Martha - if you go to
http://www.one-name.org/profiles/carden.html you will
find the following:
CAWARDEN (thought to have been pronounced 'carden') was the normal spelling
until about 1600. Sir Thomas CAWARDEN of Bletchingley (c.1514-1559) often
used the name CARDEN. A very similar coat of arms was used by CARWARDINE of
Hereford, but the connection has not been traced. CALLADINE, CARRADINE,
CANNADINE, KENNADINE, KENDERDINE and similar names are also likely to be
genuine variants with origins in Cheshire. CARDIN is used by the descendants
of the Cardens of Lewes, Sussex and CARDING by the Matlock branch. CARDAN,
CARDON, etc and in one case KERWIN are other known spelling variations.
I have never seen a CURVEN or KURVEN connected to us.
Arthur
-----Original Message-----
From: carden-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:carden-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Martha
Sent: 17 January 2012 17:16
To: CARDEN List
Subject: [CARDEN] Does CURVEN or KURVEN = CARDEN ?
Does anyone know if CURWEN or KURVEN could be another way of spelling
CARDEN? Some research notes I've read have used that spelling.
Thanks, Martha