When Agnes Regina Conway was born in October 1889, in Illinois, United States, her father, Nicholas Conway, was 29 and her mother, Ella Virginia Reilly, was 30. She lived in La Salle, LaSalle, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died in September 1979, in Peru, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in La Salle, LaSalle, Illinois, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Padraig, Aileen, Donal, James Patrick, Kieran, Brigid, Cliona, Colm, Conley, Declan, Delma.
Irish: Anglicized form adopted for several different Irish names pronounced similarly, such as Mac Conmidhe (see McNamee ), Ó Conbhuide ‘descendant of the Yellow Hound’ (see Conboy ), and Ó Connmhaigh or Mac Connmhaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Connmhach’, a personal name meaning ‘head smasher’ (see Convey ).
Welsh: habitational name from Conwy formerly Conway, a fortified town on the coast of north Wales, itself named for the river on which it stands. Some Welsh families of this name claim alliance with Conyers .
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