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Hello my name is Gary A. McAvin and I am from Pennsylvania...
Hello my name is Carol Lee McAvin. My maiden name was Marchbanks.
We have been married for 45 years.
The pursuit of academia continued with Gary receiving degrees in Electrical, Electronics, Legal Assistant (Summa Cum Laude), Bible Theory, (including the Hebrew and Greek Languages) and Criminal Justice (Summa Cum Laude). Gary is also a member of three National Honor Societies. They recognize outstanding academic achievement and connect high-achieving individuals locally, regionally & globally with lifetime opportunity, reward & success. Membership to these three honors societies are by invitation only. These by invitation only honors societies, are based on outstanding academic A level GPA achievement. The qualifications for membership are: excellence in classroom, shop, studio, and laboratory work; leadership and service in class; school activities; and personal integrity with upright moral character. Student candidates have marks of "A" or rank in the upper ten percentile of their graduating class. Gary maintained an A average and made both the President's List Honors (Earning/Maintaining a 3.96 or above GPA) and the Dean's list on multiple occasions while pursuing his degree (s). Gary holds multiple degrees. Gary is also an accomplished musician. Gary plays guitar and sings. Gary has played Classical works by Andrés Segovia, Fernando Sor et al. Several guitars in his possession are classics. Gary owns and plays, an Amalio Burguet Classical Guitar made in Spain. Also in his collection are a Samick LaSalle JZ-4 by Greg Bennett with Seymour Duncan Pickups, a 1983 Ibanez Electric, and an Alvarez 12 String Acoustic. Raised in music, Gary's Grandmother was a music teacher and pianist. Gary's father also played guitar and sang in a band, wherein he even cut a record. Gary's father was considered to be a very good musician. Gary's comes by his musicianship honestly. Gary continues to work at an International Broadcasting station that he installed personally. Twice Gary has rebuilt the original 50 KW shortwave transmitter that is now being replaced by a 250 KW BBC unit that was imported from Europe and reconstructed by Gary in the USA. This unit is being restored to its original configuration by part rebuild and replacement. This is an instrument of an International ministry, of which Gary is an ordained Minister. Gary continues to write papers for Criminal Justice under a nom de plume.
Hello my name is Carol Lee McAvin. My maiden name was Marchbanks. Born early Sunday morning (circa 1944) in Childress, Texas to Wesley B. Marchbanks Sr. and Ora Lee (Pillow) Marchbanks was a baby girl which they named M. Carolee (Carol for short). Moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico before age 5, Carol grew up in the Southwest. Carol graduated from Albuquerque high school in 1962. She was 28th in grades in her graduating class of approximately 750 graduates. After graduation, Mountain States Bell Telephone employed Carol as a long distance operator. This provided Carol with a communication background that would be the foundation of her career path. She met Gary A McAvin in May 1966 and after a whirlwind romance, married July 26, 1966. After raising seven children, as a stay-at-home mom, Carol returned to the work force. Carol is currently a Technical Services Technician at MSC Industrial Supply. She naturally fit the job description with her tool knowledge that she obtained from her father who had an automotive repair shop. Tooling technical services is a nontraditional role of a female, making Carol amongst the pioneer women in the tooling field. Carol is enrolled at Tooling University and currently has received 30 certificates for the completed courses. Carol has the ability to learn new skills rapidly. Her integrity is impeccable and her communication skills are outstanding. This provides a well-rounded foundation in the tooling field technical department. Carol expresses her artistic ability in her handmade quilts, gifts, cards and cooking. She is a cook of many culinary styles of food and enjoys artistic preparation of many fresh food delights.
The name McAvin was originally spelled MacAvin, which gives a Scottish connotation!
Scottish Music
McAvin Name Variations:
Mcgavin Mcgaveign Mcgaviegn Mgavin Mcavin Mcgvin Mcgain
Mcgavn
Giveen, Given, Givens, McKevin, McKeiven, MacKeeven, McAvin
Variants Given, Giveen, Givens, McKevin, McAvin.
Gavin is a Frankish, French, English, and Scots name. At a fairly early date, it was confused with Gawain, the Arthurian character name. It was popular in medieval England and France in a variety of spellings. The first examples we find in Lowland Scotland are 15th century. It was eventually adopted into Gaelic as Gabhainn, but apparently not until well after 1600: We have found no clear pre-1600 Gaelic evidence of the name in any spelling.
The name appears to have two ultimate origins: a Welsh name Gawain, which also appears in Old Breton as Gauen, and an Old German name Gawin. The two names were confused at a very early date. The Welsh name may have derived in turn from Gwalchgwyn, a hypothetical alternate name for the Welsh legendary hero Gwalchmai whose name was latinized by Geoffrey of Monmouth as Walganus. The name was common in Brittany; in Anglo-Norman it took the form Walwain, and in central French Gawain or Gauvain, with the common replacement of W by G .
The Old German name Gawin was adopted directly into Frankish, and appears in France in the 7th century Latin forms Gavinus and Gavienus Later French examples include
| Gavinus | (971) |
| Gauwinus | (991) |
| Gavain | (13th C) |
| Gauvain | (14th C) |
| Gauvin | (14th C) |
In medieval French literature, the name shows up in a large variety of forms, mostly commonly Gauvain, Gauwain, Gavain, Gavein, Gavin, Gawain, and Gawein. Less common variants (some no doubt the result of scribal errors) include: Gauveis, Gauven, Gaven, Gagain, Gaugain, Gaugein, Gauvainet, Gauvenet, Gavainet, Vauvain, Galva, Galvain, Galvan, and Galvant
English examples of the name include
| Walwein | (1169) |
| Wawanus | (1208) |
| Wawayn | (1255) |
| Gawyne | (1273, 1279) |
| Wawwayne | (1315) |
| Gawynus | (1332) |
| Gawyn | (1379) |
| Gawin | (1530) |
| Gavin | (1604) |
| Gaven | (1631) |
| Gawne | (1653) |
Gawayne, Gawn, and Gawen were also common in medieval England
In Lowland Scotland (where they spoke Scots, a language very similar to contemporary English), recorded forms include these
| Gavin | (1477, 1577) |
| Gavann | (1501) |
| Gavane | (1502) |
| Gavine | (1519) |
| Gavinn | (1520, 1521) |
| Gawane | (1521, 1576) |
| Gawan | (c.1550) |
The name was eventually adopted into Scottish Gaelic as Gabhan or Gabhainn, which was re-anglicized as Gavan. Gabhainn is the modern spelling, but we have no evidence that any of these forms existed until well after 1600. Its introduction to Gaelic was no doubt influenced by the word gobhainn "smith", the root of the common surname Mac an Ghabhain or Mac Ghobhainn "son of the smith", which is recorded in English and Scots documents as MacGawne 1422, McGoun 1503, McGawin 1613, M'Gawyne 1643, and which produced the modern names MacGavin, MacGowan, MacGoun, etc., as well as the shortened and partially-translated forms Gove, Gow, Gowan, Gowans, Gowanson, etc. .
We have found one example of a form of Gavin used in Ireland in conjunction with a Gaelic family name: Gaven O'Rewrdane, 1576 [. This name appears in an English-language record, so it is not direct evidence of Gaelic use of Gaven. By this period, many originally-Gaelic families had adopted English language and culture, so there is no reason to believe that this man was a Gaelic speaker.
The modern Irish surnames O Gavin (or O Gavan) and O Galvin are etymologically unrelated. The former was recorded as O Gawane in English records in 1428, and derives from an unknown Gaelic root . The latter originated from the early medieval Gaelic given name Gelbán and appears in English documents c.1600 as O Gealwaine, O Gallivain and O Galvane .
Gavin or one of its forms would be a fine choice for a re-creation of France or England in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, and of Lowland Scotland after 1500. However, we have found no form of the name in Gaelic-speaking Highland Scotland before modern times.
England/Scotland/Wales
MCAVIN
The surname was recorded in Lanarkshire where they were seated from the ancient times some say well before the NORMAN CONQUEST and the arrival of DUKE WILLIAM at HASINGS in 1066 A.D.
Belgian
VANEUVEN
England/Scotland/Wales
MCAVEAN, MCAVEEN, MCCAVIN, MCCOVEN, MCEVEN, MACAVIN, STEVAN, STEVEN, STEVENS, STEVENSAN, STEVENSEN, STEVENSON,STEVINSON, STOVAN, STOVAN, STOVEN, STOVIN, LAVIN, LEVEN, LEVENSON, LEVIEN, LEVIN, LEVINS, LEVINSON, LIVENS, LIVINS, LIVINSON, LOVINSON, DAVON, DEVON
France
LAVAN,LEVIN
Germany
STEUVEN, STEVEN STIVEN, STOEVEN, LEIVEN, LEUVEN
Ireland
MCCAVIN, DAVAN, DAVEN, DAVIN, DAVINS, DEAVIN, DEVAN, DEVEN, DEVIN, DEVINS, DEVON, DIVEAN, DIVEEN, DIVEN
Italy
STI, VAN, LEUVEN
Marchbanks Name Variations:
Spelling variations include: Marjoribanks, Majoribanks,
Marchbanks, Marjorum and many more.
First found in Dumfriesshire where they were seated from early times and
their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings
of Scotland.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Henry
and Elizabeth Marjorum who settled in Pennsylvania in 1682; William Marjoram
settled in Rappahannock, Va. in 1728; Thomas Majoribanks settled in
Philadelphia in 1774.