| Title: | Celt Notefile |
| Moderator: | TALLIS::DARCY |
| Created: | Wed Feb 19 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1632 |
| Total number of notes: | 20523 |
Maybe it's a stupid question (please confirm it's not...),
but I thought that maybe someone with a CELT-knowledge
could give me some information about my name.
It was always a prblem for me in the very early times back in
school if we had as homework the origin and meaning of our own
name, I never could do it (nor the teacher...)
So, clear up my obsession and tell, suggest or hint me about the
name ROBBENS.
Regards,
Luc.
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| 608.1 | AYOU46::D_HUNTER | The Blue McJock. | Thu Jul 06 1989 09:23 | 9 | |
In the South West Scotland Phone directory there are no Robbens
listed. There are 5 Robbins's, a few Robbie's and loads of
Robb's.
My guess is the Robbens is either a derivative of Robbins or
Ruebens ?!?
Don H.
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| 608.2 | NOT IRISH ???? | GAOV08::SMORAN | Chelsea Div 2 Champions | Thu Jul 06 1989 12:15 | 8 |
Theres a Roben in the Irish directary but thats the closest. I
would say its a derivative of a Scottish name.
Regards
Stephen
p.s. I'm new to the conference but if anyone wants a few tips
for Galway Races give me a buzz 7822-2337
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| 608.3 | When in doubt...... | PENUTS::KSULLIVAN | Thu Jul 06 1989 15:17 | 9 | |
Your grandfather was probably a Belgian postman who was caught
opening the mail and had to flee the posse, made it to England,
went north to Scotland, checked the telephone book, changed his
name from Rubens to Robbens, sly devil, took the ferry to Ireland,
moved to Ballyvaughan, realised there was already a postie on the
run hiding out there, moved on and here you are.
Murphy, who knows where he's from.
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| 608.4 | A pointer... | RENOIR::WARD | Stop and taste the pizza. | Thu Jul 06 1989 15:48 | 6 |
Ya might try VIXVAX::GENEALOGY, or send mail to its moderator, Vic Bennison. He's a wiz at backgrounds of Scottish names, and probably can identify a fair amount of Irish ones... Randy | |||||