This and that. These, I researched years ago. WINN; Virtute Et Labore. By virtue and labor. REID: Pro Virtue. For Virtue RONAN: Ipse Fecit Nos. Himself made us. REID, the Scot. form of Read, q.v. Reid Kit.---Colkebie Saw 171 ....he had nathing on his heid bot syde (Low hanging) reid yellow hair.---- Lindsay, hist and Crom.Scot. (Ane Mirakill Sen'). WINN} (Celt.) White; Fair Blessed WINNE) [Wel. gwyn=Corn.g) win] Cp. Gwynn'e (Eng.) 1 the common A.Saxon, pers. Name Wine, Wina Wini=Friend Protector {O.E. Wine] Wini the 7th cent. bishop of London, bought the see from Wulfhere, king of the Mercians as related by Baeda, Hist. Eccl,' III. vii 2 the A-Sax, Winn, Winne, Wynna [ O.E. ge)winn, war, battle] Johannes Wynne ( Lond,), Inq.ad.q.Damn., A.D. 1421-2 Godfrey Wynne Chester Freeman, A.D. 1582-3 WINNETT=Winn (qv)+the Fr. dim. suff., et. WINN, WYNN, WYNNE, WYNNES: Walter Win 1198 P (Ess); Willia, Wine 1202 Ass; Robert le Win 1293 Fees (Db). OE wine, 'friend' Also a personal name . OE * Wine, a short fomr of names like Winebeald, etc. v. Wine. From: An Herldic Alphabet. Bonacon (see also Bonasus) A bull-like monster but with horns which curl inwards, a short mane and a horses tail. Its horns being useless, it defends itself by shooting its excrements at its enemies. It appears to have been first granted to Richard Chandelor in 1560, as a crest. Boreyne A monster not like a Bonacon (q.v.) but it has a tongue like a spear-head, a dorsal fin, the fore-legs of a lion and hind-legs terminating in eagle's claws. {Like Welsh Dragon?} Do we have an Anglo-Saxon background, which may be the reason for an early gap of the" Four Winn's" in Wales, and Ireland? Comments appreciated. Denver, John ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.