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 May 5 2006, 09:29 PM
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Bruce, I was watching a special on modern China the other day and a China specialist was pontificating on several points. His name was Bill Moomaw.
Now, you're the first person I ever ran across with that last name, so I figure it can't be all *that* common. Is this fellow some relation of yours? -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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May 5 2006, 11:48 PM
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My, those Huguenots got around, didn't they? My grandmother (on my father's side) was a La Trobe, and they had the same history. One in particular, Jean La Trobe, joined up with William of Orange and ended up in Ireland. After spawning such luminaries as Benjamin LaTrobe, architect of the US Capitol, and James LaTrobe, first Governor of the State of Victoria in Oz, the family's fortunes diminished, resulting in me.
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May 6 2006, 05:39 AM
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QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 6 2006, 09:48 AM)  My, those Huguenots got around, didn't they? Yup. Small world, the Canvins were Huguenots too. We headed of to England when things got ugly, but are now scattered all over the globe as well. Canvin is thought to derive from the french "champs de vin" = "fields of wine", which I think explains a lot!   James -------------------- |
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dvandorn There is... another... Moomaw... May 5 2006, 09:29 PM
BruceMoomaw Not that I know of, but we're scattered around... May 5 2006, 09:41 PM
RNeuhaus QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ May 5 2006, 04:41 PM... May 5 2006, 11:55 PM BruceMoomaw Actually, I did misspeak. It's just the NAME ... May 6 2006, 03:41 AM elakdawalla I just have to jump in here to say that this is on... May 6 2006, 01:58 PM remcook QUOTE I presume it's there that the name picke... May 6 2006, 02:23 PM Rob Pinnegar Mine is another one that doesn't appear to mak... May 6 2006, 07:58 PM Bill Harris >I'm afraid moomaw doesn't make any sen... May 6 2006, 04:24 PM elakdawalla It's Indian (my husband's a Parsi). ... May 6 2006, 04:35 PM helvick QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 6 2006, 05:35 PM... May 6 2006, 04:55 PM lyford QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 6 2006, 09:35 AM... May 6 2006, 06:33 PM elakdawalla QUOTE (lyford @ May 6 2006, 11:33 AM) Tha... May 6 2006, 06:37 PM climber QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 6 2006, 06:35 PM... May 22 2006, 01:26 PM dvandorn Wow -- I sure can't top that in terms of origi... May 6 2006, 04:54 PM djellison Well - unfortuately, I don't have a brother ca... May 6 2006, 06:22 PM remcook My last name is not pronounced very politely in En... May 6 2006, 08:30 PM Cugel QUOTE (remcook @ May 6 2006, 08:30 PM) My... May 6 2006, 11:54 PM The Messenger First lier doesn't have a chance...
My family... May 15 2006, 04:06 AM ustrax My own, Borges, comes from a portuguese knight bac... May 22 2006, 01:05 PM chris You forgot the motto:
"Per astra ad vorago... May 22 2006, 01:25 PM ustrax QUOTE (chris @ May 22 2006, 02:25 PM) You... May 22 2006, 01:44 PM |
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