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	Family name - Genealogy - a Wikia wiki
		A family name, or surname, is the part of a person's name that indicates to what family he or she belongs.
		It is extremely rare for men in Western countries to take the name of their wives; this was chiefly done in the Middle Ages, when a man from a low-born family was marrying an only daughter from a higher-status family, and was thus designated to carry on his wife's family name.
		The second was usually the name of the godfather or godmother, while the third and last given name was the name used in everyday situations.
	genealogy.wikia.com /wiki/Family_name (5558 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Family name etymology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Family Name Etymology Note: Family names are also called surnames.
		In many languages, family names are the last part of a person's name.
		Jews who registered as inspectors with the Russian or Ukraine governments received a favored status with respect to travel, although those who collected taxes were generally resented in the stetls (Jewish ghettos).
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/fa/Family_name_etymology (117 words)

	German family name etymology Information
		In etymology, German family names were introduced during the late Middle Ages in the German language area.
		This name could be combined with a profession such like Rosenbauer (rose-farmer, from the farmstead 'the rose') or Kindlmüller (child's miller, from a mill named 'the christmas child', 'the prodigal child' or 'the kings child').
		A prime example are the names of the French Hugenots settling east of Berlin.
	www.bookrags.com /German_family_name_etymology (782 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Family name etymology
		This is a collection of family name etymologies.
		For German names, see German family name etymology.
		Huber: the German name is derived from Huober, a farmer holding a fief.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Family_name_etymology (393 words)

	Family name at AllExperts
		A family name, or surname or last name, is the part of a person's name that indicates to what family he or she belongs.
		The second was usually the name of the godfather or godmother, while the third and last given name was the name used in everyday situations.
		Historically, when the family name reform was introduced in the mid 19th century, the default was to use a patronym, or a matronym when the father was dead or unknown.
	en.allexperts.com /e/f/fa/family_name.htm (8320 words)

	Jewish Family Names - An Introduction
		Family names used by Jews form a number of categories: for instance, there are names that Jewish families chose of their own will and names that were forced on them by the local authorities or gentile society.
		Family names Wiehl or Weill are anagrams of the biblical name Levi.
		Pressburger became the family name of an individual that either came or was associated with the city of Pressburg (now Bratislava, in Slovakia), Toledano was the name of someone who came from Toledo, in Spain, and Damari designated a family linked with the town of Damar, in Yemen.
	www.bh.org.il /Names/jfamilynames.asp (1030 words)

	Origin and Etymology of Italian surnames
		In the place of the father's name, especially if the father was not known by the community since the individual had come from another place, the toponymic could be used, as in Giovanni Calabrese or di Genova, or the job, as Mastro Giovanni.
		In case of a double name it is possible that the second identified the grandfather, as in Colaianni meaning son of Nicola (Cola), grandson of Giovanni (Ianni).
		Names of animals could serve to the same purpose, so there were Mosca (someone small or annoying), Cavallo (someone big, noisy or with large front teeth), Gatto, Grillo, Lepore, Volpe.
	www.italyworldclub.com /genealogy/surnames (594 words)

	Surname Origin & Last Name Meanings. Free Family Name Dictionary with Family History & Genealogy Resources by Ancestor ...
		A surname, also known as a last name or family name, is a fixed name shared in common with the members of a family and is passed down from generation to generation.
		In the 1800's and before, when many people were illiterate, names were written by clerks, officials, and priests as they heard the name pronounced.
		The story of names from biblical times until the time the essay was written.
	www.searchforancestors.com /surnames/origin (607 words)

	GOLDSBY: Etymology Of the Family Name
		There are many traditions about the origin of the name, some based on stories from ancestors, others on the meaning of the name in one's country of origin.
		The Norman family of Delehay or De la Haye, were granted it and it was one of that family in the Thirteenth Century founded the Benedictine Priory at Burwell.
		The estate remained in the possession of Delahay family for a century and a half and the last of the family.
	www.goldsbyfamily.info /Famname.htm (879 words)

	Etymology
		The folk etymology, however, is not parallel in structure to iye'=ska - s^a 'red' precedes ska 'white, clear', for example - and does not explain the h or the diminutive.
		While the identification of the historical Sacagawea's name with Hidatsa Caka'kawia is quite adequately grounded in the combination of her Hidatsa connection and the quite exact identity in form of the two names, Alan Hartley has recently provided a further argument.
		Names (Marie), titles of respect (miss, ma'am), or generics ('this woman', 'this lady' -' that woman', 'that lady' are subtly less polite) have to be used instead.
	spot.colorado.edu /~koontz/faq/etymology.htm (8634 words)

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		Etymology is the study of the history of words - when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning have changed.
		In this situation, the foodstuff has the Norman name, and the animal the Anglo-Saxon name, since it was the Norman rulers who ate meat (meat was an expensive commodity and could rarely be afforded by the Anglo-Saxons), and the Anglo-Saxons who farmed the animals.
		Although many of Nietzsche's etymologies are wrong, the strategy has gained popularity in the 20th century, with philosophers such as Jacques Derrida using etymologies to indicate former meanings of words with view to decentring the "violent hierarchies" of Western metaphysics.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=etymology (1591 words)

	ipedia.com: Family name Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is a common practice for a woman to change her family name to that of her husband when she marries.
		It is extremely rare for men in Western countries to take the name of their wives; this was chiefly done in the Middle Ages, when the man was from a low-born family and was marrying an only daughter, and was thus designated to carry on his wife's family name.
		In Spain and countries of Hispanic culture (former Spanish colonies), each person has two family names: the first is the first family name of the father; the second is the first family name of the mother; depending on the country, these may or may not be linked by the conjunction y (and).
	www.ipedia.com /family_name.html (1557 words)

	Etymology
		In the "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames," by Charles Bardsley, it is stated that the Thurman-Thurmond family is practically extinct in England, there being 3 in London and 3 in the Provinces.
		It should be considered that most of the ancient names were more tribal in their usage than they were family surnames.
		It is stated that Thurman-Thurmond family is practically extinct in England, there being 3 named in London, and 3 in the Provinces; majority in America.
	www.bobthurmond.com /scrapbook/etymology.htm (652 words)

	Etymology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The word etymology itself comes from the Greek &7956;&964;&965;&956;&959;&957; (''étymon'', the true meaning of a word) and &955;&972;&947;&959;&962; (''lógos'', science).
		Words may be named after a particular place ('china'', toponyms) or after a particular person (''Achilles' tendon'', eponym).
		In his Odes Pindar spins complimentary etymologies to flatter his patrons.
	etymology.area51.ipupdater.com (989 words)

	Behind the Name: Name
		Family names and given names are prominent examples of personal names.
		Chinese males were given different names at various points in their lives, in addition to a family name and sometimes a generation name.
		Names can serve other purposes as well, such as the Chinese generation name which identifies the generation of the bearer, or the names used by some African cultures which describe the order in which siblings were born.
	www.behindthename.com /glossary/view.php?title=name (317 words)

	Etymology - Psychology Wiki - a Wikia wiki
		Etymology is the study of the origins of words.
		From Antiquity through the 17th century, from Pindar to Sir Thomas Browne, etymology has been a form of witty wordplay, in which the supposed origins of words were mythologized to satisfy contemporary requirements, much as myths were formed to explain archaic rituals that were no longer comprehensible.
		Although, it must be said, many of Nietzsche's etymologies are wrong, the strategy has gained popularity in the 20th century, with philosophers such as Jacques Derrida using etymologies to indicate former meanings of words with view to decentring the "violent hierarchies" of Western metaphysics.
	psychology.wikia.com /wiki/Etymology (1393 words)

	Last Name Origin
		"Among the family names in America, the bearers of which came over from the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries, many terminate in 'us.' At that time the only means of correspondence between scientific persons from different countries was in Latin, which became so much the fashion that many people Latinized their names.
		Families with names such as Stratenus, Mollerus, and Cramerus inform us that the ancestors of these families must have been prominent, educated men.
		Family names in Friesland generally terminate in 'a' as in Van Cysingha, Kingma, Camminga, Van Heemstra, and Postma.
	www.last-names.net /Articles/Place.asp (1016 words)

	Richard Lederer
		The original meaning of "thresh" was "to tread, to trample." Farmers originally threshed wheat, separated the grain from the chaff, by treading on piles of it.
		The Greek "etymon" means "true, original," and the Greek root "-logia" means "science or study." Thus, etymology is supposed to be the science or study of true and original word meanings.
		But I have learned that the proud house of etymology is populated by all manner of ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties miscreated by spook etymologists.
	www.jewishworldreview.com /0203/lederer022003.asp (1421 words)

	Marcotte Genealogy and Etymology
		Father Jean Macotte reported that Fécamp archivist Jean LeMaitre (also a Marcotte descendant) notes that a monk named Hughes Margot was sent to King Harold of England, by William the Conqueror to seek a compromise, prior to the Norman invasion of England.
		The appearance of the Marcotte family name in Fécamp preceded (by as much as 75 years) - the first recorded use of the verb "marcotter." I propose therefore that this very specialized verb originated in reference to Arthus Marcotte,(such as pasteurization deriving from Louis Pasteur) rather than the family name deriving from the verb.
		At least one branch of the names Turcot and Turcotte also originated with a descendant of the Marcotte family, having originated as a "dit" name for one of Jacques Marcot's descendants, to distinguish him from another branch.
	www.electroauthor.com /marcotte_genealogy/etymology.htm (876 words)

	Cesari Family Crest
		The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries.
		The most common type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name.
		The surname Cesari was derived from the given name "Cesare," and originally derived from the famous Roman family name "Caesar." In Classical times, the name "Caesar" was associated by folk etymology with the Latin Caesaries (head of hair).
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/cesari-family-crest.htm?a=54323-224 (755 words)

	A brief history of names - If..Else Log
		For example, the Chinese family name of Yuan is believed to be descended from Yuan Taotu's use of his grandfather's name, Boyuan, as his surname.
		The decision to name the child in this manner was, perhaps, an attempt to shape the life of the child; that is, via a name, the child would be bound to a virtue or destiny.
		Names are a fascinating subject as they are one of the first factual items that people can relate to you… it has often struck me how people relate to me because of my name…it seems to incite intrigue and questioning.
	ifelse.co.uk /archives/2006/01/15/a-brief-history-of-names (7977 words)

	Search: Animal Name Etymology
		The etymology of Marcus is unknown, but it may come from the word Mars.
		Traditionally, a folk etymology derived the name from "Brutus", but this is almost certainl...
		It features an introduction to etymology, sources of first names in different cultures, and a message board.
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	Origin of the name Hickson
		Feedback: Since Hick is a known diminutive form of Richard, the idea that the name originated as the son of Richard is the most likely to be correct.
		Hick-sen being Scandinavian (Viking) language for Son of Hick, is a pet name for Richard.
		It is thought that the origin of this name was Hustedon which seems to be taken from the Old English, Hyht's Dunn, meaning hill.
	www.hicksons.org /origin.html (436 words)

	Family name etymology - Wikinfo
		This is a collection of family name etymologies.
		Huber: the German name is derived from Huober, a farmer holding a fief.
		It has also been explained as an abbreviation of Hubert or as a derivation of Heber, the Hebrew Patriarch.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Family_name_etymology (517 words)

	Behind the Name: Ancient Roman Names
		Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"...
		Roman family name possibly derived from the name of the ancient province of Pontus in Asia Minor, itself probably derived from Greek ποντος (pontos) "sea"...
		Roman family name derived from the praenomen SECUNDUS...
	www.behindthename.com /nmc/rom-anci.php (1154 words)

	Family name etymology
		In many languages, family names are the last part of a person's name.
		[1] (http://www.vitalog.net) has the etymology as "French, derived from the nickname for the dark-skinned man, perhaps a Moor."
		Jews who registered as inspectors with the Russian or Ukraine governments received a favored status with respect to travel, although those who collected taxes were generally resented in the stetls (Jewish ghettos).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/su/Surname_etymology.html (82 words)

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		The exact etymology of the family name is unknown.
		The etymology of many of these words is still unknown but we are continuing to explore the circumstances to discover the reasons why the family name has been retained.
		Besides the uses cited above (lakes, waterways, a bay), the family name is found in the naming of avenues, streets, paths, an inlet, a bridge, a cape, a public park, and even an electoral riding.
	www.nau.org /diversan.htm (2299 words)

	Meaning of the Belcher Name
		The family name of Belcher is a historic one in England and America.
		Although the family name of Belcher is a prominent one in English and American history, it is actually Old French in origin.
		The family name of Bel-cher, as we have seen, means "good cheer" and is derived from the name of the original ancestor Belesur, which is Old French (not Anglo-Saxon) in origin.
	www.belcherfoundation.org /belcher-name.htm (615 words)

	Facts about family name etymology
		Jews who registered as inspectors with the Russian or Ukraine governments received a favored status with respect to travel, although those who collected taxes were generally resented in the stetls (Jewish ghettos).
		Given name etymology: Articles on Given name etymology (current) from Fablis...
		Family name etymology: Articles on Family name etymology (current) from...
	www.supercrawler.com /Facts/family_name_etymology.html (171 words)

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