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From: Donald Koch <>
Subject: Re: [PIATT] Piatt/Pyatt as a given name
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 20:18:40 -0800
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Laverne
I am happy to hear that my grandmother (Trix Piatt Koch) was not alone
in what I had always thought was an unusual decision when she gave my
father her maiden surname as his given name (Piatt Koch). He also gave
me the name of Piatt as my middle name (Don Piatt Koch)(That is how it
appears on my birth certificate). The nuns at St. Agatha's felt that
Don was a nickname and insisted that I was Donald which is essentially
how I am known today. I continued my father's practice with my son
(Joseph Piatt Koch) and have hinted to him that when he has children of
his own, he might consider making it on the order of a tradition, We
will see.
Cheers
Don Piatt Koch

wrote:

>I typed piatt into the first name search field for the 1880 census, accidentally,
>at:
>
>http://www.familysearch.org
>
>and got several interesting hits. I was surprised to find individuals with the
>given name Piatt in several locations where Piatt surnamed families were known to
>have lived. Piatt Madden was in Cicero, Tipton Co IN (William Piatt had been
>there). Piatt Strieby was in Lycoming Co PA. Piatt Carnahan was in Jasper Co
>MO, but born in OH. And so on.
>
>My personal favorite was Pyatt Hardy of New Brunswick, Middlesex Co NJ. His
>older sister Party was probably married and gone by 1880.
>
>Surprising, too, were Piatt Webb, Piatt Carter, Piatt Lack, and Pyatt Miller--all
>females! The lyrical nature of Piatt as a female given name had escaped me but
>certainly it would hold up to the current choices such as Bricklyn, Mckenzie,
>Reagon, Kennady being inflicted on the modern female child, poor thing.
>
>--
>Laverne Ingram Piatt
>Ontario, OH
>lapiatt@.att.net
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