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ArchivesTrying to find out the meaning of the name Lurany or Lurana
I came across this name as part of a family history search. No one seems to know what the names means and I have not been able to find the meaning on any of the name meaning sites out there. The WOMAN who had this name was believed to be a Cherokee, born in 1890 in the Indian Territory (Muskogee) OK. There is family history material showing both spellings, so not sure which one was exactly right.
If anyone knows the meaning of this name...or might have any other suggested areas where I might check (and believe me I've checke MANY MANY sites...including those specifically for Cherokees), I welcome a message.
If anyone knows the meaning of this name...or might have any other suggested areas where I might check (and believe me I've checke MANY MANY sites...including those specifically for Cherokees), I welcome a message.
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I also have a female ancestor names Lurana (Lurany Lurannah) born in SC in 1750, parents from VA. I found this info on Family Search when I was looking for the origin of her given name: "Lurana Brown was born in 1767, in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She married Reuben Lewis on 31 March 1793, in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son."
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This is extremely unlikely to be a name from the Cherokee language. The name was in use in most parts of the USA before 1800 and doesn't seem to be especially associated with the states where Cherokees lived.
The earliest example I have found in online genealogy records so far is Lurana Barron, who married John Jones in Talbot County, Maryland on August 15, 1741. There are examples in New England by 1748.
The 1740s examples all seem to be Lurana, with the earliest examples of Lurany appearing in the 1770s. So Lurana would seem to be the original form and Lurany its derivative.
The earliest example I have found in online genealogy records so far is Lurana Barron, who married John Jones in Talbot County, Maryland on August 15, 1741. There are examples in New England by 1748.
The 1740s examples all seem to be Lurana, with the earliest examples of Lurany appearing in the 1770s. So Lurana would seem to be the original form and Lurany its derivative.
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If you look at the registration lists for Cherokee, you will hard pressed to find a single Cherokee name. Even if the family used one, it would probably not be officially recorded. It may sound exotic and she may be Cherokee, but it seems it's not so exotic after all, just another name in circulation in the broader community at the time.
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