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From: "Doug Turner" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Possible AMH Jewish Migrations to England and Scotland
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 20:48:30 -0500
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There is one Daffee, one Daffy and one Daffye listed in the index to
Mercer's Bermuda Settlers of the 17th Century. All have given name Sam or
Samuel and based just on the index may refer to one person.

Patrick, did you apply the Welsh Celtic pronunciation "daffy" to "David" or
to "Daoud".

Doug Turner

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Guinness" <>

> If David=Daoud, the Celts pronouced it something like: Daffy
> (Wales) and Doh-hee (Scotland / Ireland) - quite different.

> Daoud='Dowd' or 'Dow' (anglicising sometimes to David after
> 1500) derives from 'dubh' a Celtic word for dark hair. O'Dowd,
> McDougal etc. etc. share this derivation. It's quite common.


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