Colinette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Colinette

What does the name Colinette mean?

The name Colinette is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from the personal name Col, which is a diminutive of the personal name Nicholas. This surname features a "double diminutive" formed by the suffixes -in and -et. The name Nicholas was popular in the Middle Ages, due to the popularity of St. Nicholas, a 4th century Lycian bishop. In some cases, the surname Colinette may have been imported from France.

Early Origins of the Colinette family

The surname Colinette was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat. From their early beginnings, for the next few centuries, bearers of this family name also acquired other estates or manors as branches established themselves throughout England. The major conflicts of the eras, such as the War of the Roses, the English Reformation, and the English Civil War sometimes found them to be in opposing camps, with conflicting interests.

Early History of the Colinette family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colinette research. The year 1696 is included under the topic Early Colinette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Colinette Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Colinette has been spelled many different ways, including Colnett, Colinet, Collinett, Colinette, Collinette and many more.

Early Notables of the Colinette family

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Migration of the Colinette family

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Colinettes to arrive in North America: August Colinet, who came to Westmoreland Co., PA sometime between 1890 and 1897.

Contemporary Notables of the name Colinette (post 1700) +

Colinette R. Cameron, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html