Virginia Names Spelt One Way and Called Another; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 3, No. 4, 1895

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Virginia Names Spelt One Way and Called Another

   William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 4.
   (Apr., 1895), pp. 271-273.

                 VIRGINIA NAMES SPELT ONE WAY AND CALLED
                               ANOTHER(1)

  SPELT                            CALLED

Armistead . . . . . . . . . . . . Umstead
Berkeley  . . . . . . . . . . . . Barkly, or Bartlett
Bernard   . . . . . . . . . . . . Barnett
Brockenbrough . . . . . . . . . . Brokenburough
Blount  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blunt
Burwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burrell
Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowthe
Callowhill  . . . . . . . . . . . Carroll
Chamberlaine  . . . . . . . . . . Chaumberlin
Chisman . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheeseman
____________________________________________________________________________

   (1) In some cases the original spelling has been lost, and the names now
spelt as formerly pronounced.  This will be indicated by italics.

Page 272.

Contesse  . . . . . . . . . . . . Countis
Crenshaw  . . . . . . . . . . . . Granger
Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disy
Degge or Degges . . . . . . . . . "Diggs"
Deneufville . . . . . . . . . . . Donevel
Dewberry  . . . . . . . . . . . . Dewbree
Drewry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Druitt
Enroughty . . . . . . . . . . . . Derby
Fauntleroy  . . . . . . . . . . . Fantilroy
Folk  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fork
Fontaine  . . . . . . . . . . . . Fountin
Fulgham . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulljum
Gawin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goin
Geddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaddy
Gibson  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gipson
Gilliam . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillam
Goodrich  . . . . . . . . . . . . Gutridge
Goodwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodin
Gooch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gouge
Goldsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . Gouldsmith
Hairston  . . . . . . . . . . . . Harston
Heyward . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Howard"
Harwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harod
Haughton-Hawthorne  . . . . . . . "Horton"
Hartwell  . . . . . . . . . . . . Heartwell
Higginson . . . . . . . . . . . . Hickerson
Hinde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hines
Hodsden . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodgden
Ironmonger  . . . . . . . . . . . Monger
James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeames
Kerby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kearby
Langhorne . . . . . . . . . . . . Langon
Lawrence  . . . . . . . . . . . . Larance
Leigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee
Mackintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . Mackentash
Mallicote . . . . . . . . . . . . Malicut
Maury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murry
Michaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missher
Montford-Munford  . . . . . . . . Mumford
Murdaugh  . . . . . . . . . . . . Murder
Napier  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Napper
Norsworthy  . . . . . . . . . . . Nazary

Page 273


  SPELT                            CALLED

Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partrick
Perrott . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Parrott"
Piggot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Picket
Presson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressy
Randolph  . . . . . . . . . . . . Randall
Rochelle  . . . . . . . . . . . . Roachel
Sclater . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughther & Slater
Semple  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarmple
Sewell-Seawell  . . . . . . . . . Sowel
Stegge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stagg
Sweeny  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swinny
Taliaferro  . . . . . . . . . . . Toliver
Timberlake  . . . . . . . . . . . Timberleg
Turlington  . . . . . . . . . . . Turnton
Urquhart  . . . . . . . . . . . . Urkart
Wills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wells
Yates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeates
Yardly  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeardley

   As it is wished to make the list as full as possible, additional names
are invited.