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chasbaz
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"Theresa Philo" as first names?
« on: Wednesday 23 March 05 17:49 UTC (UK) »
"Theresa Philo" is a pair of first names used extensively in my family, starting around 1800, but I don't know where this originated.  I wondered if the Philo was originally short for Philomena, indicating a likely Catholic origin, but my lot all seem to have been C of E. 

Otherwise parhaps PHILO was a surname - anyone seen any of these?
[Just seen that there are discussion boards on PHILO/FILLOW surnames, but I don't know of any family connection with these]

Still, any experience of Philo as a middle name?


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Re: "Theresa Philo" as first names?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 26 March 05 10:05 UTC (UK) »
Check out this website.Hugh has transcribed all those he has come across with 'odd'  middle names,quite often where a mothers maiden name has been used.
As in my family where a lot of the boys were given Pearce as a middle name.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/

Hopefully there might be a Philo or two you can claim  Grin

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Re: "Theresa Philo" as first names?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 26 March 05 10:28 UTC (UK) »
Ancestry.com gives one meaning for the first name and surname Philo -

Philo
English and German: from the Late Greek personal name Philon, a derivative of the element phil- love, in part as a short form of the various compound names containing this element. The name was borne by a 2nd-century saint, a deacon of St Ignatius.
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Re: "Theresa Philo" as first names?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 26 March 05 10:45 UTC (UK) »
 Smiley Smiley

I am inclined to think your first assumption may be the correct one Chas.  ie. non-catholics would hardly have been inclined to use the name 'Theresa' in those days.

Also, in Ireland, it is quite common to shorten christian names like Dec = Declan, Con = Conlan, Ant = Anthony, so why not Philo = Philomena

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Re: "Theresa Philo" as first names?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 26 March 05 18:35 UTC (UK) »
Thanks a lot everyone for your suggestions.

Carol - I looked at the middle names website and found a few [apart from mine] which bear looking at, but I'm not sure if I will find a connection. Good site I would say for those who used surnames as middle names.

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Re: "Theresa Philo" as first names?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 07 December 06 20:05 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: chasbaz on Wednesday 23 March 05 17:49 UTC (UK)
Otherwise perhaps PHILO was a surname - anyone seen any of these?
[Just seen that there are discussion boards on PHILO/FILLOW surnames, but I don't know of any family connection with these]
My grandmother had PHILO as her surname; I think that it originated in Norfolk, certainly many came from that area. There is also a PHILO one name study registered with GOONS, if you're interested I can pass your details on.

Colin

 
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Re: "Theresa Philo" as first names?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 08 December 06 23:42 UTC (UK) »
Colin,
Thanks for your posting.

As it happens I have recently been contacted by descendents of a related family, the Piltons, and the Theresa Philo name came down several generations of their line as well.  I am waiting to hear from them further - perhaps they will be able to shed some light on this phenomenon (or philomenon, sorry).

Charles
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