Funny name
When SpyC and I told you all where we were moving to, and pronounced the name of the town we'd be living in, you all said, "What?" We weren't speaking another language, but indeed, it's a funny name. Here's the history, according to our friends at Wikipedia.
"Fuquay-Varina (F(y)oo-Quay Vuh-ree-nah) began as two communities: Fuquay Springs, a resort near a spring on Stephen Fuquay’s property; and Varina, a ridge near a general store founded by J.D. Ballentine. When Fuquay Springs was incorporated in 1909, the Varina community was subsumed. In 1963, the hyphen was added to acknowledge the historical presence of both settlements."
Fuquay is still a funny word, right? According to Ancestry.com, Fuquay is probably an Americanized spelling of the French name Fouguet. The origins of the word Varina remain unclear, however, there is also a Varina, VA.
"Fuquay-Varina (F(y)oo-Quay Vuh-ree-nah) began as two communities: Fuquay Springs, a resort near a spring on Stephen Fuquay’s property; and Varina, a ridge near a general store founded by J.D. Ballentine. When Fuquay Springs was incorporated in 1909, the Varina community was subsumed. In 1963, the hyphen was added to acknowledge the historical presence of both settlements."
Fuquay is still a funny word, right? According to Ancestry.com, Fuquay is probably an Americanized spelling of the French name Fouguet. The origins of the word Varina remain unclear, however, there is also a Varina, VA.
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