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ArchivesRe: Some family surnames, does anyone know the meanings...
in reply to a message by Anthony
I'll venture a few guesses
Hildersley ..."battle meadow" ...Germanic, probably Anglo-Saxon origin
Gorrie ...from Gaelic Ó Guaire, meaning "noble"
Leaney from laighneach, meaning Leinsterman ...from the name of a spear this early Celtic tribe used ...
Morfett ...maybe related to muire ..."a lord" in Gaelic
Hildersley ..."battle meadow" ...Germanic, probably Anglo-Saxon origin
Gorrie ...from Gaelic Ó Guaire, meaning "noble"
Leaney from laighneach, meaning Leinsterman ...from the name of a spear this early Celtic tribe used ...
Morfett ...maybe related to muire ..."a lord" in Gaelic
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