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Subject: historical name/person
Category: Family and Home > Families
Asked by: nif-ga
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Posted: 18 Sep 2004 04:52 PDT
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Question ID: 402847
who was ternes? - after whom we have avenue des ternes (paris), metro
ternes (paris), hotel ternes (paris), village ternes (france). my mother
was a ternes - i am very intersted to find my family connections
having grown up in australia

Request for Question Clarification by leli-ga on 20 Sep 2004 03:55 PDT
Hi nif

I've done some preliminary research, and now believe the family name
Ternes is probably not connected with the placenames in France.

Was your mother's family definitely French?

It sounds as if you'd like us to concentrate on the family name Ternes
more than the places in France. Would that be right?

Please let us know how best we can help you with this.

Thanks - Leli

Clarification of Question by nif-ga on 20 Sep 2004 06:05 PDT
Hi Leli-ga

Tks for the prompt response. My mother was defintely not French. Yes I
would like you to concentrate on the family name Ternes. There are a
lot of Ternes in Melbourne Australia where my mother's family lived -
less than a handful in Paris. It is not a very widely used name. My
mother told me my grandfather - who died when I was young - told her
he remembered speaking German when young (Alsace connection?).
(Ironically, my grandfather was an Australian soldier in France in WWI
where he was gassed by the Germans).

Nif-ga

Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 20 Sep 2004 07:11 PDT
I have found that the history of the surname "Ternes" has already been
done. I can point you to a source that can provide you with an 1800
words history of the origin of the name including (among other things)
the precise location where the name first arose and from what original
name it was derived from. The history is being offered by this source
for less than $20. It should be noted that this source does not
indicate that the name originates from neither French nor German
origin though its Australian connection could easily be explained.
Because of this I suspect that your mother's surname may originate
from this lineage rather than some direct connection to the Paris
landmarks.

If you'd like me to post this source as an answer I'd be happy to do so.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

Clarification of Question by nif-ga on 21 Sep 2004 02:10 PDT
hi tutuzdad

yes - ok - however I hope it is not one of those perfectly generalised
geneological types - how is it that ternes appears so frquently in
paris?
Answer  
Subject: Re: historical name/person
Answered By: tutuzdad-ga on 21 Sep 2004 08:00 PDT
 
Dear nif-ga

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. The
HOUSE OF NAMES has researched the surname ?Ternes? and has determined
that the name originated (believe it or not) in medieval Ireland.
Apparently the name has undergone a variety of changes over the
centuries and those who still bear the name (or variations of it) are
now scattered across the globe. This Irish connection had been
indisputably established by DNA and the surname could very well have
spread to parts of Europe like France and Germany (rather than ?from?
them) and even more likely, to Australia through it?s long-standing
British and Irish relationships:

---------------------------------

?Origin Displayed: Irish
Spelling variations include: Tiernan, Tierman, Ternan, Kiernan and others.

First found in county Cavan at Tullyhunco where the "Annals of the
Four Master" show 33 Tiernans almost all as Chiefs of Teallach
Donnchadha.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were:
John Tierman settled in Philadelphia in 1802; John Tiernan settled in
Philadelphia in 1845; also 1850; 1867; and 1880; Patrick Tiernan
settled in Philadelphia in 1846.

(Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history)?

HOUSE OF NAMES
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Ternes/Ternes_family_Crest/Ternes_coat_of_arms/qx/Ternes.htm

---------------------------------

To make sure that this was not just a ?shake-and-bake? heritage that
is being sold on the internet for the purposes of establishing some
bogus coat of arms, I researched The Chiefs of Teallach Donnchadha to
see if in fact these names appear in their history?and they do indeed.

So as you can see, it appears that the name surname ?Ternes? has some
direct relationship to Irish ?Royalty?. The Chiefs of Teallach
Donnchadha were very important figures throughout three medieval
centuries from 1250-1550 in Ireland. The name is still found primarily
in the Cavan-Leitrim and can be connected to the northeastern part of
Roscommon in mediaeval times as descendents of ?Tiernan? (Tighearnan
O'Rourke who ruled the land called Teallach Donnchadha anglicized to
Tullyhunco, a barony in the present Co Cavan, Ulster). ?Tiernan? was
the grandson of Turlough Mor O'Connor, King of Ireland. The name is
also spelt in Irish MacThighearnain, which is anglicized MacKiernan.
Today the names have long since dropped the prefix ?Mac? and are
variously known as ?Ternes?, ?Tiernan?, ?Tierman?, ?Ternan?, ?Kiernan?
and others.

So, it is this period after the rule of Turlough Mor O'Connor, King of
Ireland and some time following the time of Tighearnan O'Rourke, who
ruled the land called Teallach Donnchadha anglicized to Tullyhunco a
barony in the present Co Cavan, Ulster, that these variations of the
names began to arise and presumably establish their own lineages.

The modern day ?Tiernans?, one of the many variations of the name
?Tighearnan?, the same name from whence the surname ?Ternes? is
derived, have actually established their relationship to ?Tighearnan
O'Rourke? beyond a reasonable doubt through DNA testing.

MCTIERNAN DNA TEST
http://mctiernan.com/dnatest.htm

Since the ?Tiernans? have proven that this is their lineage and it is
a known, recorded fact that the ?Ternes? surname is one of the many
variations of original names, it is only logical that this is origin
of the ?Ternes? surname as well. Presumably the families found today
throughout Europe and elsewhere migrated to these areas from Ireland,
but at the very least it is quite convincing that the name can be
traced to 13th century Ireland but probably no earlier anywhere else
in the world. While there may be another explanation about the origin
of the name in France or elsewhere, I strongly doubt anyone can
dispute this earliest origin that I have shown here (1250 AD) with one
from an even earlier date regardless of the geographical location it
supposedly comes from.

I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating
and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again
in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher



INFORMATION SOURCES


HISTORY OF 8 FAMILIES
http://mctiernan.com/

MCTIERNAN DNA TEST
http://mctiernan.com/dnatest.htm

HOUSE OF NAMES
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Ternes/Ternes_family_Crest/Ternes_coat_of_arms/qx/Ternes.htm

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Chiefs of Teallach Donnchadha

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Comments  
Subject: Re: historical name/person
From: guillermo-ga on 21 Sep 2004 07:35 PDT
 
Please see: http://www.mairie17.paris.fr/mairie17/jsp/Portail.jsp?id_page=47 

« Au Moyen Age, l?évêque de Paris possédait au-delà du faubourg du
Roule, une ferme extérieure à son fief appelée « Villa Externa », du
mot « externa » découlèrent « Estern », puis « Ternes ». »

Translation:
?In the Middle Ages, the bishop of Paris owned, beyond the suburb of
Roule, a farm outside from his feud named ?Villa Externa?, from the
word ?externa? (meaning ?outside? or ?external?) derived ?Estern?, and
later ?Ternes?.?

Besides that, the word ?terne? is a French adjective meaning ?matte?,
?not shiny?. In French adjectives have plural forms, in this case
would be ?ternes?.

Guillermo
Subject: Re: historical name/person
From: nif-ga on 22 Sep 2004 05:57 PDT
 
Bonjour guillermo

vous remercient beaucoup - c'est un excellent commentaire:  précis et
concis.  j'apprécie votre aide!  nous aimons la France et habitent-ils
à paris quelques 3 - 6 mois chaque année alternative.  de souhaits le
plus chaud de australie

nif

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