> > >Just a guess but isn't it interesting that the >meanings and pronunciations do not differ from Italy to France. > >Gary > Well, they are both considered "Latin" languages, so that is probably why. Same basic roots. Barbara

I am sure someone else has heard of the origin of BOBO. The name is sure French, beau bois, pretty woods, and became what it is to day much in the same way our family name PARDEE was corrupted by the English from PARDIEU. Jim PARDEE 8261 N W 24 Court Pembroke Pines, FL: 33024-3507 954-432-6237 pardeejim@aol.com

Gary, I couldn't find BAUBEAU but did find BAUBAULT. I think they may be just different versions of the same name. It STILL means someone who stammers or stutters and still comes from the same Latin source, "balbus". One of the reasons I think the above two names are just different versions of one another is because I have a few French names in my ancestry in which the spelling has changed from Dusseau to Dussault but they are actually the same family. Barbara ================================== Agreed. The French have 15 ways of pronoucing the "O" sound. We only have five. Just a guess but isn't it interesting that the meanings and pronunciations do not differ from Italy to France. Gary

WHYNOT, WHYNOTT, WHYNAUGHT (Fr.) Descendant of little Guyon (little wood). ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara BudElWood@aol.com wrote: >Dear List, >I believe I sent this inquiry a few days ago, but haven't seen it show up to >get answered, so I am (being consumed by surname-origin curiosity) >re-submitting the question. >What could be the origin of the surname WHYNOT? This is a Maine surname. >Thank you. >Bud Elwood > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Gary, I couldn't find BAUBEAU but did find BAUBAULT. I think they may be just different versions of the same name. It STILL means someone who stammers or stutters and still comes from the same Latin source, "balbus". One of the reasons I think the above two names are just different versions of one another is because I have a few French names in my ancestry in which the spelling has changed from Dusseau to Dussault but they are actually the same family. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: >Hey Barbara, > >Who woulda thunk? > >Gary Radcliffe > >----- Original Message ----- >From: David Athey >Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:15 AM >To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Bobo > >I have Bobo's in my family tree. My records indicate that Gabriel Baubeau >arrived in Virginia about 1700 from Saint Sauvant, France. >I have 2 gg grandmothers named Bobo; Mary Bobo who married Philip McNemar and >Rebecca Bobo who married John Summers. > > > >ed-judypurcell@charter.net wrote: > > > >>I have recently received some material that included info on a Bobo family. >>It indicates that the name in France was "BAUBEAU". They came to VA in >>early 1700s. >> >>Judy Penrod Purcell >>Duncanville, TX >> >> > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Dear List, I believe I sent this inquiry a few days ago, but haven't seen it show up to get answered, so I am (being consumed by surname-origin curiosity) re-submitting the question. What could be the origin of the surname WHYNOT? This is a Maine surname. Thank you. Bud Elwood

Hey Barbara, Who woulda thunk? Gary Radcliffe ----- Original Message ----- From: David Athey Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:15 AM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Bobo I have Bobo's in my family tree. My records indicate that Gabriel Baubeau arrived in Virginia about 1700 from Saint Sauvant, France. I have 2 gg grandmothers named Bobo; Mary Bobo who married Philip McNemar and Rebecca Bobo who married John Summers. ed-judypurcell@charter.net wrote: > I have recently received some material that included info on a Bobo family. > It indicates that the name in France was "BAUBEAU". They came to VA in > early 1700s. > > Judy Penrod Purcell > Duncanville, TX

Hello, ERMENTRAUT - female name made up of the Germanic roots "erm/irm" = all-comprising, complete, large, and "trut" = strength HOFFMANN/HOFMANN - person living on/owning a farm DECKMANN - person that made/produced blankets IRVEN/EHRVEN- probably a dialact version of Erwin (Roots ebur = boar & wini = friend) Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: <Chfigaro1@aol.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:39 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Surname Help > I am looking for assistance on the origins of the following German surnames: > > ARMENTROUT/EHRMENTRAUT > HOFFMANN > DECKMANN > IRVEN/EHRVEN > > Assistance with any of these names is tremendously appreciated. Thank you. > > Cynthia Burchell Hoffman > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear Ingolf: Thank you very much for the reply!!! Cindy Hoffman

I am looking for assistance on the origins of the following German surnames: ARMENTROUT/EHRMENTRAUT HOFFMANN DECKMANN IRVEN/EHRVEN Assistance with any of these names is tremendously appreciated. Thank you. Cynthia Burchell Hoffman

What a lot to ponder. I'll see if they have a genforum. It would be unusual to find so many Bobos in VA and surrounding areas if they were Spanish or Italian at such an early date but one never knows. Thanks for something to go on, Barbara. Appreciate your attention and quick responses. Gary R-R-R-Radcliffe ----- Original Message ----- From: LaChance Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 6:19 AM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BOBO BOBO 1. Spanish: nickname for someone with a speach defect. 2. Jewish: origin unknown. (A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges) BOBO, BOBOWSKI (Pol.) The fat, chubby man. (New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith) BOBO (Sp.) Derived from the Latin "balbus", meaning stammering. At the time of the printing of this source (1995) there were 12,870 known instances of the name in the US. (Encyclopedia of American Family Names by H. Amanda Robb and Andrew Chesler) Didn't find it in my Italian source. No indication of the hows and whys of the immigration to America. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: >BOBO - Should be Italian and Spanish. I'm wondering about the meaning >and how the name found its way to America and such an early date. >Perhaps the family settled in England before coming to America. > >Gary Radcliffe >West Covina, CA > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

BOBO 1. Spanish: nickname for someone with a speach defect. 2. Jewish: origin unknown. (A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges) BOBO, BOBOWSKI (Pol.) The fat, chubby man. (New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith) BOBO (Sp.) Derived from the Latin "balbus", meaning stammering. At the time of the printing of this source (1995) there were 12,870 known instances of the name in the US. (Encyclopedia of American Family Names by H. Amanda Robb and Andrew Chesler) Didn't find it in my Italian source. No indication of the hows and whys of the immigration to America. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: >BOBO - Should be Italian and Spanish. I'm wondering about the meaning >and how the name found its way to America and such an early date. >Perhaps the family settled in England before coming to America. > >Gary Radcliffe >West Covina, CA > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

BOBO - Should be Italian and Spanish. I'm wondering about the meaning and how the name found its way to America and such an early date. Perhaps the family settled in England before coming to America. Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA

Thanks Barbara!

ed is right - and additionally my german surname book says the name was given to quarrelsome people :-) and not to someone extra special brave or the like...as you might like to think ... jurgen *********************************************** Jürgen Rech Kreuzstr.15 D-37581 Bad Gandersheim Deutschland Tel: 05563 6576 Fax: 05563 910199 E Mail: jurgen.rech@t-online.de ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Beuchert <ewb@cloud9.net> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Query:HAUSCHILD > Hi Doug--- > > I would think it comes from "hau" and "schild", meaning "strike" and > "shield". > > Ed Beuchert > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Eyecheckup@aol.com> > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 7:51 AM > Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Query:HAUSCHILD > > > > Hi all! > > I'm interested to know the meaning and origin of > > my surname, which is rare in America, but common > > in Germany: HAUSCHILD. Thanks for your help! > > Doug Hauschild > > Asheville,N.C. > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

In addition to those correct definitions you already have received: HAUSCHILD (Ger.) 1. Someone who lived in a house marked with a shield-shaped sign, from German "Hausschild" (house shield), from "Haus" (house) + "Schild" (shield). 2. According to Bahlow (quoting from Hans Sachs), it may be from Middle High German "Houwschilt", nickname or byname for a ferocious soldier, from MHG "houw(en)" to chop, hack. ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara Eyecheckup@aol.com wrote: >Hi all! > I'm interested to know the meaning and origin of >my surname, which is rare in America, but common >in Germany: HAUSCHILD. Thanks for your help! > Doug Hauschild > Asheville,N.C. > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Thanks Ed,,,,,,Doug

Hi Doug--- I would think it comes from "hau" and "schild", meaning "strike" and "shield". Ed Beuchert ----- Original Message ----- From: <Eyecheckup@aol.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 7:51 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Query:HAUSCHILD > Hi all! > I'm interested to know the meaning and origin of > my surname, which is rare in America, but common > in Germany: HAUSCHILD. Thanks for your help! > Doug Hauschild > Asheville,N.C. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi all! I'm interested to know the meaning and origin of my surname, which is rare in America, but common in Germany: HAUSCHILD. Thanks for your help! Doug Hauschild Asheville,N.C.

Thank you, Ingolf. You have enlightened some happy people today. Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Ingolf Vogel Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:45 AM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] VAN METER Hello, VAN METER - person from a town/village/place called Meter or Meteren, e.g. Meteren north of 's-Hertogenbosch/North Brabant (Netherlands) or Meteren, west of Lille in French Flanders. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:54 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] VAN METER > VAN METER - Seeking origin and meaning. (Dutch, of course.) > > Gary Radcliffe > West Covina, CA ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237