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in reply to a message by Elvettp
surname Elvet(t), which according to Reaney and Wilson derives either from the place Elvet Hall, or from an Old English word for a swan, ylfete. Perhaps the name has family connections for you which further genealogical research might turn up?
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Elvet, the place, means "swan", so it's redundant. the word is recorded as ilfette, aelbitu, Ilfatu, Ilfetu, Ylfete, Elfetu, and ylfette. there are other Germanic cognates of similar form, which for obvious reasons are suggested to be related to alb- 'white', but which are probably a variant of the root of auk and latin olor 'swan'.
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searching for Elvett brings up articles in what appear to be a Nordic language - perhaps you need to investigate that possibility further?
searching for Elvett brings up articles in what appear to be a Nordic language - perhaps you need to investigate that possibility further?
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