What does "Comm" mean?

[cdaw]

I have a bible printed in 1782 owned by a family in St Austell.
The bible has added pages of family names and dates of births, marriages, etc.
The first page has two males names with no given connection to the rest of the people listed, but I'm guessing they are a grandparent and maybe a great grandparent.
These two males names both have a prefix of "Comm".
Does anyone know what "Comm" stands for?

Been trying to figure this out a long time...
Many thanks, Chris

[Cornish Terrier]

Does anyone know what "Comm" stands for?

I must confess that I do not really 'know'. But given the word appears as a prefix to the names it is certainly suggestive. You say the Bible was printed in 1782 and to it have been added 'pages' of names and dates of events so it would have been in use for many years. Given the time period I would suggest the word you might be looking for would be COMMANDER.
The South Coast of England, including Cornwall, was home to many Naval vessels and the Royal Navy was quite busy during this period up to and beyond the Napoleonic Wars. It might be worth taking those two names and doing a google search on them. Try searching on 'commander [first name] [last name]' or try searching on the names but add RN or Royal Navy after them. With a little luck you might find something interesting.

CT

[dangereuse]

Good afternoon,

I do not think that Comm means Commander RN if prior to 1795 as until that time the title was Master & Commander. I have a list of RN Officers for 1790 and if you supply the surnames I can check against my list.

Kind Regards

David