Proven

Proven
Recorded as Provan, Proven, Provin, Provand, Provant and probably others, this is a surname of ancient Scottish origins. It is locational from an estate known as "The lands of Provan", which in pre medieval times was owned by the church of Scotland and specifically the canons of Glasgow Cathedral. It would seem that the surname has always been popular in the Ayrshire-Lanark region. In its original form it was known as de Prebenda, with Richard de Prebenda being clerk to King Wlliam of Scotland, known as The Lion, in about the year 1100 to 1120, and he was followed by Adam de Prebenda in 1268. The surname as de Prebenda continued for several centuries however in about 1400 it was changed to Provand, this being the vernacular form. The first recorded holder being Stephen Provand who in 1485 had some responsibility for the burning of the town of Dunblane, but for reasons unexplained in the charters of the time, would seem to have avoided punishment. The name holders continued to enjoy status in Scotland with Sir Robert Provan being the vicar of Strathblane in 1549, and John Proven being a barber burgess of Glasgow in 1723.

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  • Proven — Proven …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Proven — Prov en, p. p. or a. Proved. Accusations firmly proven in his mind. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. Jowett (Thucyd. ). [1913 Webster] {Not proven} (Scots… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proven — [pro͞o′vən] vt., vi. pp. of PROVE adj. known to be valid, effective, or genuine [a proven method] * * * prov·en (pro͞oʹvən) v. A past tense and a past participle of prove …   Universalium

  • proven — [pro͞o′vən] vt., vi. pp. of PROVE adj. known to be valid, effective, or genuine [a proven method] …   English World dictionary

  • proven — index dependable, irrefutable, official, sound, undeniable, unrefutable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • proven — (adj.) 1650s, pp. adjective from alternative pp. (originally in Scottish legal use) of PROVE (Cf. prove) (v) …   Etymology dictionary

  • proven — proved, proven The two forms relate to two different verbs derived from Old French prover (ultimately from Latin probare). In standard BrE, proved is the normal past tense and past participle of the verb prove (They proved their point / Their… …   Modern English usage

  • proven — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ well ▪ conclusively, fully ▪ No funding will be available until the technology is completely proven …   Collocations dictionary

  • Proven — Infobox Belgische deelgemeente kaart1= naam=Proven provincie=WVLA gemeente=Poperinge latitudeGraden=50 latitudeMinuten=53 latitudeSeconden=25 longitudeGraden=2 longitudeMinuten=39 longitudeSeconden=27 opp=13,10 inw=1.394 datum=01/01/1999… …   Wikipedia

  • proven — prov|en1 [ˈpru:vən, ˈprəuvən US ˈprouvən, ˈpru:vən] adj [usually before noun] tested and shown to be true or good, or shown to exist ▪ a player of proven ability ▪ a telephone system with a proven track record (=past performance showing how good… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • proven — pro|ven1 [ pruvn ] adjective * shown to be true, real, or effective: a clinically proven treatment a proven liar proven pro|ven 2 a past participle of prove …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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