Xela Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 My surname first originated in Westphalia (Dortmund hipster FTW) and roughly translates to 'holy water' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Milfner Posted March 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2015 Originates from Walmersley in Greater Manchester which translates as 'woodland clearing'. So I'm a clearing in the woods. For **** sake 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm someone's son. Bloke called Morris, apparently, which is nice. Family back-story would definitely involve some common or garden Nordic pillaging and rapey behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Morristherapsitson? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 And there I was, trying to retain some anonymity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wain. I'm Batman but spelt correctly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 Mine has 2 very different meanings, derived from an Old English nickname. One means nun-like, which was either used as a genuine description or sarcastically, the other means 'by the stream', apparently. It's supposed to have first appeared in Worcestershire, and doesn't appear to have traveled much in the UK as it's stayed most commonly in the Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Mids region IIRC. Away from the UK, it seems to have ended up most abundantly in Australia, so it's likely a few distant relatives way back when weren't terribly nun-like... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 It makes you realise how interesting the stories behind some names can be here. You go into Eastern Europe or Scandinavia and they all just mean "son of" don't they? It took me years to realise that the entire Bulgarian national team's surnames ending in "ev" or "ov" wasn't a coincidence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Mine means son of the brown haired one. 'Son of the no hair one' would be a lot more appropriate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 It makes you realise how interesting the stories behind some names can be here. You go into Eastern Europe or Scandinavia and they all just mean "son of" don't they? It took me years to realise that the entire Bulgarian national team's surnames ending in "ev" or "ov" wasn't a coincidence. I will assume that is the case with the Yugoslav/Serbian 'ic' then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Surprisingly, my name means "Son of Stephen". I've been told in the past that it originated in Grimsby, which made me think it may have gotten here from Scandinavia (especially given the "son"). But a google tells me it's earliest appearance was in Huntingdonshire, and is probably of Norman origin (which I guess could be Scandinavia originally?) So your name is Steven son of Stephen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yeah, why not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisagg75 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 mine is work related but means i could be related to diana(wills mom) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Ziegler. German trade name for tile- or brick-maker. Basically, the German equivalent of Tyler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Ziegler. German trade name for tile- or brick-maker. Basically, the German equivalent of Tyler. I saw your brother, Reto, play for Fenerbahçe. He wasn't very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 We were satisfied in our initial research that this surname was of French origins, and in a sense it is! It may be a development of the Olde French 'Lievre', itself a development of the original German 'Lieber' and translating as 'the hard one'. #bringyourdinner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newry_Villan Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Cranney was a name for someone who lived on the island of Jura in the Inner Hebrides. The name is derived from Gaelic Mac Crain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 "Little Rock" from the Gaelic apparenty. Popular with William the Conquerer's knights. Could be descriptive or geographical I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 An English county Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 An English county you're a kent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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