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This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
The following are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.. For Old English-derived words, see List of English words of Old English origin.
Surnames of English origin. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Surnames of British Isles origin . It includes Surnames of British Isles origin that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The English language surname Hawkins is said by FaNUK (Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland) [1] to have three possible origins.. The most usual origin is the forename Hawkin with an original genitival -s (that is, "Hawkin's son") (or else it is Hawkin used as a surname [2] with a later excrescent -s in the early modern period to bring it into line with the predominant style of ...
Dunn is a surname of English and Scottish origins. It has several different origins. It has several different origins. Typically the origin of the surname Dunn is from the Middle English dunn , meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a nickname for one with dark hair.
Perhaps the Middle English word heyne (and its variants, such as haine, hayn), meaning 'mean wretch, niggard'. The forms ending in -s show the addition of the genitive case ending, implying that the name-bearer was the child of a father called Hain, or addition of -s on the analogy of such names.
The locational name also appeared in early records Latinised as de Bosco [3] (from the Old French bois, meaning "wood"). [4] Another derivation for the surname is from a nickname of an eccentric or violent person, derived from the Old English wōd, [2] wad, [1] and Middle English wod, wode, all meaning "frenzied" or "wild".
In some cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Currie in Midlothian, Scotland. In other cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Corrie, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. A third origin for the surname is that it originated as a Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Curry, a surname which has several origins. [1]