Dear List This was posted to another list by my friend Doreen in Canada. It apparently appeared in the UK newspaper (more of a comic) The Sun. I just had to pass it on to the list that deals with unusual names!!! Pete Brown *************************************** Researchers at the National Archives made the revelation yesterday in their family history magazine, Ancestors. A spokeswoman said: “Diot was a Christian name for girls in the 14th Century, short for Dionisia. “And we have discovered that one girl with the surname Coke was christened Diot in 1379.”

Hello ?? Pete ?? , What type of keyboard are you using ? , What is the Letter / word in this " spokeswoman said: “Diot was a Christian name for girls in the " Just after the ' said : is a ' Garbled Mess in my Mailbox , what is before Diot ?? , I wonder am I missing a Font in my System OR what ? , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: <NorthantsBrowns@aol.com> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:37 AM Subject: [OEL] Diot COKE christened 1379 (honest!) > Dear List > This was posted to another list by my friend Doreen in Canada. It apparently > appeared in the UK newspaper (more of a comic) The Sun. > I just had to pass it on to the list that deals with unusual names!!! > Pete Brown > > *************************************** > Researchers at the National Archives made the revelation yesterday in their > family history magazine, Ancestors. > > A spokeswoman said: “Diot was a Christian name for girls in the 14th Century, > short for Dionisia. > > “And we have discovered that one girl with the surname Coke was christened > Diot in 1379.” > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from list mode -- > Send the one word UNSUBSCRIBE to > OLD-ENGLISH-L-request@rootsweb.com >