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Thompson (surname) Thompson is a surname of English, Irish and Scottish origin which is a variant of Thomson, meaning 'son of Thom'. [2] An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the parish of Thompson in Norfolk. [3] During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland.
Lewes, Louis, Luis. Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins. One of the origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus. This name is from the post-Classical Latin name Ludovicus, the latinized form of the Germanic name Hlūtwīg, meaning "famed battle ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland: English and Scottish: A patronymic surname based on the English and Scottish name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. Norse: From the Old Norse personal name "Kollungr", a form of "koli" which in Old English became 'Cola', meaning swarthy or dark.
Kennedy (surname) Derived either from Ó Cinnéide meaning grandson of Cinnédidh, or “ceann” and “éidigh”. “Ceann” comes from the Gaelic word meaning “chieftain” (a leader of a clan or tribe), and “éidigh” comes from the Gaelic word meaning “helmet”. The name can be translated to mean “helmeted chief or leader”.
Campbell (surname) Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [2] Clan Campbell, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde. [3]
Taylor is a surname of English origin. It is believed to have developed in England after the Norman invasion. Possibly coming from the Norman occupational surname (meaning tailor) in France. [1][2] derived from the Old French tailleur ("cutter"), [3] which derived from the Catalan Tauler meaning cutting board, or the Galician Tello meaning tile.
FitzGerald (surname) Arms of the FitzGerald dynasty. FitzGerald or Fitzgerald, is an Irish surname of Hiberno-Norman origin. It is a patronymic derived from the prefix Fitz - from the Latin filius- plus Gerald, thus meaning "son of Gerald”. In Goidelic languages, e.g. the Irish language, it is rendered Mac Gearailt. [1]
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