Ad
related to: english surnames of norman origin and definition
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pages in category "Surnames of Norman origin" ... English surnames of Norman origin; F. John Farnfold; FitzAlan; FitzGerald (surname) French (surname) G. Gaines (surname)
It is a well-stirred mix of Old English, Middle English and Norman French, with some Norse and Celt, in which it is English that dominates. To see it in context, Norman French was the language of power and rank until Henry IV made English the tongue of kings at the end of the fourteenth century when most surnames already existed." [2]
Norman is both a surname and a given name. The surname has multiple origins including English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish, German, French, Norwegian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Jewish American. The given name Norman is mostly of English origin, though in some cases it can be an Anglicised form of a Scottish Gaelic personal name.
Waite is an English surname (of Norman origin) and rarely a given name. Its variant forms include Wait, Wayte, Waits and Waight. It is derived from the old high German wahten (to keep watch); it is common in the sense of guard or watchman to all the Teutonic languages, [1] the German wacht, Dutch vaght, Swedish vakt and English watch.
Willis is a surname of English, Norman French, and Scottish origin. The oldest extant family of the name, the Willes family of Warwickshire, formerly of Newbold Comyn and Fenny Compton, has used the spellings 'Willis,' 'Willys,' and 'Wyllys' and appear in records from 1330. [1]
Surnames of Norman language origin. Pages in category "Norman-language surnames" ... English surnames of Norman origin; F. John Farnfold;
Morrison in England is traditionally believed to be a patronymic of Maurice/Morris, [1] introduced into England following the Norman invasion in 1066. In Scotland there is strong evidence that other surnames of Anglo Norman origin such as Moir, Muir and More, were equally influential as potential multiple origin points for the derivative of the modern spelling of Morrison.
The English word "cock" (US English "rooster"), is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word cocc, and a fourth possibility is that the surname came about as a nickname. Another possibility is that the name is of Norman origin.
Ad
related to: english surnames of norman origin and definition