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in reply to a message by CLS
Chevy as in the name of the comedian Chevy Chase is probably a nickname based on the town of Chevy Chase, Maryland. This was named for an estate which took its name from the Ballad of Chevy Chase, a poem about the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 where "Chevy" is a shortened form of Cheviot, from the Cheviot Hills in England. According to A Dictionary of English Place-Names by A. D. Mills, Cheviot is "a pre-English name of unknown origin and meaning".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Chevy_Chase
I am not exactly sure what you mean by your second question. Middle names developed gradually in English speaking countries over the course of a couple of centuries. They are now so common that everyone is expected to have one. How much personal meaning they have depends on the reasons the parents chose them. They can be highly meaningful, or can merely be throw-away afterthoughts chosen merely for sound and rhythm. You would have to ask the individual parents involved to find out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Chevy_Chase
I am not exactly sure what you mean by your second question. Middle names developed gradually in English speaking countries over the course of a couple of centuries. They are now so common that everyone is expected to have one. How much personal meaning they have depends on the reasons the parents chose them. They can be highly meaningful, or can merely be throw-away afterthoughts chosen merely for sound and rhythm. You would have to ask the individual parents involved to find out.
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