Brief Life History of Frances
Frances Saint Barbe was born about 1530, in Ashington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. She married Francis Yard in 1565, in Ashington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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1540– Male
1530– Female
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Cyr, Remy.
English and French: nickname for a particularly pious individual, from Old French and Middle English saint(e), seint(e) ‘holy’ (from Latin sanctus ‘blameless, holy’). The vocabulary word was occasionally used in the Middle Ages as a personal name and this may have given rise to some instances of the surname.
English: perhaps a nickname for someone who wore, made, or sold girdles, from Middle English ceint, seint, saint ‘girdle’ (Old French ceint, Latin cinctum). Compare Center .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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