Your Surname: What Does It Mean ?
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Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiúra, earlier Ó Fiodhabhra ?bushy eyebrows?, from fiodh ?wood? + (f)abhra ?eyebrow?.
Yup there it is wasn't on that site i knew the meaning but I wanted the full thing in Irish which is "Ó Fiodhabhra" directly translated to "Descendant of one with bushy eyebrows"...aw yeah.
Yup there it is wasn't on that site i knew the meaning but I wanted the full thing in Irish which is "Ó Fiodhabhra" directly translated to "Descendant of one with bushy eyebrows"...aw yeah.
Brewer:
the name Brewer may be of Anglo-Saxon origin, and an occupational surname for a brewer of beer or ale, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "breowan", to brew, giving the Middle English term "brewere". The modern surname Brewster has the same derivation, but shows the early medieval "-ster", suffix which originally denoted the feminine gender, but by the middle of the 13th Century was used for both sexes. Similar formations include Baker and Baxter, and Webber and Webster. The first recording of the surname from this source is that of Richard Briwerra, in the "Ancient Charters" of Hampshire.
wow... had a huge description! Never thought my surname meant so much 
Surname: Burns
This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational name from Burnhouse in Scotland. The placename derives from the Middle English "burn", stream, and "house", house. During the Middle Ages, when migration for the purpose of job-seeking was becoming more common, people often used their former village or hamlet name as a means of identification, resulting in a wide distribution of the name in the surrounding areas. The surname is first recorded in Yorkshire in the early 13th Century (see below), over three hundred years before it is found in Scotland. David Burnis is listed as being a follower of the earl of Cassilis in 1526. In the modern idiom the surname can be found as Burness, Burnes and Burns. On June 5th 1608, Bessie Burnes married Charles Bryson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, and on September 28th 1760, Gilbert, son of William and Agnes Burness was christened at Alloway, Ayr. A Coat of Arms granted to the family is a gold shield, and on a blue fess, between two black spur rowels in chief and a black hunting horn stringed in base, a gold water bouget, the Crest being a demi-Pegasus, winged gold. The Motto, "Perseverantia vincit", translates as, "Perseverance Conquers". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Brenhus, which was dated 1208, in the "Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Surname: Burns
This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational name from Burnhouse in Scotland. The placename derives from the Middle English "burn", stream, and "house", house. During the Middle Ages, when migration for the purpose of job-seeking was becoming more common, people often used their former village or hamlet name as a means of identification, resulting in a wide distribution of the name in the surrounding areas. The surname is first recorded in Yorkshire in the early 13th Century (see below), over three hundred years before it is found in Scotland. David Burnis is listed as being a follower of the earl of Cassilis in 1526. In the modern idiom the surname can be found as Burness, Burnes and Burns. On June 5th 1608, Bessie Burnes married Charles Bryson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, and on September 28th 1760, Gilbert, son of William and Agnes Burness was christened at Alloway, Ayr. A Coat of Arms granted to the family is a gold shield, and on a blue fess, between two black spur rowels in chief and a black hunting horn stringed in base, a gold water bouget, the Crest being a demi-Pegasus, winged gold. The Motto, "Perseverantia vincit", translates as, "Perseverance Conquers". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Brenhus, which was dated 1208, in the "Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Dunno what the direct translation would be but according to family records it's a Sept of Clan MacDonald of Clanranald that had the spelling changed when the family came to the USA, at the time British colonies. Apparently my ancestors had made the king William III of England really, really angry because they wanted to cut his head off and put James II back on the throne. When the crap hit the windmill they fled to the colonies to escape being hanged for treason.
"Sorry, we have yet to research the origin of the surname Mariani."
Ffff. Fine, be that way.
My father told me once that Mariani means 'ladybug'. Combined with my first and middle names, it makes me feel like the child of hippies. Oh wait, I am.
Ffff. Fine, be that way.
My father told me once that Mariani means 'ladybug'. Combined with my first and middle names, it makes me feel like the child of hippies. Oh wait, I am.
Surname: Nicholls
This interesting name is one of the patronymic forms of the surname from the personal name Nicholas, which is ultimately of Greek origin, from "Nikolaos", composed of elements derived from the verb "nikan", to conquer, with "laos", people. The given name is popularly taken to mean "victory-people", and was a favourite among Christians throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, partly due to the fame of the 4th Century St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, who is regarded as the patron saint of children, sailors, pawnbrokers, and wolves, and was venerated in both Eastern and Western churches. The personal name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, and usually applied to a monk, and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Nicolaus". That the given name was popular is borne out by the large number of surnames derived from "Nicholas", among them the patronymic forms Nichol(l)s, Nickol(l)s, Nic(c)olls, and Nicholes. One William Nicholls was one of the earliest settlers in the New World colonies, arriving in Virginia on the "Dutie" in May 1619, and recorded as resident near "Charles Cittie", in 1624. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Nicholes, which was dated 1322, witness in the "Assize Court Rolls of Staffordshire", during the reign of King Edward 11, known as "Edward of Caernafon", 1307 - 1327. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
This interesting name is one of the patronymic forms of the surname from the personal name Nicholas, which is ultimately of Greek origin, from "Nikolaos", composed of elements derived from the verb "nikan", to conquer, with "laos", people. The given name is popularly taken to mean "victory-people", and was a favourite among Christians throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, partly due to the fame of the 4th Century St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, who is regarded as the patron saint of children, sailors, pawnbrokers, and wolves, and was venerated in both Eastern and Western churches. The personal name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, and usually applied to a monk, and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Nicolaus". That the given name was popular is borne out by the large number of surnames derived from "Nicholas", among them the patronymic forms Nichol(l)s, Nickol(l)s, Nic(c)olls, and Nicholes. One William Nicholls was one of the earliest settlers in the New World colonies, arriving in Virginia on the "Dutie" in May 1619, and recorded as resident near "Charles Cittie", in 1624. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Nicholes, which was dated 1322, witness in the "Assize Court Rolls of Staffordshire", during the reign of King Edward 11, known as "Edward of Caernafon", 1307 - 1327. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
This surname is of pre 7th century Old French origins. It was introduced into England at the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is a residential name either for someone who lived at a place called Mont or Mount, or topographical fro a person who lived on a hill. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable names in the small communities of the Middle Ages. The surname dates back to the early 14th Century (see below), and other recordings include: Richard le Monter recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Somerset in 1327, and Alan atte Mount listed in the Close Rolls of London in 1334. Recordings from early surviving church registers from the city of London include those of the marriage of Stephen Mountt and Ellsibethe Jewry on October 30th 1586, at St. Olave's Hart Street, and the christening of Eldrington Mount on August 24th 1590, at St. Margaret's, Westminster. A coat of arms granted to the Mount family has the blazon of a silver shield, with a red lion rampant on a green mount, the crest being a fox saliant supporting the trunk of a tree. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard del Mount,. This was dated 1301, in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire, during the reign of King Edward 1st of England, 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
nothing for: Knauff
can't be surprised though most people can't even pronounce it right
they always pronounce it "K-noff" when you pronounce it "Noff"
it aggravates me to no end
can't be surprised though most people can't even pronounce it right
they always pronounce it "K-noff" when you pronounce it "Noff"
it aggravates me to no end
This distinguished surname, with no less than twenty Coats of Arms, and several notable entries in the "Dictionary of National Biography", is a patronymic form of the male given name David, itself coming from the Hebrew "Dodaveha" meaning "Beloved of Jehovah". This name was borne by the greatest of the early kings of Israel, which led to its popularity first among the Jews, and later among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In Britain, the popularity of the personal name was increased due to the ame of St. David, 6th Century Bishop of Menevia, who became patron saint of Wales, and also as a result of its having been borne by two kings of Scotland: David 1, who reigned from 1124 to 1153, and David 11 (1329 - 1371). One David clericus, recorded in Documents relating to the Danelaw, Lincolnshire, dated 1150, is one of the earliest recorded bearers of the personal name in England. The patronymic first emerges in the early 14th Century (see below), and in 1402, a Richard Davys was entered in the Register of the Freemen of the City of York. Richard Barrett Davis (1782 - 1852) was animal painter to William 1V, and Sir John Francis Davis, chief superintendent of British trade in China, was made K.C.B. in 1854. The Coat of Arms most associated with the name is a silver shield with a chevron pean, in base a black lion rampant, a chief indented of the last, and a canton ermines. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Dauisse, which was dated 1327, in the "Subsidy Rolls of Cambridgeshire", during the reign of King Edward 111, known as "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
My last name is Davis. It is now more awesome than I thought it was.
My last name is Davis. It is now more awesome than I thought it was.
