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Hello,
I am trying to find out if there were ever common first names that people of Saponi heritage have. I have been trying to find out the meaning of my great-great-great grandmothers name Halsalar and have come up empty. The closest I have found is Haley which is Scandinavian for heroine and Mahala which is a Native American word for woman according to http://www.babyzone.com which is where I found my info on. I was thinking her name might tell where she came from.
ADillard
Well, isn’t that interesting. The first “white” child born in Licking County, OH where my folks were, including my Greens, who were the parents was named Mahala Green.
Techteach
hi,
Is Licking County, Ohio near Union or Fayette County, Ohio? Halsalar’s son Alfred Parker lived there with his wife Melvina(Evans)Parker and thir children Rosa, Nicholas, Mary, Morie, and Martha. Melvina’s parents are Sally and Thomas Evan’s. they all lived in Fayette County, Ohio in 1860 and Union County,Ohio in1870.
Hey Now there’s a topic., I’d look through some of the family post’s here, it’s a hard row to hoe!
In my own family there has been several that really are odd but some that are really revealing.
If you want to be original look at some of the Tutelo material that is out there.
The name Monty , like monti for bear, but what is the Euro classic form of Monty, Iam not sure maybe Martin., Montrosse?
My oldest uncle was Charlie , name for? a lichen that stays close to the source. Blanche , white for purity, Conastolla said to be derived from the mortar and pestle.
I have seen the name Natachie, pronounced Natasha, there’s my favorite “Irish” name Little Berry Man, that atrophied to Berman!
Also look at erly names in the families I said this earlier but the name “Mamucan” really isn’t English, but Iam sure that it has a “root”.
There’s a huge amount of info . to go through ,names like Swan, Asa, Eura etc very old Southern names.
Best wishes , Tom
Now this is an interesting subject to pursue. I am constantly finding Mahala, among others. Since the posting of the poem to Mourning Dance, Becky and I have found a multitude of women named Mourning…. anyone know the significance of this name? In my area, the woman’s name that is repeated through the generations and through many surnames is “Moriah”……. yep, just like the wind…….. and where did that song come from anyhow? Where do they call the wind Moriah?
Hey,
Here are the other names that my great-great-great grandmother went by: Haley, Haly, Halsalar, and Mahaby. I looked up Mahala because that was the closest thing to Mahaby. I couldn’t even find a meaning of the name Mahaby. Does anyone have one?
ADillard,
Union County has Delaware County between it and Licking. My folks were from the northern part of Licking County, so it is almost straight west. Fayette is a little southwest with part of Franklin and part of Pickaway in between.
Techteach
Hey!
Hana has a couple of links posted on here somewhere. They give the meaning of names. I was asking about my Mahala and she told me what it meant, It is American Indian and means “Woman”. I printed out the page, but haven’t had time to check out the link yet. I really should do that, my son’s gonna’ be a dad come spring. They haven’t decided on any names yet. Hmmmmmmmm. Love & Light, Lynella.;)
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