The oua can be pronounced wa or wah or wau (could she be related to Barbara Wawa!!:) [sorry, I couldn't resist] One of the Chatfields from Mt. Pleasant had the name Wa-Wa-Sum which translates to something about Lightening (but you have to have "was" in it per my dictionary, this seems to denote something to do with light.). As I said I do not speak the language. There is an instructor at Central Michigan University by the name of Helen Roy, perhaps she can help you. Do not know about the "boui" or "gou", sorry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Winner" <jebeau62@webtv.net> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:38 PM Subject: [MIMac] Unidentified subject! > ok james, maybe you can give me some HELP, here, i have a grandparent > with the name Symphorose ouaouabouigne, or ouaouagoukoue 8a8ab8k8e, what > does this say? been trying for years on this one. > > Searching--Boyer== Bourassa== Belmer== Campau== . Calkins== Caron== > Cicotte== Curran== Chevalier== . Hunt== Harris== Jourdain== > Labadie== Lacelle== . Little == Laclere== Leblanc== Lynch== Moore== > Mahoney== . Norris== OuaOuaBouigne== Reaume== Reece== Stafford== > Tardiff== Walker== Withee==. > >

Regarding "8a8ab8k8e": what do the eights denote? I've seen them used in other places, but I've never seen an explanation. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "James P. LaLone" <jplalone@prodigy.net> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [MIMac] Unidentified subject! > The oua can be pronounced wa or wah or wau (could she be related to Barbara > Wawa!!:) [sorry, I couldn't resist] > > One of the Chatfields from Mt. Pleasant had the name Wa-Wa-Sum which > translates to something about Lightening (but you have to have "was" in it > per my dictionary, this seems to denote something to do with light.). As I > said I do not speak the language. There is an instructor at Central > Michigan University by the name of Helen Roy, perhaps she can help you. > > Do not know about the "boui" or "gou", sorry. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Winner" <jebeau62@webtv.net> > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:38 PM > Subject: [MIMac] Unidentified subject! > > > > ok james, maybe you can give me some HELP, here, i have a grandparent > > with the name Symphorose ouaouabouigne, or ouaouagoukoue 8a8ab8k8e, what > > does this say? been trying for years on this one. > > > > Searching--Boyer== Bourassa== Belmer== Campau== . Calkins== Caron== > > Cicotte== Curran== Chevalier== . Hunt== Harris== Jourdain== > > Labadie== Lacelle== . Little == Laclere== Leblanc== Lynch== Moore== > > Mahoney== . Norris== OuaOuaBouigne== Reaume== Reece== Stafford== > > Tardiff== Walker== Withee==. > > > > > > >