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Blood 1
not set
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Evidently from Old English blod ‘blood’, but with what significance is not clear. In Middle English the word was in use as a metonymic occupational term for a physician, i.e. one who lets blood, and also as an affectionate term of address for a blood relative.
Added 1/9/2016 by cutenose

Blood 2
not set
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Welsh

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Welsh ap Llwyd ‘son of Llwyd’.
Added 1/9/2016 by cutenose

Blood 3
not set
Type Surname
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. BLUWD  [key]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English byname Blīþa (meaning "happy, blithe").
Added 12/5/2018 by ari.