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From: "Anne & Des Gentleman" <>
Subject: Re: [CHILVERS] CHILVERS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 6
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:24:04 +1200
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Richard,
Very briefly, this sort of ties in with the version my mother used to
mention that Chilvers in Danish was 'kaitlevord ' my phonetic spelling!
Regards Anne Gentleman
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Another potential meaning of the name Chilvers
> (Paul D. Chilvers-Grierson)
> 2. Re: Another potential meaning of the name Chilvers
> (Richard Chilvers)
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> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:12:42 +0100
> From: "Paul D. Chilvers-Grierson"
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> Subject: [CHILVERS] Another potential meaning of the name Chilvers
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> Richard,
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> A couple of weeks ago I came across a book called "Surnames" by Earnest
> Weekley in a second hand bookshop in Kirkcudbright (pronounced
> kercoobree),
> which according to Abe Books dates from 1917.
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> I didn't buy it but had a look in it, as the only interesting bit for me
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> about 2-3 lines long, and it referred to a meaning of Chilvers I have
> never
> come across before.
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> Unfortunately I can't remember exactly what it said, but it was listing
> various old English names of implements and surnames that derived from
> them,
> and one of those was an unpronouncable ;-) word which meant "kettle", and
> according to the author (apparently an eminent etymoloygist of his day),
> from this word were derived both Chilvert and Chilvers.
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> I'll be in Kirkcudbright tomorrow for the children's school prizegiving,
> so
> if I get an opportunity I might pop in and see if I can find the book
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> (it was lying on a table) and note down what it actually said.
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> Regards,
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> Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:04:35 +0100
> From: Richard Chilvers <>
> Subject: Re: [CHILVERS] Another potential meaning of the name Chilvers
> To: "Paul D. Chilvers-Grierson"
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> Hello Paul,
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> I am intrigued. I hope that you can find the book again.
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> Richard.
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> Richard Chilvers.
> Guild of One-Name Studies, West Sussex Representative
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> Paul D. Chilvers-Grierson wrote:
>> Richard,
>>
>> A couple of weeks ago I came across a book called "Surnames" by Earnest
>> Weekley in a second hand bookshop in Kirkcudbright (pronounced
>> kercoobree),
>> which according to Abe Books dates from 1917.
>>
>> I didn't buy it but had a look in it, as the only interesting bit for me
>> was
>> about 2-3 lines long, and it referred to a meaning of Chilvers I have
>> never
>> come across before.
>>
>> Unfortunately I can't remember exactly what it said, but it was listing
>> various old English names of implements and surnames that derived from
>> them,
>> and one of those was an unpronouncable ;-) word which meant "kettle", and
>> according to the author (apparently an eminent etymoloygist of his day),
>> from this word were derived both Chilvert and Chilvers.
>>
>> I'll be in Kirkcudbright tomorrow for the children's school prizegiving,
>> so
>> if I get an opportunity I might pop in and see if I can find the book
>> again
>> (it was lying on a table) and note down what it actually said.
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>> Regards,
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>> Paul
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