What's the meaning of your surname

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By: GoodTime Girl - 27th August 2006 at 18:48

Is there a site for this kind of useless info??

http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm

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By: Mark9 - 27th August 2006 at 07:56

Mine is sicilian for ….Tall Dark Handsome (big imagination, Dreamer, Fibber).
😉 :rolleyes: 😀
Dean.

Now that is funny. 😀 😀

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By: Hurrifan - 26th August 2006 at 21:38

from the gaelic…son of the metalworker…

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By: dean f - 26th August 2006 at 17:43

Mine is sicilian for ….Tall Dark Handsome (big imagination, Dreamer, Fibber).
😉 :rolleyes: 😀
Dean.

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By: Comet - 26th August 2006 at 15:38

Mine means someone originally from Scotland. My family came from Edinburgh on my father’s side a few generations ago.

On my Mother’s side the surname means someone from a certain town in Lancashire but that must have been a long time ago because we are Yorkshire/Notts and Lincs so far without any trace of Lancashire :confused:

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By: DazDaMan - 25th August 2006 at 13:56

I have no idea, but it’s probably one of those surnames that’s been made up! 😀

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By: Ren Frew - 25th August 2006 at 13:47

My surname ‘McLaughlin’ is of Irish origin and means ‘son of Laughlin’. Any Irish name pre-fixed with Mc or the Scottish equivalent ‘Mac’ means ‘ son of ‘…

Interesting then that McDonalds restaurants choose to sell ‘Big Macs’ and not ‘Big Mcs’ or indeed ‘Big Micks’ ? :confused:

“Excuse, me could I have a Big Mick ?”
“Hang on, he’s out back making the fries..” 😀

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By: frankvw - 25th August 2006 at 11:14

Mine is easy, it is a place in Germany 🙂

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By: Corsair166b - 25th August 2006 at 05:49

Morris….from the Welsh for ‘Maur Rys’, meaning ‘Great chief’…apparently we are related to the last King of Wales around the tenth century AD…

We’ll be back to take over the crown again in a bit..

M

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By: roscoria - 25th August 2006 at 00:19

TROUBLE… 😀
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By: Arm Waver - 24th August 2006 at 14:32

holt………speaks for itself!!

Does it?

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By: holty - 24th August 2006 at 13:45

holt………speaks for itself!!

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By: Phil Foster - 24th August 2006 at 12:51

Wet Nurse apparently although the modern meaning is similar and well known.

Phil 🙂

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By: FlyingKiwi - 23rd August 2006 at 23:35

People keep telling me that my name has something to do with human reproduction, not sure why. :confused:

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By: steve rowell - 22nd August 2006 at 23:53

Rowell is Aboriginal for….drink too much wine

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By: Arm Waver - 22nd August 2006 at 12:32

I should also say mine can be used as a forename too – I’ve seen it too.
Comes from South West England area apparently.

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By: Gollevainen - 22nd August 2006 at 12:27

Mine means basicly either sober or villageroadish… :confused:

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By: Arm Waver - 22nd August 2006 at 12:27

I have – Mine is an ancient holiday & clearing of old debts IIRC.