Jan, at the risk of being flippant, if we used the same logic does that mean that your husband was born on the moon!!!!!!! (With tongue in cheek.) Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jan & Stuart Moon Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2008 09:32 AM To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com Subject: [LEI] Places as Names?? e.g. Melton Does anyone know if it is likely that people names their children after places they came from? Regards Jan Moon Daintree, Australia

Peter HOLMES wrote: > Jan, at the risk of being flippant, if we used the same logic does that > mean that your husband was born on the moon!!!!!!! I'm darn sure some of mine were or else they were aliens who were subsequently collected by their mother ship from the way they suddenly appear/disappear!! On a more serious note, MOON could have evolved from MOOR. I've come across a few MOORs who at first glance seemed to be MOONs.