What is the origin of the name Davenant?
perhaps a variant of Avenant (see Avent) to which the Old French preposition de d' was prefixed to give it the appearance of a Norman locative name and thus the status [...]
The lives of the players (Volume 1)
...under the guidance of Sir William Davenant, and styled the Duke of York's Company , and the remains of the... (England, United Kingdom - 1662)
...under the guidance of Sir William Davenant, and styled the Duke of York's Company , and the remains of the... (England, United Kingdom - 1662)
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The lives of the players (Volume 1)
...net per annum. In Sir William Davenant's company, from the time their new theatre was opened in Portugal-row, the receipts,... (England, United Kingdom - 1706)
...net per annum. In Sir William Davenant's company, from the time their new theatre was opened in Portugal-row, the receipts,... (England, United Kingdom - 1706)
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The lives of the players (Volume 1)
...from the time of Sir William Davenant it had been always performed according to his alterations indeed, so little was... (England, United Kingdom - 1743)
...from the time of Sir William Davenant it had been always performed according to his alterations indeed, so little was... (England, United Kingdom - 1743)
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The lives of the players (Volume 1)
...so much as to Sir William Davenant, originated when the state of the theatre in Shakspeare's time was no longer... (England, United Kingdom - 1864)
...so much as to Sir William Davenant, originated when the state of the theatre in Shakspeare's time was no longer... (England, United Kingdom - 1864)
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The lives of the players (Volume 1)
...Sir William Davenant opened a new theatre in Lincoln's-inn-fields, and produced there his own drama, The... (England, United Kingdom - 1662)
...Sir William Davenant opened a new theatre in Lincoln's-inn-fields, and produced there his own drama, The... (England, United Kingdom - 1662)
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What is the origin of the name Davenant?
perhaps a variant of Avenant (see Avent) to which the Old French preposition de d' was prefixed to give it the appearance of a Norman locative name and thus the status [...]