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Offline Cornelius88

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Medieval names
« on: Monday 17 February 20 17:06 GMT (UK) »
In one of my research strands I have encountered Margaret daughter of Paganus de Vilers of Kinoulton Notts.  Elsewhere a reference to "Pain de Vilers". 

Is the latter an abbreviation of 'Paganus' or would it be a reference to a son, although a son is not specifically mentioned.

My knowledge of either Medieval Latin or common names of the period is virtually non-existent.

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Re: Medieval names
« Reply #1 on: Monday 17 February 20 19:10 GMT (UK) »
Paganus was the latin form of the name, Pain/Payne
Bumstead - London, Suffolk
Plant, Woolnough, Wase, Suffolk
Flexney, Godfrey, Burson, Hobby -  Oxfordshire
Street, Mitchell - Gloucestershire
Horwood, Heale Drew - Bristol
Gibbs, Gait, Noyes, Peters, Padfield, Board, York, Rogers, Horler, Heale, Emery, Clavey, Mogg, - Somerset
Fook, Snell - Devon
M(a)cDonald, Yuell, Gollan, McKenzie - Rosshire
McLennan, Mackintosh - Inverness
Williams, Jones - Angelsey & Caernarvon
Campbell, McMartin, McLellan, McKercher, Perthshire

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Re: Medieval names
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 February 20 08:15 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Old Bristolian on Monday 17 February 20 19:10 GMT (UK)
Paganus was the latin form of the name, Pain/Payne
Thank you.  It seems I'm looking at a mix of Latin and old english. 
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