What's in a Name?
Logan-Gaelic, from a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic. Means Finnian's servant. Named for Chief John Logan of the Cherokee Mingo tribe.
Nichole-Greek, means victory of the people,From the Greek name Nikolaos which meant "victory of the people" from Greek nike "victory" and laos "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is now known as Santa Claus, the bringer of Christmas presents. The 'h' is added because we took the name from Charly's best friend Dana.
Corlette-from the Isle of Man. Middle name of Logan's MawMaw, Suzann Corlette Darnall. Named for Corlette Sexton, the wife of the preacher who married Logan's great-grandparents, Curtis Douglas Dale and Patty Lucretia Sayre.
Allred-English, temple counsel or noble counsel. Or: Allred is a derivation of Aldridge (among other surnames). The first syllable of the name Aldridge, viz, "Ald" is a corruption of the English word "Auld." The last syllable is from a word meaning "point of land or ridge." The Welsh pronunciation is "redge," sometimes sounding nearly like "retch." When our ancient people decided to have a surname, they were living in a primitive manner in the hills of Wales as freemen. To designate themselves, they were known as the people from the "Auld Ridge," this being the designation of their chain of hills, which was known far and wide as "The Auld Ridge."
Darnall-The surname is based on the parish of the same name which is in the West riding of Yorkshire. The name literally means "hidden nook" and the original bearer would have been a resident of this place. Alternatively, the surname may be a of nickname origin, based on a personal or physical characteristic of the original bearer. In this case, the source of the name can be traced to the Old French word "darnel". This plant is a weed which grows among corn and was believed to have a tipsifying affect. Thus, the name may have been applied to a person who used this plant to become intoxicated.
Ancestors (click here for a four generation chart)