How can the name Jones can b welsh. I know it means son of John... there is no J in the welsh language.?

It's like so many Welsh names imposed on the Welsh by the English, who took exception to their habit of not having surnames, but referring to everyone as the son or daughter of their dad. (They still do this in Iceland, but nobody minds). The English bestowed epithets which were run of the mill English Christian names with s on the end, e.g. Roberts, Williams, Davies, or else told people with names which elided easily that they could join the "ap" ("son of") with their father's name to make it one name rather than two, e.g. ap Richard became Pritchard, ap Henry became Penry, ap Rhys became Preece or Price, etc. etc.





Now imagine someone whose father rejoiced in the name of Ioan ("John") coming forward to be registered by the English. They simply wouldn't be able to pronounce it! So they would anglicise it and tell Guto ap Ioan that he could be referred to as Guto Jones in future. Too bad that there was no "J" in Welsh, as there was in English. So that was that!

How can the name Jones can b welsh. I know it means son of John... there is no J in the welsh language.?
Interesting answer from Caicos - I had often wondered about this. Still, why is the Welsh name Jones rather than Johns?
Reply:dont know but if you have the surname Jones big do on at the millennium stadium in Cardiff tonight for everyone with the surname Jones
Reply:Thats something me and my old dad wandered about, I read somewhere that jones used to be johanas, till 11 century then became jones, i also read somwhere that the jones tribe fled england from the romans and helped the welsh defend wales along the welsh border, then i heared that jones in wales is spelt


siones, or somethin like that. would like to know the one single truth of that myself
Reply:I'm going to guess that you are wondering about Tom Jones, the Welsh Las Vegas singer. Jones is his middle name. His last name is Woodward.
Reply:Jones is a Mexican name. It's pronounced Honez.














Naw, not really. Just kidding with ya.

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