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Conway
Conway ♂ Transferred use of the surname, which has multiple origins. It is a local name from places in Scotland, in the parish of Beauly, or (now Conwy) on the coast of North Wales. As an Irish name, it is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names such as Ó Connmhaigh or Mac Connmhaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Connmhach’ (a personal name derived from connmach ‘head smashing’), or Ó Conbhuide ‘descendant of Cú Bhuidhe’ (a personal name from cú ‘hound’ + buidhe ‘yellow’).
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Conway." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Conway." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Conway.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Conway." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Conway.html |
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Conway city (1990 pop. 26,481), seat of Faulkner co., central Ark., in a farm and cotton area; inc. 1873. It is a trade and industrial center. Conway was settled (c.1865) near the site of a French trading post (c.1770). It is the seat of Hendrix College and the Univ. of Central Arkansas. Conway Reservoir offers excellent hunting and fishing. |
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"Conway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Conway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ConwayUS.html "Conway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ConwayUS.html |
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Conway
Conway, Canada, USA 1. USA (Arkansas): named after Henry W. Conway, a delegate to Congress.2. USA (Massachusetts and New Hampshire): named after Henry Seymour Conway (1721–95), an English Member of Parliament who supported the American colonies.3. USA (South Carolina): named after General Robert Conway, an early resident.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Conway." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Conway." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Conway.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Conway." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Conway.html |
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"Conway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Conway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ConwayWa.html "Conway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ConwayWa.html |
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