Turcotte is common in Quebec today. Given the Maine-et-Loire location, a
legendary ancestor of the counts of Anjou was known as Torquatus. Some form
of that name might have lingered in that region.
Regards
John P.
From: "Bob Turcott" <bobturcott@msn.com
To: GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: crusaders
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:53:10 +0000
From: Nathaniel Taylor <nathanieltaylor@earthlink.net
To: GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: crusaders
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:29:28 GMT
In article <BAY106-F8C3D955A07B8A8408681AD5140@phx.gbl>,
bobturcott@msn.com ("Bob Turcott") wrote:
From: "Ford Mommaerts-Browne" <FordMommaerts@Cox.net
To: GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: crusaders
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:16:30 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Turcott" <bobturcott@msn.com
To: <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: crusaders
snip
possibilty perhaps Turcott could be elongated version of Turc, I
will
need to do further
study in this area to be certain.
Would suggest that Turcott would indicate an ancestor who was a
cotter,
from 'Thor's cottage', or somesuch similar to that.
Thats funny!!!! Where on this earth would such a cottage be found?
Welcome
back Mr cotter!!!
You have a good sense of humor Ford!!!!
Ford is not joking. It is very unlikely, linguistically, that 'Turcott'
would be an 'elongated' version of Turc. There is a separate name
element in it, '-cott', and Ford has merely stated how experts explain
it. As has already been suggested, you may wish to consult Reaney's
_Dictionary of English Surnames_, and also his more discursive book on
their formation and typology.
Nat, first and foremost, my name is of French origin maine et loire..
To suggest English origin is a bit pre-mature for me to buy at this time.
However, I will take a look at this english dictionary, hovever the
consulatation
of a French dictionary may also be in order here.
You must understand that not all cultures elongate and shorten names in the
same manner or sequence..So further study is needed in this area,
especially when we don't have all the sources
specified here for french origins, a decision clearly cannot be made at
this time.
Nat Taylor
a genealogist's sketchbook:
http://home.earthlink.net/~nathanieltaylor/leaves/
my children's 17th-century American immigrant ancestors:
http://home.earthlink.net/~nathanieltay ... rantsa.htm
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