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03-11-2009, 10:22 AM
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Nicholas?
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03-11-2009, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil
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Holmes means "From residence near a piece of flatland in a fen or by a piece of lands partly surrouned by streams". There is also a town called 'Holmes' in Dorset or 'Holne' in Devon.
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03-11-2009, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Jabba
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Before the Norman conquest It meant "Twin" in Aramaic or it was a priest name. After the conquest it was one of the most popular names.
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03-11-2009, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by AlexN
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Nicholas means "victory people" in Greek. The name was common so I couldnt find a origin.
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03-11-2009, 10:42 AM
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Victory People is good..  I don't know if I have any Greek background, however my dad sort of looks a bit greek..
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03-11-2009, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mac
Maybe we should all change our surnames to reflect the occupations (or whatever) that we have now. Why should we carry (in our surnames) the job descriptions of our great-great-great-great grandfathers? And how is that relevant to our lives today?
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Dave Dogsbody? Dave S**tkicker? Dave Blameme? Dave Underpaid?? Dave Overstressed?? Dave Needsaholiday??? I think I'll stick to Wheeler.
PS. How about Rankin and Downey?
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03-11-2009, 07:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
Dave Dogsbody? Dave S**tkicker? Dave Blameme? Dave Underpaid?? Dave Overstressed?? Dave Needsaholiday??? I think I'll stick to Wheeler.
PS. How about Rankin and Downey?
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Rankin is a form of the names "Ranulf" and "Randalf".
Downey means "Dweller by the hilly island".
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03-11-2009, 08:59 PM
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03-11-2009, 09:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seanliddelow
Rankin is a form of the names "Ranulf" and "Randalf".
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Thank you. Is there a meaning given for those names?
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03-11-2009, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
Thank you. Is there a meaning given for those names?
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Sorry there isnt.
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03-11-2009, 09:52 PM
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Pickett
Thanks.
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03-11-2009, 10:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lumen Miner
Pickett
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Pickett means "point,pointed objects". They come from Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Cheshire and Buckinghamshire.
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03-11-2009, 11:20 PM
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03-11-2009, 11:59 PM
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Mine is of Danish background. Roots in the Vikings.One moved here during the gold rush in Ballarat in the 1850's.
Any one with my last name is related.An unusual name.
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04-11-2009, 03:45 AM
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What dirt can you dig up on Mortimer? 
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04-11-2009, 09:49 AM
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Lets see, Mortimer is from Mortemer in Seine-Inferieure ( In North-West France)
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04-11-2009, 12:18 PM
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How about "Cavendish"
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04-11-2009, 02:15 PM
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No More Infinities
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seanliddelow
Lets see, Mortimer is from Mortemer in Seine-Inferieure ( In North-West France)
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Ah, a familiar family name
Anyone here who can trace their ancestry back to the Earls and Barons Mortimer??
Here's some info on them...
Earls of March
History of the Mortimer Family
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04-11-2009, 09:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveCav
How about "Cavendish"
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Cavendish is from Cavendish in Suffolk
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04-11-2009, 10:47 PM
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I'd take a vague guess at what Thomson means...
Possibly son of Thomas?
Am I right?
Though of course it's not an English surname at all, that would be Thompson, silly English, have to pee on everything.
Cheers
Stuart
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