Thynne

1. Middle EnglishThynne
2. Old Irishteimh“dark”
3. IrishÓ Teimheáin
4. Middle EnglishThynne
5. EnglishThynne

* From Middle English Thynne, from thinne (“lean, slender”). * From Irish Ó Teimheáin, from Ó (“descendant”) + Teimheán, a name from Old Irish teimh (“dark”) + -án (diminutive suffix). * From Middle English Thynne, from þe (“the”) + in (“guesthouse, inn, hostel, house”), originating from John Boteville (1449 – p. 1485), who was called “John of the Inn” after his mansion in Stretton, Salop, to which the freehold lands of the family, with various detached copyholds, were attached.

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