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My parents named me after my grandmother on my father's side (It was her first name). My grandmother died before I was born so I was never able to ask her were she got it from. And my parent's don't know the origin or meaning.
Please someone help me find the origin and/or the meaning of this name.
Thanks
Please someone help me find the origin and/or the meaning of this name.
Thanks
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What is your ethnic background? Where was your grandmother born? Where were her parents from?
Was your grandmother Enorval Burns who was born in Missouri around 1903? If so, she is one of only TWO people listed with the first name Enorval in all of the millions of records found on AncestryLibrary.com -- and the other one is of a man where the census taker's handwriting is so bad that the name may very well really be something else.
When a name is this rare, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to track down how your great-grandparents came up with it. It seems probable to me that they created it themselves.
Was your grandmother Enorval Burns who was born in Missouri around 1903? If so, she is one of only TWO people listed with the first name Enorval in all of the millions of records found on AncestryLibrary.com -- and the other one is of a man where the census taker's handwriting is so bad that the name may very well really be something else.
When a name is this rare, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to track down how your great-grandparents came up with it. It seems probable to me that they created it themselves.
This message was edited 8/9/2008, 4:40 PM
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Thanks Cleveland.
I am African American. My grandfather grew up and married my grandmother in Missouri.
I saw an Enorval Burns on Ancestry.com when trying to start a family tree. I asked my great-aunt what my Grandmother's maiden name was and she told me it wasn't Burns she was also born in the twenties or thirties. But she did live in Missouri.
Maybe she was named after this person.
I am African American. My grandfather grew up and married my grandmother in Missouri.
I saw an Enorval Burns on Ancestry.com when trying to start a family tree. I asked my great-aunt what my Grandmother's maiden name was and she told me it wasn't Burns she was also born in the twenties or thirties. But she did live in Missouri.
Maybe she was named after this person.
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Thanks for all the great information Cleveland!
Do you know of a way that I could find out who Enorval Burns was? For example can I find out if she was a land owner was she African American?
Do you know of a way that I could find out who Enorval Burns was? For example can I find out if she was a land owner was she African American?
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