patronymic

  • 71Ades — This is a patronymic i.e. son of Ade , a pet form of the personal name Adam, frequently recorded in the Domesday Book and deriving from the Hebrew for red possibly referring to the earth from which God formed the first man. The surname from this… …

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  • 72Ayars — This long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Ayres may be a patronymic form of Ayre , itself a nickname for a man who was well known… …

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  • 73Ayers — This long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Ayres may be a patronymic form of Ayre , itself a nickname for a man who was well known… …

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  • 74Ayres — This long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Ayres may be a patronymic form of Ayre , itself a nickname for a man who was well known… …

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  • 75Ayrs — This long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Ayres may be a patronymic form of Ayre , itself a nickname for a man who was well known… …

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  • 76Belison — This interesting and unusual name is of medieval Welsh origin and is the patronymic (son of) form of Bellis, itself the patronymic form of Ellis, from the Welsh Ap Ellis which became Bellis. The medieval given name, Ellis, derives from the Hebrew …

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  • 77Bellis — This interesting and unusual name is of medieval Welsh origin and is the patronymic (son of) form of Bellis, itself the patronymic form of Ellis, from the Welsh Ap Ellis which became Bellis. The medieval given name, Ellis, derives from the Hebrew …

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  • 78Bellison — This interesting and unusual name is of medieval Welsh origin and is the patronymic (son of) form of Bellis, itself the patronymic form of Ellis, from the Welsh Ap Ellis which became Bellis. The medieval given name, Ellis, derives from the Hebrew …

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  • 79Clayson — This most interesting surname may be of Old German origin, or an Anglo Saxon name. The former derivation suggests that the name may be an Anglicized form of the German name Klaus(s)en, Classen , patronymics from the medieval given name Klaus , an …

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  • 80Clucas — This unusual surname is the Manx form of the Gaelic patronymic name Mac Lucais , meaning son of Lucas . The Manx language is closely related to Scots Gaelic, and many of the surnames found on the Isle of Man are similar to those found in Scotland …

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