STEVANUS - Priests used to baptize babies with a Latinization of their names. So Stevan became Stevanus and that eventually became the family surname. If it's English, the baptism must have taken place before 1300. There may be other explanations for the name but I can't think of any. Gary Radcliffe [email protected]

Why would the baptism have had to be before 1300 if it was English? Also could you tell me the origins of the name STRICKETT ? Regards Leith Friend Hamilton New Zealand Looking for these Families: COCKS, COLE, FRANKLIN, NEALE, PRITCHARD, SMITH (Glos.) BUGGY (Middlesex) EARLY (Acton, Kent) PITT (Ombersley Worcs) CLARK(E) Captain Edwin/Edward? (Scotland) CONNOR Ann (Co. Cork) OGLE, ROGERS (Co Armagh & Albury NSW) DONALDSON, METGE, PORTER, WALLACE (Ireland & NSW) CLEGG, EARLY, FRIEND, GILLING, JONATHAN, SIMMONDS, STEPHENS, STEVENS, STEWART, THOMAS (NZ) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 8:28 AM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Re: Surname STEVANUS > STEVANUS - Priests used to baptize babies with a Latinization of > their names. So Stevan became Stevanus and that eventually became > the family surname. If it's English, the baptism must have taken place > before 1300. > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com