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in reply to a message by Paul Robinson
The name Redvis, my name comes from a different pronunciation of Redvers, and according to my father Alfred Tomas Taylor, it was a Saxon name from the 800 AC to the 1200 AC, and the name had a few meanings. The first meaning was "Great fighter" and later took the meaning of "Knight of honor". I went and search the name myself and the only name that was the same was from the American Red Indian tribe, And the name meaning was "Strong one". Hope this helps.
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There is no "v" in Saxon English, nor any Saxon name recorded anything like either Redvis or Redvers. the element -vis is a Norse or continental form, and aside from mythological names like Alviss, usually a feminine suffix meaning "manner" as in Cynewise, wife of king Penda. Redvers is apparently English folk-etymology of the Norman surname (de) Reviers, from a town in Normandy, not without some justification believed to mean "Rivers" (three rivers have their confluence in or near the town).
This message was edited 10/15/2020, 9:18 AM
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