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![Show Contents]() Ivannay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture once found in Britain is the soil from which the many generations of the Ivannay family have grown. The name Ivannay was given to a member of the family who was a person who because of their personal attributes and characteristics was referred to as Ivy. In this case the nickname was originally derived from an old Christmas game, where Ivy-girl was the antagonist. This name signifies a young maiden. Often nicknames described strong traits or attributes that people wished to emulate in a specific animal. In the Middle Ages, anthropomorphic ideas, which attributed human qualities and form to gods or animals, were held about the characters of other living creatures. They were based on the creature's habits. Moreover, these associations were reflected in folk tales, mythology, and legends which portrayed animals behaving as humans. Early Origins of the Ivannay familyThe surname Ivannay was first found in Huntingdonshire where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Ivannay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ivannay research. Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ivannay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ivannay Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Ivannay family name include Ivany, Ivimey, Iviormy, Ivamy, Iveney, Ivanny and many more. Early Notables of the Ivannay familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ivannay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ivannay familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Ivannay surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Nicholas Ivany settled in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1755; George Ivymy settled at Trinity in 1757; James Ivamy settled in Bonaventure in 1788; George Ivamy settled in Port Wrexton in 1825.
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