Brief Life History of Elva Maria
When Elva Maria Bain was born on 3 April 1936, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, her father, Delbert Leroy Bain, was 24 and her mother, Mary Tiexiera, was 25. She married Howard C. Gabriel on 10 July 1954, in Alameda, California, United States. She lived in Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1940. She died on 9 September 2012, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 76.
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- Elva Maria Bain, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
– Male
1936–2012 Female
Parents and Siblings
1912–1940 Male
1911– Female
Siblings (1)
1936–2012 Female
World Events (8)
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 1
1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal
Age 17
1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act
Age 20
Name Meaning
Scottish, Manx, and Irish: nickname for a fair-haired man, from Gaelic bàn, Irish bán ‘white, fair’. This surname is common in the Highlands, first recorded in Perth in 1324. It is also found as a shortened form of McBain , from Mac B(h)eathain. As a Manx name (spelled Bane) this may be a shortened form of Manx Macguilley Vane, equivalent to Irish Mac Giolla Bháin ‘son of the fair youth’. Compare Irish Kilbane .
English (northern) and Scottish: nickname for a hospitable person, from northern Middle English beyn, bayn ‘welcoming, friendly’ (Old Norse beinn ‘straight, direct’).
English (northern) and Scottish: nickname from northern Middle English bān, bain ‘bone, leg’ (Old English bān, Old Norse bein), perhaps denoting someone with a gammy leg. In northern Middle English -ā- was preserved, whereas in southern dialects (which later became standard), it was changed to -ō-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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