Thanks Ray, Bunty Mitchell b abt 1910 presumed in Scotland, possibly in Aberdeenshire but not only guessing. The other was a lady who when I knew her was in her mid 80's so would have been born around pre WW1 years and was from North Yorkshire - a similar time to the Scottish Bunty. Just as an afterthought, there was a UK tv programme a 'few' years ago called HOW and one of the presenters was Bunty James - she would have been born in the latter half of the 1900's You will be going live as we say shortly, so my very best wishes for the official launch - I send you a virtual dram of Tamnavoulin, a breakfast whiskey so it can be drunk anytime. Carol Admin Moray Mailing List www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/morayweb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <rayhennessy@iclway.co.uk> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Christian name > Hi Carol > > "Bunty" - English; originally a nickname of uncertain derivation. > Popular in the 20th century as a baptismal name. > Possibly derived from a pet-name [no pun intended, I think] > for a lamb from the old English "to bunt" = to butt gently. > > Source: the Oxford Names Companion. > > That may be one of the English names I will add in due course. > Can you send me details of the Bunty you've found. > It isn't Scottish but I have some English names in the database. > > Thanks for input > > Ray > http://www.whatsinaname.net/index.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "carol" <carol@wakefieldfhs.org.uk> > To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 1:37 PM > Subject: [MORAY] Christian name > > >> Morning Ray and listers >> >> George and I have been communicating now for several weeks and in some >> info came across a BUNTY. >> >> I've been to your site Ray and it comes up blank. >> >> Now I've only know one other Bunty and that was a family pet name that >> stuck and everyone eventually called this very nice, Yorkshire lady >> Bunty. I've no idea what her real name was, even her children called her >> Bunty. >> >> Anyone any ideas what Bunty's real name could be or was it as it is. >> >> Carol >> Admin Moray Mailing List >> www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/morayweb >> >> ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== >> If you need to unsub for your holidays, change your email address, or >> report anything to the admin of the list - all this information can be >> found at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/MORAY.html >> >> ============================== >> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > MORAY OPR's. The OPR's for the Moray area are now starting to be > transcribed and volunteers are needed. Would anyone interested in > transcribing the OPR's for our area please contact me via my usual email > address or visit the Moray Rootsweb pages and contact me via the mailing > list Admin. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >
Hi Carol, Katherine and All Thanks for your inputs re Scottish women called Bunty. Sheena tells me that there were "many girls called "Bunty" when she was at school in Aberdeenshire in the 1940s. So it seems that it was also a Scottish name but the main sources haven't caught up yet. I would guess that the use in Scotland may be a 20th century development as in England. We hope to find a possible derivation from a friend in Banff. I've put it in the database. The launch of What's In A Name has leaked out randomly, due to my finger trouble. Anyone would think it was a government "initiative"! We still have more "tarting-up" to do but I think it is ready to go so anyone can now look at it [see URL below]. Best wishes and virtual tots of purest Malt to all. The Tamnavoulin Carol sent me was perfect! Ray http://www.whatsinaname.net/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "carol" <carol@wakefieldfhs.org.uk> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Christian name > Thanks Ray, > > Bunty Mitchell b abt 1910 presumed in Scotland, possibly in > Aberdeenshire but not only guessing. > > The other was a lady who when I knew her was in her mid 80's so would > have been born around pre WW1 years and was from North Yorkshire - a > similar time to the Scottish Bunty. > > Just as an afterthought, there was a UK tv programme a 'few' years ago > called HOW and one of the presenters was Bunty James - she would have > been born in the latter half of the 1900's > > You will be going live as we say shortly, so my very best wishes for > the official launch - I send you a virtual dram of Tamnavoulin, a > breakfast whiskey so it can be drunk anytime. > > Carol > Admin Moray Mailing List > www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/morayweb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Hennessy" <rayhennessy@iclway.co.uk> > To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:49 PM > Subject: Re: [MORAY] Christian name > > >> Hi Carol >> >> "Bunty" - English; originally a nickname of uncertain >> derivation.Popular in the 20th century as a baptismal name. >> Possibly derived from a pet-name [no pun intended, I think] >> for a lamb from the old English "to bunt" = to butt gently. >> >> Source: the Oxford Names Companion. >> >> That may be one of the English names I will add in due >> course. Can you send me details of the Bunty you've found. >> It isn't Scottish but I have some English names in the database. >> >> Thanks for input >> >> Ray >> http://www.whatsinaname.net/index.html >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "carol" <carol@wakefieldfhs.org.uk> >> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 1:37 PM >> Subject: [MORAY] Christian name >> >> >>> Morning Ray and listers >>> >>> George and I have been communicating now for several weeks and in >>> some info came across a BUNTY. >>> >>> I've been to your site Ray and it comes up blank. >>> >>> Now I've only know one other Bunty and that was a family pet name >>> that stuck and everyone eventually called this very nice, Yorkshire >>> lady Bunty. I've no idea what her real name was, even her children >>> called her Bunty. >>> >>> Anyone any ideas what Bunty's real name could be or was it as it is. >>> >>> Carol >>> Admin Moray Mailing List >>> www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/morayweb >>> >>> ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== >>> If you need to unsub for your holidays, change your email address, >>> or report anything to the admin of the list - all this information >>> can be found at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/MORAY.html >>> >>> ============================== >>> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >>> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== >> MORAY OPR's. The OPR's for the Moray area are now starting to be >> transcribed and volunteers are needed. Would anyone interested in >> transcribing the OPR's for our area please contact me via my usual >> email address or visit the Moray Rootsweb pages and contact me via >> the mailing list Admin. >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > " Reply All " ........Please, please, please, when replying to a > posted message make sure that the reply is sent to the list and not > just the sender of the message. This is done by clicking " Reply All > " Thank you ;-) > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >