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Help[Surname] Re: What is the origin/meaning of my surname?
in reply to a message by Dustin Golet
Closest thing I found was a French name, Goleret ...here's the translation of the French site:
Rare name carried to Savoy and in Isere. Obscure direction. It seems to have to be attached to gola (= mouth, gorges), but with which direction? Perhaps a toponym (small throat), perhaps also a flange (the mouth was also a collet of fur as former
French).
Rare name carried to Savoy and in Isere. Obscure direction. It seems to have to be attached to gola (= mouth, gorges), but with which direction? Perhaps a toponym (small throat), perhaps also a flange (the mouth was also a collet of fur as former
French).
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I would like to know the orgin of the name Brittany? I know how certain names mean things like smart one or thankful one ,but what does my name mean? Do all names have a meaning?
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See http://www.behindthename.com/ for first names.
'Britain' probably derives from a word meaning 'painted', a reference to the original inhabitants' use of body paint and tattoos. It may also derive from the Celtic goddess Brigid. Britain, Breton and Bretagne are all related.
'Britain' probably derives from a word meaning 'painted', a reference to the original inhabitants' use of body paint and tattoos. It may also derive from the Celtic goddess Brigid. Britain, Breton and Bretagne are all related.
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Goulet also comes close...this derives from Latin 'gola' as well.
Two possibilities for this name:
1. The person was known as a glutton
2. He lived near a mountain gorge.
Two possibilities for this name:
1. The person was known as a glutton
2. He lived near a mountain gorge.
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