From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 17377
Date: 2003-01-03
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From: Piotr Gasiorowski <piotr.gasiorowski@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Modern Greek patronymic suffix -POULOS
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> Subject: [tied] Re: Modern Greek patronymic suffix -POULOS
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> > So does this mean 'Bevan' rather than 'Evans' is Welsh for Jones? (The
formations I know are 'Pritchard' from 'Richard' and 'Price' from 'Rhys'.)
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> 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.
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