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  2. Category:Surnames of Norman origin - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Surnames of Norman origin" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. ... Bellamy (surname) Bennett (name) Bérubé ...

  3. Norman (name) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. English surnames of Norman origin - Wikipedia

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    Some family names contain clues as to their origin, like English surnames of Norman Origin. [1] William, Duke of Normandy , successfully invaded England in 1066, and this invasion left a lasting legacy in the English language, in general, and in surnames, in particular.

  5. Category:Norman-language surnames - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Norman-language surnames" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  6. Bettencourt - Wikipedia

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    The place-name element -court ("courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm") is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population. It is a Gallo-Roman calque from the Old Low Franconian word *hof, meaning "courtyard", "courtyard of a farm", "farm" (Dutch, Old English hof , German Hof ...

  7. Willis (surname) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Tobin (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Tobin (Irish: Tóibín, pronounced [t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; from the Norman surname Saint Aubin, originated with Saint Albinus) is an Irish surname of Norman origin. [1]The Anglo-French Saint Aubin family arrived in Ireland in the wake of the Norman invasion in the 12th century [2] and settled in Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny, and subsequently spread to the neighbouring counties of Cork and ...

  9. Roy - Wikipedia

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    [17] [18] [19] This is seen with patronymic surnames like Fitzroy, from Fi(t)z, meaning "son of" and Roy, "king", denoting the name bearer as a "son of the king". [20] [21] [22] Le Roy le veult ("The King wills it"), is a Norman French phrase still used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom to this day as royal assent. A legacy of a time ...