What does covill mean?

Last name: Covill This unusual and interesting name is a dialectal variant of the locational name Colleville from place so called in Normandy. The derivation is from the Scandinavian personal name Koli and the Olde French “ville”, meaning a settlement or village.

What nationality is Kann?

German (Austria): from a short form of the personal name Candidus.

Where does the name Covell come from?

English: from Old English cufle ‘cloak’, hence a nickname for an habitual wearer of a cloak or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cloak maker.

Where did the Clan Colville get their name?

The Clan Colville chiefs are of ancient Norman origin. The name is probably derived from the town of Colville in Normandy. The first of the name to appear in Scotland was Philip de Colville who is found as a witness to a charter to Dunfermline Monastery some time before 1159.

Who was the heiress of Sir William Colville?

The heiress of Sir William Colville was E’stace. She was married to Sir Reginald Cheyne, an elderly knight who died in about 1291, leaving her considerable wealth. E’stace appears on the Ragman Rolls of 1296 swearing fealty to Edward I of England.

Who was the second Lord Colville of Culross?

In 1604 Sir James Colville was raised in the peerage with the title ‘Lord Colville of Culross’, which the chiefs still bear today. The second Lord Colville died without issue in 1640 leaving the title to his cousin as heir. However his cousin did not assume the title and it remained dormant until 1723.

Who was Phillip de Colville and what did he do?

In 1174 Phillip de Colville was one of the hostages used for the release of William the Lion under the Treaty of Falaise. Phillip was also granted the baronies of Oxnam and Hecton in Roxburghshire as well as lands in Ayrshire. Phillip’s son was Thomas de Colville who between 1189 and 1199 was a witness to several charters of William the Lion.