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| Subject: | Re: orgin of my names |
| Author: | Reg Niles (guest, 205.188.209.109) |
| Date: | October 17, 2002 at 1:18:49 AM |
| Reply to: | orgin of my names by Shannon Cocayne |
A similar surname is discussed on page 77 of “A Dictionary of British Surnames,” by P.H. Reaney, 2nd edition, published 1976 :
COCKAYNE : . . . from an Old French word designating an imaginary country, "the abode of luxury and idleness." The earliest citation is William COKEIN/ COCAINE, A.D. 1193. The etymology of the English word "cocaine" is completely different.
Reg Niles
RegNMINiles@cs.com
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