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Dear Fiberbabe: "Cordwainer" interests me in that it indicates the "v" in Cordova used to be pronounced like a "w". I have encountered a similar example in the name of a Boston doctor, Dr. Janeway. A book on genealogy said that name was derived from family of Italian merchants who settled in England very early, and were from Genoa, the name being originally "de Genove"
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Cordwainer Fiberbabe 04/13/02 01:01 PM Re: Cordwainer of troy 04/13/02 02:32 PM Re: Cordwainer wwh 04/13/02 02:33 PM Re: Cordwainer Flatlander 04/17/02 02:15 PM . Max Quordlepleen 04/17/02 06:45 PM not very important, just for completeness... wofahulicodoc 09/13/02 03:11 PM Re: not very important, just for completeness... wwh 09/13/02 03:21 PM
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