On 27/04/06, Alfred de Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>By the way,I marrried one of my passengers.(without harressing him) > >Melinda > Good for you, Melinda! By name, may I guess that Mr Powell hails from the Emerald Isle? And did you woo him with an extra GUINESS? Alfred
RESPONSE: Sorry, to have to correct you the Emerald Isle is Ireland. The name is Welsh in origin.... http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/p/bl_name-POWELL.htm Definition: A contraction of the Welsh "Ap Howell," meaning "son of Howell." The given name Howell is an anglicized form of Hywel, meaning "eminent" in Welsh. Surname Origin: Welsh -- DIE DULCI FREURE, DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
