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A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, [1] [2] which included names of specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or lands that they held, or, more generically, names that were derived from regional topographic features. [3]
Huckabee is an English surname.. The name is a variant form of the surname Huckaby and Huckerby. [2]This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".
One element of a habitation name may describe the type of settlement. Examples of Old English elements are frequently found in the second element of habitational names. The habitative elements in such names can differ in meaning, according to different periods, different locations, or with being used with certain other elements.
It may be connected to be connected with the pre-7th century Old English name "Wade", and the verb "wadan" (wada) meaning "to go", or as a habitational name from the Old English word "(ge)waed" meaning "ford".
It is an English habitational surname, derived from Starmore in Leicestershire. Alternatively, it can also be derived from "Stermore near Stowe", which used to exist in Staffordshire. [1] Variants of the surname include Starmore, Starsmore, Starsmoor, and Starsmeare. [2] Notable people by that name include:
Unfortunately, its meaning is, well, “unfortunate.” 49. Easton. This unisex name of English origin has a habitational meaning that refers to settlements in the east (i.e., “east town”). 50 ...
The name's meaning is habitational, from any of various places in Santander, Asturias, and Salamanca, derived from castañeda, a collective of castaña "chestnut". The name is believed to be created by the fact that the bourgeois House of Castañeda was situated in a valley of chestnuts, thus meaning "Castle of the Chestnuts."
This habitational name derived from Monroy, meaning "red mountain". A place in the Province of Cáceres, Spain. [1] [2] The Monroe variant has the letter e at the end instead of y, which is a different surname.