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Name: Brighid Ellafern vs Ella Ferne (name her AoA is under)
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Name Inspiration

Russian words:	Russian names
грек, гречанка, греческий	Grek, Grekyna/Grekina/Grekinia (fem.)

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Thomas Elferey, England Marriages, 1538–1973, Marriage 13 November 1592 , Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Indexing Batch

M06224-2

John Elevared, Marriage 28 May 1622, St Bride's Church Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom. Indexing Batch M02242-2
Margerye Elfye, Christening 13 February 1613, Mereworth, Kent, England, United Kingdom/ Indexing Batch C13501-1

The Origin of English Surnames:

Old Norse patronymic:

Eileifr, Eiláfr The first element Ei- or Ein- comes from *aina, "one, alone, single." For the second element -leifr see above. Fairly common in Norway after 1270. Found in a Danish runic inscription as ailaif and frequently in other Danish sources, also appearing as Latin Elevus, Elauus. Also found in some Swedish runic inscriptions. Anglo-Scandinavian forms include Elaf, Eilaf, Ailof, Áilaf, Ailef. GB p. 9 s.n. Eileifr; FJ pp. 74-75, 343, 350 s.nn. Eileifr. Eiláfr, Ei-, Ein-, -leifr; CV p. 381 s.v. leif
Eilífr For the first element Ei- or Ein- see above. GB p. 9 s.n. Eilífr; FJ pp. 74-75, 343 s.nn. Eileifr, Eiláfr, Ei-, Ein-
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