[Ads-l] P. S. on "Chas"

[Jim Parish]

W Brewer wrote:
> WB:  Influence of Welsh surnames with -s <son of>:  Jones, Davi(e)s,
> Baines, Ellis, Evans, Lewis, Maddox, Morris, Owens, Rice, Price (ap-Rhys),
> Yates.

I thought -s = "son of" was Kentish in origin; isn't "ap" the Welsh "son 
of"?

> Charles > Chas. > [chazz], affiliates with the class of s-truncates.
> If James > Jas. were to affiliate, then *[jazz].

I have gotten phone calls from solicitors asking for "Jazz Parish".

Jim Parish

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