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Understanding House Names: Origins, Meanings, and Folklore

Explore the fascinating world of house names and their origins, meanings, and folklore. From the Elephant and Castle to Mon Repos Houses, uncover the history and significance of these unique identifiers. Join David Clandfield at the Burnhamthorpe Community Centre on October 30, 2018, to dive into this captivating topic.

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Understanding House Names: Origins, Meanings, and Folklore

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  1. Understanding Names: Origins, Meanings and Folklore Week 4 The Elephant and Castle, Mon Repos Houses, Public and Private David Clandfield Lifelong Learning Burnhamthorpe Community Centre 1500 Gulleden Drive Mississauga October 30 2018

  2. HOUSE NAMES

  3. Street names House names Oikonyms Odonyms Old Public usually Sanctioned by public body Long-term Often named for estates/houses Urban but not only Universal Older Private usually Family-specific Temporary Rarely named after streets Rural but not only Detached homes usually

  4. CHANGING FAMILY NAMES 1624 – House built by Sir William Blake (no name known) 1633 – Acquired/enlarged: Lord Goring > GORING HOUSE 1675 – Rebuilt after fire: Earl of Arlington > ARLINGTON HOUSE 1699 – Bought/rebuilt: Duke of Buckingham > BUCKINGHAM HO. 1761 – Sold George III, remodelled for Charlotte> QUEEN’S HO. 1791 – Reverted to previous name > BUCKINGHAM PALACE 1837 – Became principal royal residence with Queen Victoria

  5. Castle Frank (1794-96)

  6. The Abbey (c.1798) Home of Peter Russell, Toronto

  7. The Grange (1817) The Estate of D’Arcy Boulton Jr., Toronto

  8. The Grange High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England 1900

  9. Dundurn Castle, Hamilton: home of Sir Allen MacNab (1835)

  10. Moss Park: the estate of William Allan

  11. Stornoway (1914) 541 Acacia Avenue, Ottawa Named by the Perley-Robertsons

  12. Spadina House: originally the estate of William Baldwin (1818)

  13. Casa Loma (1911-14) Home built by Sir Henry Pellatt

  14. INCIDENCE

  15. 1 The Cottage 2 Rose Cottage 3 The Bungalow 4 The Coach House 5 Orchard House 6 The Lodge 7 Woodlands 8 The Old School House 9 Ivy Cottage 10 The Willows 11 The Barn 12 TheOld Rectory 13 Hillside 14 Hillcrest 15 The Croft 16 The Old Vicarage 17 Sunnyside 18 Orchard Cottage 19 Yew Tree Cottage 20 The Laurels UK Most popular house names http://www.housenameheritage.com/hnh_fav_2003Survey.asp

  16. The Cottage • Rose Cottage • Ivy Cottage • 18 Orchard Cottage • 19 Yew Tree Cottage Cottage 13c: small rural labourer’s tenement dwelling 18c: picturesque small country residence Late 19c: (N.Am.) summer residence Honington, Warwickshire Appleby, Lincolnshire

  17. Workers’ Cottages in Toronto Wellesley Cottages 1887 119-133 Spruce Street 1887

  18. Summer Cottages in Ontario Dunromin Cottage, Tobermory, Ontario

  19. Honey Harbour, Ontario

  20. Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia

  21. Foinavon Holiday cottage Brading, Isle of Wight, England

  22. United Kingdom list again: Old = former The Old School House The Old Rectory Milton-under-Wychwood • Burford, Oxfordshire • The Old Vicarage • Parkend • Gloucestershire

  23. The Witch’s House 384 Sumach Street 1866 Owl House Owl House Lane 1892-93

  24. The Anchorage, Mississauga

  25. Ebenezer Hall 1828 – Sylvan Oaks 1838

  26. Block-naming

  27. Graydon Block, Streetsville

  28. Lepper Vice-President Union Loan & Savings Lepper’s Block 433-443 Parliament Street Toronto 1885

  29. Poulton Block Queen E. & Boulton Toronto 1885 William Poulter Painter and Mason

  30. Bishop’s Block Adelaide W. & Simcoe Toronto c. 1830-40 John Bishop Butcher and Landlord

  31. London Borough of Camden Fletcher Court Hambrook Court

  32. WORD PLAY

  33. WilMar Estate, Vancouver, B.C. 1925 Willard and Mary Kitchen

  34. Ersandmyne

  35. Belstone, Okehampton, Devon Tor Down next door to Moor View

  36. EmohRuo, Killard, Nr Blarney, County Cork, Ireland Australian Movie 1985 Adanac House, Chilliwack, B.C. Llawnroc, Holiday Home, Widemouth Bay, Bude UK

  37. Map of Llareggub Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas

  38. Holiday rental 17th century cottage Llamedos, Castleton

  39. Other reversals Selaw Yadiloh Tievoli Anagram Telvesno

  40. Australian word play Bedside Manor JerniZend Linga Longa Needsaclene Saulmyne Seldomere

  41. MONEY Beside Costa Brava Dunowin Costa Plenty Paide Setubac Myowne Stilowin Itskintus

  42. ILL-ADVISED Swamps Edge Mire House Dampach Crumbledown Rusty Railings

  43. Some Welsh names Cadffrwd – powerful torrent Ffynnon-y-gog– cuckoo well Llwyndyrys – tangled grove TwllDu – devil’s kitchen Uwchmynydd– above the mountains

  44. For Further Reference Joyce C. Miles: House Names Around the World. Newton Abbot: David and Charles, 1972 Joyce C. Miles: The House Names Book. Ackybotha to Zeelust London: Unwin, 1982 Lori Cooper: 10,000 House Namesand their meanings. Melbourne, Australia: Lothian Books, 2005. Leslie Dunkling: The Guinness Book of Names. Enfield: Guinness Books, revised 1986 http://www.housenameheritage.com/default.asp Over 10,000 names in UK, Australia mainly

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