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African Name Lamonia
According to family letters, my 5th great grandmother was a slave from Africa. Her name was Lamonia or Lamoneha. I am trying to find out what the name means and the find the correct spelling of the name. She most likely came from west Africa.
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Where was she enslaved? Is the name, to your knowledge, an African name or a slave name given to her by her sellers and or masters? This information will help.
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She was enslaved in Virginia and then Kentucky. Lamonia (or Lamoneha) was her African name. I think her slave name was 'Pigeon." Lamonia's daughter said that her mother was a princess who was lured aboard a slave ship.
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I don't know that this is necessarily a link, but there is a similar name Alemonia (http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/alemonia). It is a Roman mythology name and it is possible that the name made its way to Africa as the Romans were quite prolific in their conquests.Other than that, I can't come up with much information.

This message was edited 5/16/2014, 5:38 AM

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