At 9:26 AM 3/9/99, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Thanks, Julia! Reaney's _Dictionary of English Surnames_ derives De Mouncy from
>Norman _Mont-_ names, which reminds me not to discount that meaning of _munt_
>in attempting to explain Muncius. Arilda's church at Oldbury-on-Severn perches
>on a prominent hill above the Severn saltmarsh (a _munt_?)... but I ramble.
Dear Rambler,
What is the difference between a munt and a toft?....mary
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