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chowder66
(12,355 posts)17. I have a Welsh ancestor who named many of his children after characters in the bible.
Gad
Theophilus
Thirza
Ichabod
Ezekiel
Ephraim
and the kicker.... Hashallahasbas - I suspect this is a take on Mahershalalhashbaz which is a biblical name and the longest one.
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I have a Welsh ancestor who named many of his children after characters in the bible.
chowder66
Aug 2021
#17
Inice might be a feminine variation of Innis - Scottish origin meaning 'from the river island'
Donkees
Aug 2021
#18
Some of the variants are: Ineys/Eneys, Inness/Inneis, Ennis, Ines/Inez, Innice and Inies.
Donkees
Aug 2021
#19
''Most scholars appear to agree that the name Innes/Innis is of Gaelic origin. ''
Donkees
Aug 2021
#24