Talk:House of Colville (Colvin)

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Jean Calvin

Jean Calvin's family has absolutely nothing to do with the Colville family. Jean Calvin was born Jehan Cauvin on July 10, 1509 in Noyon (Picardie) and died on May 27, 1564. It's not even the same name Cauvin is a Norman-Picard surname meaning "bald", like the French one Chauvin. Perhaps some Colvins were misspelled as Calvin in English speaking countries, it is possible, but it does not imply any relation with the family of Jean Calvin, whose real name was Jehan Cauvin.Nortmannus (talk) 23:36, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly correct. Gerard Cauvin (1455-1531) changed the name to Calvin. They were a family of fishermen, barrel makers/coopers and dock workers. The name Calvin is of French origin and were Huguenots or French Calvinist. The original name does go back to Colvin in England, Scotland and Ireland. The family that went to France spelled it Cauvin then later Calvin. 2603:8001:7701:1542:4476:F320:95BB:D610 (talk) 17:25, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This information came from the "Domesday Book" that is located in the Library in London, England.The name Calvin, Colvin, Colville came from France in 1066 after the invasion of England by William the Conqueror. Gilbert de Colleville received 22,000 acres of land as his reward. In 1089 William (The Duke of Normandy) made a decree that all people will need a last name. This was to raise taxes for the defence of the country.

The Colville family developed there and after many years some changed the name to Colvin. Some of that family moved to Scotland, Ireland and France.Because of the language difference the name was spelled Cauvin, but later Calvin. GeorgeColvin (talk) 17:15, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]