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Help[Surname] Re: Disney
in reply to a message by Sagani
From my Irish name book:
Disney: very rare, from Tipperary, but originally English brought to Ireland in the 17th Century. Likely originally from France, D'Isigny ...
I'd have to guess that it has a Latin root, possibly relate to the word insignia ...mean a sign or badge ...
Disney: very rare, from Tipperary, but originally English brought to Ireland in the 17th Century. Likely originally from France, D'Isigny ...
I'd have to guess that it has a Latin root, possibly relate to the word insignia ...mean a sign or badge ...
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Excellent deduction... I can't see why I failed to realize that possibility... Insignia is seen in Spanish too with the same meaning you have given... most exactly; badge as a physical object in itself and as a metaphore of it... thanks
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No problem ...usually we help each other see the obvious ...it's happened numerous times to me!!!
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However...
"Insignia" (insigne in French)< insignis (Latin).
There is an "n" missing, so the "D'Isigny" - insignia connection might be a bit of a long shot.
"Insignia" (insigne in French)< insignis (Latin).
There is an "n" missing, so the "D'Isigny" - insignia connection might be a bit of a long shot.
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More on Isigny
According to this site: http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Disney&sourcecode=13304
Isigny is from the Romano-Gallic personal name Isinius (a Latinized form of Gaulish Isina). I have not been able to trace an etymology for Isina -- a wild guess could be the Goddess Isis, ad with Isidore.
According to this site: http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Disney&sourcecode=13304
Isigny is from the Romano-Gallic personal name Isinius (a Latinized form of Gaulish Isina). I have not been able to trace an etymology for Isina -- a wild guess could be the Goddess Isis, ad with Isidore.
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Oh no... then this Disney man is a real headbraker for us... But again the guess is a good one... So, thanks for the expansion Pavlos; And to Mr.Foglai, indeed, we help each other (I'm helped more often than not) but to me it's must to thank if I've given a good answer fast and in time (when I can)... I can't see why this forum is so friendly but the coutnerpart, Behind the Name's forum is not, there I've been treated like a weird blabbering troll... Well, thanks all, Pavlos, Foglai, M.S. and Sagani.
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