From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 17361
Date: 2003-01-03
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From: <richard.wordingham@...>
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Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 4:03 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Modern Greek patronymic suffix -POULOS
> So does this mean 'Bevan' rather than 'Evans' is Welsh for Jones? (The formations I know are 'Pritchard' from 'Richard' and 'Price' from 'Rhys'.)
Yes, Evans and Evanson are hybrid formations, while Bevan < ab Evan. Cf. Bowen, Bumfrey/Bumphrey (also with P-), Bedward/Beddard, Broderick and Bellis. With P-, we have Parry (one of the most common names in Wales) and Pen(d)ry (from Harry and Henry), Prothero/Prydderch (from Rhydderch = Roderick), etc. Of course mixed forms like Bevans also occur.
Piotr