LL-L "Names" 2005.05.09 (01) [E/French]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2005.05.08 (02) [E/French]

> From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
> Subject: LL-L "Names" 2005.05.07 (04) [E]
> 1. Herbillon, Dictionnaire des noms de famille en Belgique romane, 1996,
> has (without "van" preceeding):
> Cougnet, Coeugniet, Cognné, Cognet, Cognez:
> Surnom
> wallon: cougnès: coin (pour fendre ou caler) (Dictionnaire liégeois,
Haust)
> éventuellement avec sens fig. (érotique?)
> Forme fém: 13e s. "Yde li Cognete" (Lens-sur-Dendre)

The distribution of Cougnet in Belgium,
Nr of families / province on Dec 31, 1987:

66    Liège
33    Luxembourg
9     Capital district of Brussels
8      Hainaut
4      Namur
0      in the other provinces

Regards,
Roger

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2005.05.08 (03) [E]


Ron wrote:
"About the Irish Coyne, etc., name ... I wonder if our friends of the Celtic
and Celtophile pursuations could help us here. I have a hunch that it goes
back not to 'barnacle' but to 'barnacle goose', namely Irish _cadhan_."

That's exactly right. Coyne in Irish is simply _Ó Cadhan_ ("descendant of
Cadhan") and _cadhan_ 'barnacle goose' as a first name is a rare, but early,
nickname. Easy!

Go raibh maith agat,

Criostóir.

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