Thynne

See also: thynne and þynne

English

Etymology

  • From Middle English Thynne, from thinne (lean, slender).[1]
  • From Irish Ó Teimheáin, from Ó (descendant) + Teimheán, a name from Old Irish teimh (dark) + -án (diminutive suffix).[1]
  • From Middle English Thynne, from þe (the) + in (guesthouse, inn, hostel, house), originating from John Boteville (1449 – p. 1485), who was called “John of the Inn” after his mansion in Stretton, Salop, to which the freehold lands of the family, with various detached copyholds, were attached.[2][3]

Proper noun

Thynne

  1. A surname.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thynne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Arthur Collins (1768), “Thynne, Viscount Weymouth”, in The Peerage of England; [], 4th edition, volume VI, London: [] H. Woodfall, J. Beecroft, W. Strahan, [], →OCLC, page 257:[] John Botevile, called John of the Inne, from his manſion in Stretton; and thence came the ſurname of Thynne, as now uſed.
  3. ^ Evelyn Philip Shirley (1859), “Thynne of Longleate, Marquis of Bath 1789; Viscount Weymouth 1682; Baronet 1641”, in The Noble and Gentle Men of England; [], Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, →OCLC, page 276:The name is derived from the mansion or inn at Stretton, in the county of Salop, to which the freehold lands of the family, with various detached copyholds, were attached.