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in reply to a message by Caitlin
Anstis is probably an alternative spelling of Anstice, which was indeed a form of Anastasia used in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, according to The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names.
Freidel is probably a pet form of Freyde, a Yiddish name meaning "joy".
I would assume that Galynn was invented by the parents in 1945, either by blending Gay and Lynn or as a feminine form of Galen.
Lisetta is a German form of Lisa, which is itself of course from Elizabeth.
Pickney is probably a misprint for Pinckney, which is a surname prominent in the South which has been used as a given name there. It originally was a Norman French surname indicating one's ancestor came from a place called Picquigny in France, according to Reaney & Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames.
Saphrona is undoubtedly just a variation of Sophronia.
Could Aorum merely be the result of bad handwriting trying to reproduce Aaron?
Barthlin is indeed probably a pet form of Bartholomew. Hanks & Hodges' A Dictionary of Surnames gives Barthel as a German form of Bartholomew and Bartolijn as a Flemish form of Bartholomew.
Olen is probably a respelling of Olin, which is a surname which has been turned into a given name in the USA many times. I can't find an origin for Olin on short notice, but here are links to websites for the Olin family. One of them claims the original Olin was from Wales:
http://olinfamilysociety.org/
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/River/7560/olin.html
A Dictionary of English Place-Names by A. D. Mills says that Stukeley in Cambridgeshire goes back to Old English words meaning "woodland clearing with tree stumps."
Veltin is probably a respelling of Velten, which is a form of Valentine used in Germany.
Freidel is probably a pet form of Freyde, a Yiddish name meaning "joy".
I would assume that Galynn was invented by the parents in 1945, either by blending Gay and Lynn or as a feminine form of Galen.
Lisetta is a German form of Lisa, which is itself of course from Elizabeth.
Pickney is probably a misprint for Pinckney, which is a surname prominent in the South which has been used as a given name there. It originally was a Norman French surname indicating one's ancestor came from a place called Picquigny in France, according to Reaney & Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames.
Saphrona is undoubtedly just a variation of Sophronia.
Could Aorum merely be the result of bad handwriting trying to reproduce Aaron?
Barthlin is indeed probably a pet form of Bartholomew. Hanks & Hodges' A Dictionary of Surnames gives Barthel as a German form of Bartholomew and Bartolijn as a Flemish form of Bartholomew.
Olen is probably a respelling of Olin, which is a surname which has been turned into a given name in the USA many times. I can't find an origin for Olin on short notice, but here are links to websites for the Olin family. One of them claims the original Olin was from Wales:
http://olinfamilysociety.org/
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/River/7560/olin.html
A Dictionary of English Place-Names by A. D. Mills says that Stukeley in Cambridgeshire goes back to Old English words meaning "woodland clearing with tree stumps."
Veltin is probably a respelling of Velten, which is a form of Valentine used in Germany.
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Wow you're amazing!
The Olin link you gave turned out to be related to Anstis, which through a series of links led me to an 1887 book about the Aylsworth family, the maiden name of Anstis. According to that book, her name was not Anstis, but Austus.
The Olin link you gave turned out to be related to Anstis, which through a series of links led me to an 1887 book about the Aylsworth family, the maiden name of Anstis. According to that book, her name was not Anstis, but Austus.
This message was edited 1/18/2007, 7:34 PM
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