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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Speedwell on Saturday 09 June 18 05:02 BST (UK)
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I see SINAR
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Possibly Sivah or Sinah.
Does either name have a Biblical resonance?
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I reckon you've got it, horselydown86 - Sinah.
There are lots of them in the area this record came from. No idea where the name comes from though - it isn't typically Welsh.
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I see that it's in my part of Wales too :) I had a 6 x great grandmother called Sinah. She lived in the next township to Crogeniddon.
I think it's a lovely name.
Gadget
PS - Location of Crogen Iddon https://tinyurl.com/y9q5buld
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I love that part of Wales. My Dad and his family came from that area and we visited relatives a lot when i was growing up. In my early 20s, I walked along the entire Offa's Dyke long distance path (camping all the way) which allowed me to experience a lot of the area in a unique way.
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Googling Sinah seems to indicate that its origins are Irish Gaelic and meaning 'gift of god' or 'god is gracious'. I suspect the former was the original meaning as the latter seems unsuitable for a girl's forename.
There is an area of Hayling Island in Hampshire on the south coast called Sinah which I find a little bizarre considering it's apparently a female forename. ???
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I'm thinking it could be Sarah.
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the second letter and the dot above is the same as the i in Richard, which is why I favour Sinah. Also, note the distinctive r - not in her name.
Gadget
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Just found some Sarahs for comparison. They were written on the same page and the following one.
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Hi all,
I see it as "Sina" followed by a "2" with a superscript "o" for "secundo".
Ray