Hi, Can you give me information on these names, MORIN, MIRON, BOWKER. Thanks Terry

MORIN (English) A diminutive of the English "MOORE" - 1: nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, from Old French "MOOR", and ultimately from the Phoenician 'mauharim', meaning Eastern). 2: from a personal name of the same origin as above. The given name was introduced into England by the Normans. MIRON (Spanish) from a medieval given name of Germanic origin. This name, as I was able to find it, has an accent mark over the "O" and may differ from what you are looking for, but it is the only version of it I was able to find. I believe I have seen it spelled "MYRON" somewhere, but it's not in my source books. BOWKER (English [chiefly Manchester]) 1. Variation of "Butcher". 2. Occupational name for someone whose job was to steep cotton or linen in alkali before bleaching, from a Middle English word meaning to wash. Another possible variation is the Middle Dutch 'buken' which has, in some instances evolved into "BOOKER" (same meaning as #2, above). Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara "T.L.M." wrote: > Hi, > > Can you give me information on these names, MORIN, MIRON, BOWKER. > > Thanks > > Terry > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog