Surname "Ybor" -- background needed

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Surname "Ybor" -- background needed

Legg inn av msadkins04@yahoo.com » 13 jan 2007 00:34:28

I am trying to discover the ethnic/national background of the surname
"Ybor". To me it sounds Hungarian, possibly a variational spelling of
Ibor, but the only Ybor I know of is the cigar manufacturer, Vincente
M. Ybor, the eponymous founder of the Ybor City historic district who
owned a cigar factory in the Tampa, Florida area, and he was born in
Spain. (I am still asking because the name seems quite rare, and I
cannot trace it to Spain any more than I can to Hungary, except by the
birth of the nameholder: and it is possible that his family emigrated
from Hungary and that along the way the spelling was changed.)

Mark Adkins
msadkins04@yahoo.com

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Re: Surname "Ybor" -- background needed

Legg inn av MahahaavaAhava » 13 jan 2007 00:57:31

msadkins04@yahoo.com kirjoitti:
I am trying to discover the ethnic/national background of the surname
"Ybor". To me it sounds Hungarian, possibly a variational spelling of
Ibor, but the only Ybor I know of is the cigar manufacturer, Vincente
M. Ybor, the eponymous founder of the Ybor City historic district who
owned a cigar factory in the Tampa, Florida area, and he was born in
Spain. (I am still asking because the name seems quite rare, and I
cannot trace it to Spain any more than I can to Hungary, except by the
birth of the nameholder: and it is possible that his family emigrated
from Hungary and that along the way the spelling was changed.)

Mark Adkins
msadkins04@yahoo.com

Well, Vncente most truly arrived in the great USA on July 15th 1895 from

Havana. Other Ybors to be registered in the Ellis Island register were:

Calixto, homestead Havanna
E.M. place of origin Le Havre, France, nationalitu Spanish
Lola M. place of origin le Havre, France, nationality, Spanish
Martinez, place of origin Paris France, nationality French
Rafael, place of origin Havanna, nationality Cuban
Salvador, place of origin Havanna, nationality Cuban
Vincente M., place of origin Havanna, nationality Cuban

Unfortunately I was unable to find any Hungarian Ybors or Ibors coming
in through Ellis Island. You can make your own search at:
http://www.ellisisland.org

/Petri

mousepotato

Re: Surname "Ybor" -- background needed

Legg inn av mousepotato » 13 jan 2007 01:41:06

<msadkins04@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| I am trying to discover the ethnic/national background of the surname
| "Ybor". To me it sounds Hungarian, possibly a variational spelling of
| Ibor, but the only Ybor I know of is the cigar manufacturer, Vincente
| M. Ybor, the eponymous founder of the Ybor City historic district who
| owned a cigar factory in the Tampa, Florida area, and he was born in
| Spain. (I am still asking because the name seems quite rare, and I
| cannot trace it to Spain any more than I can to Hungary, except by the
| birth of the nameholder: and it is possible that his family emigrated
| from Hungary and that along the way the spelling was changed.)
|
| Mark Adkins
| msadkins04@yahoo.com
|
Wow, did that name bring back memories...
I was born and raised in Tampa, and as a very child (in the late 50's to
early 60's) I can remember my parents taking me to "Ybor City" to a Mom &
Pop restaurant known for it's authentic Cuban sandwiches!! My parents (now
dead) knew the owners personally, and they always talked of being from Cuba.
Just a fond memory of mine, but I thought it may be helpful to you...

--
..·° )~~~ mousepotato ~~~( °·.

jj206

Re: Surname "Ybor" -- background needed

Legg inn av jj206 » 25 feb 2007 21:10:02

msadkins04@yahoo.com wrote:
I am trying to discover the ethnic/national background of the surname
"Ybor". To me it sounds Hungarian, possibly a variational spelling of
Ibor, but the only Ybor I know of is the cigar manufacturer, Vincente
M. Ybor, the eponymous founder of the Ybor City historic district who
owned a cigar factory in the Tampa, Florida area, and he was born in
Spain. (I am still asking because the name seems quite rare, and I
cannot trace it to Spain any more than I can to Hungary, except by the
birth of the nameholder: and it is possible that his family emigrated
from Hungary and that along the way the spelling was changed.)

Mark Adkins



Hi Mark,

You might try looking at the first names of the Ybors and Ibors
you find online. The first name can also give us clues as to
ethnic places to research.

I like this site. http://www.behindthename.com/
But there are many others.

At rootsweb.com I found a AUDHILD YBOR listed. That first name
is located at behindthename.com with the following entry:

Gender: Feminine Usage: Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and hildr
"battle".

But clearly if you think your Ybor came from Hungary and he married
a Norwegian lady and they had kids, then one of their kids might
be named Audhild right ? Some families are encouraged to have the
mother name the daughters and have the father name the sons. Anyway,
here is another one.

Edward Ybor

EDWARD

Gender: Masculine Usage: English, Polish

Pronounced: ED-wurd (English), ED-vahrt (Polish) [key]
Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "rich,
blessed" and weard "guard". Saint Edward the Confessor was the king of
England shortly before the Norman Conquest. Because of his popularity
this name remained in use after the conquest (most other Old English
names were replaced by Norman ones), and was even the name of eight
subsequent kings of England. Edward is also one of the few Old English
names to be used throughout Europe.

Here is one last one:

MERCEDES YBOR

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: mer-SE-dhes, mer-THE-dhes [key]
Means "mercy" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
María de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies".

ciao,

Jonathan

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