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I am named for my Grandmother, Zula Itura Yates(her family name).She was born 1891,in Carroll County, Georgia. Her Great Grandfather was from VA, but migrated south, ending up in Georgia. She was named for a Aunt-in-law (wife of her Father's brother).
In the family bible, when she was born, they spelt her name ITUREA, later in her life it was spelt by her family and her,ITURA. She never knew why the change.
In the Bible, book of Luke, 3rd chapter, there is a mention of a region called I-TUR-AE-A.
This all in info I have about my name.
I can be contacted at iwwgatorspouse@yahoo.com
In the family bible, when she was born, they spelt her name ITUREA, later in her life it was spelt by her family and her,ITURA. She never knew why the change.
In the Bible, book of Luke, 3rd chapter, there is a mention of a region called I-TUR-AE-A.
This all in info I have about my name.
I can be contacted at iwwgatorspouse@yahoo.com
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Thanks so much for this information! It hadn't dawned on me yet that this could possibly be from a Biblical place name.
I can't on short notice find a further etymology for Ituraea, but that's not surprising as the original meaning of many ancient place names simply isn't known. So probably the only etymology we will have for Itura and Ituraea is "ancient country on the northern border of Palestine".
http://www.bartleby.com/65/it/Ituraea.html
P.S. The change from Iturea to Itura wouldn't have been uncommon in the dialect of the time. Lydia often became "Lyda" during the 19th century in the USA, for example.
I can't on short notice find a further etymology for Ituraea, but that's not surprising as the original meaning of many ancient place names simply isn't known. So probably the only etymology we will have for Itura and Ituraea is "ancient country on the northern border of Palestine".
http://www.bartleby.com/65/it/Ituraea.html
P.S. The change from Iturea to Itura wouldn't have been uncommon in the dialect of the time. Lydia often became "Lyda" during the 19th century in the USA, for example.
This message was edited 3/19/2007, 8:53 AM
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