Message: "Tufnell" - Behind the Name

[Surname] Tufnell

by MajaL

9/14/2009, 6:18 PM

If anyone could tell me what this means, thanks again.

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- Marc (picard) +1

9/15/2009, 8:41 AM

Tuf(f)nell has a number of anterior forms such as Tuf(f)nail, Tuf(f)nayl, Tuf(f)nall, etc. One source derives it from Anglo-Saxon *Tuffan+heall 'Tuffa's Hall' but this is not entirely convincing.

- MajaL

9/17/2009, 7:50 PM

Thanks! :)

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