S. Rankin has hit the nail on the head with Cumi. Pat Dunford suggested a mistranscription of Curry. Lower-case M is hard to distinguish from 2 Rs in some handwriting. Curry/Currie is a surname that could be used as a middle name. It was the first explanation that occurred to me, also. However, in my opinion, Cumi is what was intended for Stephany's Cumy. It is not the name of a person in the Bible but rather a command in the Aramaic language: "arise!" Jesus said "cumi" to Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:22-24,35-43 and Matthew 9:25). Peter also said "cumi" to Tabitha (Acts 9:36-41). Tabitha is an Aramaic name which translates as Dorcas in Greek, as Luke the author of Acts said (translates as Gazelle in English). Thus Tabitha and Dorcas are considered the same name in genealogy. For example, a girl could be named Dorcas after a relative named Tabitha. --Ida Skarson McCormick, idamc@seanet.com, Seattle -------------------------------- S. Rankin wrote: I have one relative who was named Martha Cumi Daniel, and in this case it was a given name, not a surname. -------------------------------- Stephany Berry asked: Has anyone heard of the name Cumy?

I have a distant cousin in my family that was named "Cumi Eunice." I thought it was a strange name but it was spelled the same in several locations and someone I met that knew her. She was born in 1910 in Florida.   Lori Cook-Folger From: "idamc@seanet.com" <idamc@seanet.com> To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:09 AM Subject: Re: [TGF] Has anyone heard of the name Cumy? [Cumi] S. Rankin has hit the nail on the head with Cumi. Pat Dunford suggested a mistranscription of Curry. Lower-case M is hard to distinguish from 2 Rs in some handwriting. Curry/Currie is a surname that could be used as a middle name. It was the first explanation that occurred to me, also. However, in my opinion, Cumi is what was intended for Stephany's Cumy. It is not the name of a person in the Bible but rather a command in the Aramaic language: "arise!" Jesus said "cumi" to Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:22-24,35-43 and Matthew 9:25). Peter also said "cumi" to Tabitha (Acts 9:36-41). Tabitha is an Aramaic name which translates as Dorcas in Greek, as Luke the author of Acts said (translates as Gazelle in English). Thus Tabitha and Dorcas are considered the same name in genealogy. For example, a girl could be named Dorcas after a relative named Tabitha. --Ida Skarson McCormick, idamc@seanet.com, Seattle -------------------------------- S. Rankin wrote: I have one relative who was named Martha Cumi Daniel, and in this case it was a given name, not a surname. -------------------------------- Stephany Berry asked: Has anyone heard of the name Cumy? The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message