Talk:Kyne (surname)

Hi, I'm Daniel Kyne and I live in Ireland. I have never heard of Kyne being mentioned as the plural of Cow. I live in Kildare but my grandad comes from Galway where i have been told most 'Kynes' originate. Please comment.

Eh?
The stub makes an astonishing claim - namely, that the modern English plural cows dates only from the 19th century. The stub fails to distinguish between the ordinary English plural and possible etymologies of the family name Kyne, which may include an archaic root. As the stub stands, I simply don't believe what it says. Norvo (talk) 20:29, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Yes, it's nonsense
I cleaned up the first line, at least. Volucris (talk) 21:03, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Kyne is a dogskin cap?
Helot numbers, according to the Greek historian Thucydides (460-395 BCE), ranged between 150,000 and 200,000. As markers of identity they should carry a shaved head, leather clothes and kyne: a dog-skin cap. Failing to comply to these outfits was punished with the penalty of death and a fine for the master of the helot.

From translation to Evropa Soberana https://cienciologia.wordpress.com/category/esparta-y-su-ley/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luxinator (talk • contribs) 04:35, 21 June 2015 (UTC)