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HUDNALL English From the Old English place name Hudanheale meaning "Huda's heath" or "nook of land belonging to a man called Huda"... [more] HUNTER English, Scottish Occupational name which referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta. HUXLEY English While the first element hux is obscure, the second element leah means "woodland, clearing". HUXTABLE English Derived from the name of an English place meaning "hook post" (Old English hoc "hook" and stapol "post"). IBBOTT English Matronymic derived from the old feminine name Ibota, which in turn was derived from ISABEL, the oldest form of ELIZABETH to be introduced into England. IRVING Scottish, English Originally derived from a Scottish place name (in North Ayrshire) meaning "green water". JEANES (1) English The first record of this name comes from records of William the Conqueror's land grants to his supporters during the Conquest of England... [more] JOINER English Occupational surname for a carpenter (that is, a person who joined wood together to make furniture). KELSEY English From an English place name meaning "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce" in combination with eg "island". KENDALL English Derived from the town of Kendale in England, and was so called from the river Kent, on which it is situated, and dael "valley, dale"... [more] KILLAM English Denoted one who hailed from the English town of Kilham, meaning "the hamlet of the kilns". KING English From Old English cyning, originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king. KNIGHT English Krom the Old English cniht, meaning "knight" or "tenant serving as a mounted soldier"... [more] LAMAR French, English Originally from a place name in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool". LANE (1) English Originally designated one who lived by a lane, a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used of any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town. LANGDON English Derived from an Old English place name meaning "long hill" (effectively meaning "ridge"). LANGLEY (1) English Habitational surname derived from old English lang "long" and leah "woodland, clearing". LEDFORD English Means "path leading across a ford" from the Old English lædan, Middle English leden "to lead" and ford, a shallow area in a stream that may be crossed by wading. LEE (1) English Originally given to a person who lived on or near a leah, Old English meaning "woodland, clearing". LINCOLN English Originally indicated that the bearer was from the English city of Lincoln, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony"... [more] LINDSAY English, Scottish From the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, which means "LINCOLN island" in Old English. LINTON English Originally from place names meaning either "flax town" or "lime tree town" in Old English. LONDON English From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain. LONGSTAFF English Name for a tipstaff or beadle who carried a long staff as a badge of office, or else referred to someone who was very tall. LUM English Lum comes from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) "pool"... [more] LYON Scottish, English, French, Dutch Habitational name from either the Lyon in southern central France, or Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. MALLORY English From Old French maloret, "the unfortunate" or "the unlucky", a term introduced to England by the Normans. MARCHAND English, French Occupational surname meaning "merchant", ultimately from Latin mercari "to trade". MARLEY English Denotes a person who hails from one of the various places in Britain called Marley... [more] MARSHALL English Derived from Middle English mareschal "a marshal", ultimately derived from Germanic marah "horse" and scalc "servant"... [more] MARTEL (2) French, English Nickname for a smith, derived from old French martel "hammer", ultimately from Latin martellus. MASON English Occupational name for a stoneworker or layer of bricks, from Old French masson, ultimately of Germanic origin (akin to Old English macian "to make"). MILFORD English Originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English. MONDAY (1) English Derived from the Old Norse given name Mundi which was a diminutive of names beginning with the element mundr meaning "protection". MONDAY (2) English Denoted a person for whom this was a significant day, often the day they would pay their feudal service. MONTGOMERY English, Scottish From a place name in Calvados, France meaning "GUMARICH's mountain"... [more] MOTTERSHEAD English Derived from the name of a lost place in Cheshire, from the Old English byname Motere which meant "speaker" and Middle English heved meaning "headland". NESS Scottish, English, Norwegian Means "headland" in Middle English, originally referring to a person who lived there. NEWPORT English Given to one who came from the town of Newport (which means simply "new port"), which was the name of several English towns. NOEL French, English Either from the given name NOËL, or else derived directly from Old French noel "Christmas" and given to a person who had a particular connection with the holiday. NORRIS (1) English, Scottish Means "from the north", either denoting someone who had moved from the north, further south or someone who lived in the northern part of a settlement. OUTTERRIDGE English Derived from the Old English given name Uhtric which was composed of the elements uht "dawn" and ric "power". OVERTON English Denotes a person who hailed from one of the various places in England called Overton or Orton. OWSTON English Denotes a person who came from any one of the places in Britain called Ouston or Owston. PARISH (1) English Originally denoted a person who came from the French city of Paris, which got its name from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii. PARISH (2) English Derived from the rare medieval given name Paris which was an Old French form of PATRICK. PAYNE Irish, Scottish, English Means "villager, rustic" and later "heathen" from the Middle English Payn, Old French Paien which was often given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults whose religious zeal was lacking. PEAK English Means "dweller by the pointed hill" from the Old English peac or "from the Peak District (Derbyshire), England". PECK (2) English Means "maker of pecks, or vessels used as peck measures" from the Middle English pekke. PERRY (1) English Derived from Middle English perrie, Old English pyrige meaning "pear tree"... [more] |
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