books listing his great grandmother as 'Eva Ora'. She lived long enough for
Dennis to have chatted with her. Her name was actually 'Ena Ova'.
Ford
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Hoskins" <hoskins@sonoma.lib.ca.us>
To: <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:24 AM
Subject: RE: Nomenclature nonsense
"My own dear grandmother, Oa, dearly loved her two lettergiven name.
She told the story that when her parents first saw her, they said, "Oh,
a beauty." from whence came the name, Oa."
Great name, Ginny! Reminds me of the Ozark couple 100 years or so ago
who named (with unintended irony) their daughter Ova!
Tony