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For Ade Let It Snow FIELD Field, Fields, Feild, de la Feld, Delafield: Robert de Felde 1185 Templars (GI); Hugo de la Felde 1188 P (Beds); John del Feld 1190 BuryS (Sf); james atte Felde 1296 SRSx; William othe felde 1327 SRWo; John in the ffelde 1333 MELS; Baldwin Felde 1428 FA (Wo). OE feld, but, here, probably, with reference to cultivated land or open fields.

Foe JinglebellsBabs STROYD Not in as such Jingles - the nearest I can find is Strode, Strood, Stroud - it may be a corruption or derivitive of these. Anyway I will simply give you the final bit for the above - 'Dweller by the marshy ground' (OE strod as at Strood (Kent) or Stroud (glos)

For JinglebellsBabs JOHNSON Johnson, Jonson, Joinson, Joynson: John Jonessone 1287 ADi (sr); Wautier Jonessone 1296 CalSc (Berwick); John Jonesone 1321 AD i (Sr); William Johnson, Robert Johanson 1379 PTY; Robert Joynson 1582 Bardsley (Ch) ; Jone Geynson 1595 ib; Thomas Jeynson 1667 ib 'Son of John' Joynson is a Cheshire form, from Jeynson, from Jeyn. v. JAN

Hi Pilgrim Can you please look up: Boniface Wallace Scrivener Many thanks in advance. Lyn x.

Will do Lyn - keep your eye on the thread.

Backhouse if possible Thankyou Susan

Thank you for the lookup. Jacquie

Hi pilgrim could you look up major, if you are still doing the names. thanks kim.

Thanks : )

For JinglebellsBabs BAKER Baker, Baiker, Bavker: William le Bakere 1177 P (Nf); Robert Bakere 1246 AssLa; Walter le Backere1280 MESO (Ha) OE bacere 'baker', cf BAXTER

For JinglebellsBabs REVILL Revel, Revell, Revill, Reville Reavell: Revel de Tetencia Hy 2 DC (L); Paganus revellus 1130 P (Herts); Robert , Hugh Revel 1177, 1196 P (Ess. Nth); Richard Revel(L), Rivel(l) 1210 Cur (So). OFr revel 'pride, rebellion, sport', from reveler 'to rebel'. The font-name Revel was common in OFr and ME and may actually be from Lat. rebellus. The surname is also metonymic for Reveler which survives.

More tomorrow - it's 'I'm a celebrity' now

for JinglebellsBabs BRADDY Not in as such. Without going into previous holders of the name I shall just give the meaning. If you require more pse let me know. Bradle,Brady, Broady: Clearly a nickname, 'broad eye', OE brad, eagr; also 'dweller by the broad Island' (OE eg), or the broad enclosure (OE 9) (ge) haeg. Bradie is Scottish. cf. BROAD

For Ann Libby WILLEY Origin - London name - derivitive a Pug dog - usually seen around Walford . Sorry - couldn't resist that! Willey, Willy, Wyllie, Wylly: Willy de Dalton, John son of Willey 1300 Misc.(La); Henry Willy 1274 RH (Sa); William Wylli 1297 MinAcctCo;nRoger Willy 1360 IpmW. A pet-form of Will, a short form of William. Sometimes for WILEY

For Ann Libby MAGUIRE Not listed but will investigate further.

For Ann Libby HIND Hind, Hinde, Hindes, Hynd, Hynds: Cristiana, Henry Hynde 1285 Ass(Ess), 1332 SRSy. OE hind 'female of the deer', perhaps 'timid as a hindd'. Late examples may be fromHine, with excrescent d (1520 NED)

Pilgrim could you look for Hennelly Moran Lynch Thank,s Moon Hare.

Hi, Is Thrussell or Fensom in there? Thanks for your help, Lucia :-)

For Ann Libby SEARLE Searl, Searle, Searles, Searls, Serrel: Serlo 1066 DB (Ess); Serlo le Flemyng c1150 Gilb(L); Serle Gotokirke 1279 RH(C); Serill' Pinder 1379 PTY; Adam Hugo Serle 1226 FFBk, 1250 Fees (Do); Hugh Sereleson 1320 Parlwrits (Y); William Serell' 1379 PTY. OG Sarilo, Serilo (Romance) Serlo, probably related to OE searu 'armour', cognate with ON Sqrli v SARL. The name was frequent in Normandy and common in England after the Conquest.

For Lyn BONIFACE Boniface, Bonifas, Bonniface: Bonefacius uinitor 1193 P (Y); Bonifacius 1208 Cur (Ha); Tomas Boniface 1190 P (Y); Alis Boneface 1200 P (Ha). Contrary to the common opinion this name derives not from Latin bonifacius 'well-doer', but from bonfatius, from the bonum 'good' and fatum 'fate'. The change to Bonifacius was due to the pronunciation and from this was deduced a false etymology, Bonifatius iis frequent on Latin inscriptions. Bonifacius is found only twice and these late (Theaurus). In Latin the name was given chiefly to ecclesiastics, rarely to men of the lower orders. In ME the form was Boniface, but the name was never very popular in England, though it had enough vitality to produce a surname.