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My niece was looking for a Scottish name for a character in the 18th century. I read off the list of Scottish names, both first and last, and this is what she picked.
Question: Would either of these names be used during that time period? We're both curious. (Though it's far better than her original choice of Lindsey.)
Question: Would either of these names be used during that time period? We're both curious. (Though it's far better than her original choice of Lindsey.)
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The Nederlandse Voornamenbank (First names bank of the Netherlands) says Edme or Edmée is a French name, derived from Edmond. There is a Dutch singer who is called Edmee (prn. ed-MAY).
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?act=zoeken&id=4578
When I looked for genealogy websites I found a lot of French families, but also this:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/l/e/Boyd-Alexander-Occoquan/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1780.html
I don't know if he was Scottish, but he died before 1650.
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?act=zoeken&id=4578
When I looked for genealogy websites I found a lot of French families, but also this:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/l/e/Boyd-Alexander-Occoquan/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1780.html
I don't know if he was Scottish, but he died before 1650.
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Do you mean Esme? If so, Esme has been used in Scotland since the reign of the Stuarts in the 16th century. It was primarily a male name but is now used more as girls which, according to E.G.Withycombe, is probably to do with confusion with the name Ismay which is feminine.
According to Reaney and Wilson, Underwood has been used as a surname since at least the 12th century.
HTH
According to Reaney and Wilson, Underwood has been used as a surname since at least the 12th century.
HTH
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