tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post8136632437764539799..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: What’s With That Middle Name, Anyhow?Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-28573513599544119512014-02-15T06:26:22.613-08:002014-02-15T06:26:22.613-08:00:):)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-42446008515779169692014-02-10T22:51:46.346-08:002014-02-10T22:51:46.346-08:00Jodi, if I had a name like Algephia, I think I'...Jodi, if I had a name like Algephia, I think I'd prefer being called Ann, too! But I'd still want to know where that name came from...a country of the family's origin? Or a much-loved older relative? A role-model, saint, or famous person? Even the meaning of a name can be fascinating and worth discovering.<br /><br />Jodi, thanks for stopping by and adding your comment. Whether Chubb or Chevis, Eugene or Eugenie--or even Algephia--these names are fascinating. It seems like each name carries a story of its own.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51960667354349720522014-02-10T14:04:38.816-08:002014-02-10T14:04:38.816-08:00My Grandpa went by the name "Chub," not ...My Grandpa went by the name "Chub," not real sure why, but knew it referred to a fish, his middle name was Eugene, too. ;)<br />Now, what might you think of the name Algephia... She went by her middle name of Ann. Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318549843240568728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-50927352437631224062014-02-09T22:16:25.222-08:002014-02-09T22:16:25.222-08:00I never knew that, Far Side. And here I always tho...I never knew that, Far Side. And here I always thought he was just Far Guy ;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-28373617591234872372014-02-09T22:14:58.743-08:002014-02-09T22:14:58.743-08:00EugenIA I've heard of, Wendy, so I'm not s...EugenIA I've heard of, Wendy, so I'm not surprised you would have a family connection with that name--although I admit, it isn't that common a name.<br /><br />Yeah, I've been guilty of that "What? They can read?" attitude, myself.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-54592169825894001082014-02-09T22:09:54.564-08:002014-02-09T22:09:54.564-08:00I have long wondered about the source of the name,...I have long wondered about the source of the name, Chevis. No one in the family ever explained it. I have yet to find any ethnic origin for this Davis family, though of course I've been told they were Welsh. I'll have to wait a few more generations before I can attest to that, myself.<br /><br />Interesting finds on that French connection, Iggy, as well as the Tennessee author. While I'm pretty sure the family didn't have any origin in France, apparently, Cassie Davis was quite smitten with the French ambience ;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-33820678088955139612014-02-09T20:07:13.316-08:002014-02-09T20:07:13.316-08:00My husbands proper name is Eugene..but no one call...My husbands proper name is Eugene..but no one calls him that either...usually they just call him Geno:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-23436549220656057422014-02-09T07:40:23.396-08:002014-02-09T07:40:23.396-08:00I have a fair collection of "back woodsy"...I have a fair collection of "back woodsy"-esque ancestors with highfalutin names. I often wonder whether they read the names in a book (what? they could read??) or heard of someone with the name. <br /><br />As for your "EugenIE," I have a EugenIA Sampson born 1857. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-5191352870941189112014-02-09T05:27:08.847-08:002014-02-09T05:27:08.847-08:00Just because I was curious, I thought I would see ...Just because I was curious, I thought I would see if Chevis was a "French thing". It is the name of a small fish, a "Chub". I doubt this is what the parents had in mind - so I looked to see if there were any "famous" Chevis's living in their part of Tennessee.<br /><br />I've not found any that made me think "Aha!" but I did find something interesting - and a person that might have influenced your family members in some way.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Noailles_Murfree wrote a book called "In the Tennessee mountains" which told of a man named Chevis. From what I've read of her work - she was quite ... insightful.<br /><br />Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com