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the name polynous

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John

John Report 29 Jul 2008 15:55

thankyou all.It does seem to be greek my ancestor went from being Polynous Brooks to Polynous Unsworth v strange oh well.

Cyprus

Cyprus Report 28 Jul 2008 19:39

Polynous is not from the Greek --Poly, yes= more than .Polynous is not in the Greek dictionary
Sorry xx

Steve

Steve Report 28 Jul 2008 16:28

Hi John :-)

Polonius: Polon(y)us is a simple anagram of the Greek word polynous, made up of the words poly (more than one) and nous (mind). = The complete word polynous means 'thoughtful' or 'profound'.

Polonius may be derived from the name 'Polonia' a historic Latin term for the region of Poland. Polonius is a character in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'

Cheers ~ Steve.

Mark

Mark Report 28 Jul 2008 16:15

There are 300 on the census between 1841-1901.

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 28 Jul 2008 15:40

Sorry John, cannot seem to find an origin for it.

John

John Report 28 Jul 2008 15:00

Thanks for that do you know the origin of the name?

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 28 Jul 2008 14:41

Polynous appears to mean thoughtful or profound.

John

John Report 28 Jul 2008 14:21

Does anyone know anything about this strange name.Any info would be gratefully received