bean was also the name of a saint in the Breviary of Aberdeen.
Spelling variations include: Bean, Beane, Beyn, Bayn, Bene, Bane, Baine, Beine, Bayne, Beyne, Been, Beaine, MacBain, MacBean, MacVain, MacBean, MacVan and many more.
First found in Invernessshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alexander Bean who settled in Georgia in 1775; Duncan Bean who settled in Jamaica in 1716; Alexander Bain who settled in Maryland in 1774; John Baine settled in south Carolina in 1716.
found at
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/vene-coat-arms.htm
2)long shot but maybe it originates from the same sourse as this surname
What we know about the Veeneman Family
Dutch: variant of Van Veen or Van den Vene, habitational names from places named Veen or het Veen, from veen ‘peat’, ‘peat bog’, for example Veen in North Brabant
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html= b&ln= Veeneman&sourcecode=13304
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What does the Veeneman name mean?
Vene is an ancient Pictish-Scottish name. It is derived from the Gaelic word Beathan or betha which means life. Bean was also the name of a saint in the Breviary of Aberdeen.
Spelling variations include: Bean, Beane, Beyn, Bayn, Bene, Bane, Baine, Beine, Bayne, Beyne, Been, Beaine, MacBain, MacBean, MacVain, MacBean, MacVan and many more.
First found in Invernessshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alexander Bean who settled in Georgia in 1775; Duncan Bean who settled in Jamaica in 1716; Alexander Bain who settled in Maryland in 1774; John Baine settled in south Carolina in 1716.
found at
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/vene-coat-arms.htm
2)long shot but maybe it originates from the same sourse as this surname
What we know about the Veeneman Family
Dutch: variant of Van Veen or Van den Vene, habitational names from places named Veen or het Veen, from veen ‘peat’, ‘peat bog’, for example Veen in North Brabant
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html= b&ln= Veeneman&sourcecode=13304
This message was edited 12/14/2005, 12:15 PM
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