Saturday, June 16, 2012

Factoid of the day

Governor Romney's first name is....WILLARD?!!!

uh oh...on the other hand, the cinematic Willard was an animal lover...

Via this BBC article that traces Romney's roots and the journeys of his family.

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not answered: Does the name Romney come from NewRomney in Kent ( The name comes from the Anglo Saxon Niwe Romm eg (New ram's island) so sheep were raised on the marshes from at least Anglo Saxon times.)
or from Romane (i.e. of Gypsy origin)...on the other hand, Gypsies don't use that as a surname, so I'd guess it came from being associated with a village or a pasture for sheep.
discussion HERE.

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