Genealogy Chat

Hi Leigh, Wonder if its not to much trouble could you have a look for Shackleton for me. Thank you Janet

Evening! Kathleen No STONELEY, but. STONEY, from residence near some gravelly low lying land. Old English ‘stan’, ‘eg’. GODFREY/GODFRAY/GODFEE/GODFERY/GOTFREY: Godefridus 1086, Domesday Book. Old French ‘Godefroi(s)’, old German ‘Godefrid’ ‘god-peace’. Shirley CORNELIUS (m): From an old Roman family name, which is from uncertain origin, possibly a derivative of Latin ‘cornu’ ‘horn’. This was the name of an early Christian who died in Civitavecchia in c.253. MEDLEY/MEDLAY: Benedict Medley 1496-7 (Warwickshire). From Medley (Oxon), or perhaps Madely (Glos)….a nickname may also be involved. Jaimee ENGLAND: Nicholas de Engelond 1260, Cambridgeshire. …..the reference must be to the name of the country, a surname which appears curiously out of place in England. GRAY/GREY/LE GREY: Baldwin Grai 1173, Buckinghamshire. Old English ‘graeg’ ‘grey’, probably ‘grey haired’. From Graye (Calvados). Lucia HERBERT (and many variants). Herbertus, Hereberd 1086, Domesday Book. Old French ‘Herbert’ from old German ‘Hariberct, Her(e)bert’ ‘army-bright’. Introduced by the Normans. ROLFE (and many variants): Rolf 1086, Domesday Book, Norfolk, Nottingham. Old Norse ‘Hroifr’, old Danish, Swedish ‘Rolf’. Anglo-Scandinavian, but also common in Normandy where it became old French ‘Roul, Rou’, often latinised as ‘Rollo’and it is to this that the frequency and variety of the surnames are due. GOODGE is not listed but…. GOODGER/GUDGER:……..a late development of GOODYEAR. Sharon MAKEPEACE/MAKEPIECE: Gregory Makepais 1219, Leicester. ‘Make peace’, peace maker. Margaret No LADMORE, sorry. John MILLS/MILLES/MILLIS: John Myls 1336. Mills is much more common that MILL and may be from the plural, ‘dweller by the mills’ or a patronymic, from MILES or MILL. Mommylonglegs (No sign of that it my book!!!) Or PENNIALL, but there is….. PENNALL……From Penn Hall in Pensax (Worcs), earlier Penehull, or from Penhill (Devon, NR Yorkshire). No PARMENOS either, sorry. Glenys CORRIN/CORRAN: M’Corrin, Corrin 1504. A Manx contraction of Mac Oran from Mac Odhrain ‘son of Odhran’ pale-faced, Irish ‘Odar’. St Odhran was St Patrick’s charioteer. JONES/JOHN/JOAN etc: Johannes c.1140, Lincolnshire. Hebrew ‘Johanan’ ‘Jehovah has favoured’. Old French ‘Johan, Jehan, Jean’……The surname may derive from John or Joan….The form ‘Ioan’ was adopted for the Welsh Authorised version of the Bible, hence the frequency of the Welsh patronymic ‘Jones’. LLOYD/LLOYDS/LOYD: Richard Loyt 1327, Worcestershire. Welsh ‘llwyd’ ‘grey’. Paul Sorry no SNOXELL. Byeeee Leighx

hi could you help me by looking up the surname snoxell from luton hop you can help thanks paul.

Hi Leah, What can you tell me about the surmame MILLS, Thank You John Mills.

hi leigh have you heard of the name makepeace and where it originates from. very grateful i know you are really really busy thanks sharon

Hi, Could you look for these surnames?: HERBERT ROLFE GOODGE thank you for your help Lucia

Hi Leigh, Wonder if you could help me find where these two surnames originated from? England Gray Any information would be appreciated Thank you Jaimee

Hi Leigh Thanks for the lookup for BONEHILL. It's a shame it is not there I have wanted to know for ages the meaning. Please would you mind looking for the First name CORNELIOUS. And Surname MEDLEY Thanks again Shirley

Hi Leigh, would be really grateful if you could look up two surnames for me please. They are Stoneley and Godfrey, hope you don't mind Many thanks, Kathleen

Hello Julie EADE/EAD/EADES/EADS/EDE/EDES: William Ede 1275, Norfolk. ‘Eda’, always feminine, is rather a pet form of Edith (old English ‘Eadgyo’) than a survival of old English ‘Eda’. No SNOWLING, but ‘SNOW……. is a nickname for one with snow white hair’. Sue No ARKIELES or ACCULUS, sorry. Most unusual names! Angela I can’t see KANRIE as either a first or second name, sorry. Janet Sorry, cannot shed any more light on MACAREE. See you Leigh x

Hi Leigh Can you please check to see if Kanrie is actually a first name? I have read this off of a census but I've never heard of it before and I'm wondering if I've just mistranscribed it. Thanks Angela

Hello Kelly KIO isn’t in my books, but you said that you were not sure of the spelling…..what about: KEYHO/KEYHOE/KEHOE/KEW: Robert de Cahou, de Cayho, de Kaiho 1195-6 (Bucks). From Caieu, a lost town in the vicinity of Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas de Calais), recorded as ‘Cahu, Kaeu, Kaio, Kayhou, Keu’. Is it a possible? I’m intrigued now! Cynthia BRADLEY/BRADLY/BRATLEY/BRAODLEY/BRODLEY: William de Bradelai 1170, Lincolnshire. From Bradley (Lincs, WR Yorks, etc). No CHARLESWORTH, sounds very English though doesn’t it! CHARLES and WORTH are listed separately, so I could give you those if you like? HEARD/HERD/HIRD/HORD/HURD: William Lehird (Leicestershire). Old Eng ‘hierde ‘herd’, ‘herdsman’. LAMB/LAMBE/LAMM: Lambe de Harewude 1290, Sheffield. A nickname from the animal or a shortened form of Lambert. LANGHAM: William de Lamgham 1201, Dorset. From Langham (Dorset, Norfolk, Rutland, Suffolk), Langham Row (Lincs) or Longham (Norfolk). No MATLEY or MANSFIELD, sorry. RAYNOR/RAYNER (& variants): Rainerus 1086, Domesday Book. Old French ‘Rainer, Reiner, ,Renier’, from old German ‘Raginhari’, meaning ‘counsel, might-army’. SUMMER/SUMMERS/SOMMER/SOMMERS/SOMER/SOMERS: Geoffrey Sumer 1203, Essex…..Probably identical with the Scottish SIMMER. In Scots ‘somer’ is ‘a sumpter’, applied to men and horses alike. French ‘Sommier ‘bete de sommer’ as ‘a muleteer’. The English name is also probably from old French ‘somier’ ‘sumpter’. Cheers Leighx

hi leigh thanks for looking but iv only seen it extence extance and extin. thanks karen

Thanks very much for that Leigh. Very interesting Jeanette

Leigh. Thanks for the info on my names Clouder and Casmi. Much appreciated. SUE.

Hello Karen As you are 'champing at the bit'!! Unfortunately, it isn't in my book. There are only 2 names begining with an 'EX'. EXALL (and variants) and EXELBY. Sorry about that. Is that the only variation of the name that you have found? Leigh ;-)

extence ...pretty please karen

Good Evening! Caroline MCLEISH – Doesn’t seem to be in the book! Odd! It seems to have every other Mac/Mc that you can think of! Is it Irish rather than Scottish? Have to say, I’m not sure and a bit puzzled! WILDE (and many variations): Uluricus Wilde 1066 (Domesday Book), Lincolnshire. Old Eng. ‘wilde’ ‘wild, violent’. Or ‘dweller by the waste, uncultivated land’ from old Eng ‘wilde’ ‘wild, waste’, used as a noun. DUCKER/DUKER: Philip Duker 1365, Yorkshire. Middle Eng. ‘dokare,douker’ ‘a bather’ or ‘a diving bird’. No STRAWSON, sorry. Siobhan LITTLEJOHNS/LITTLEJOHN/LITTELJOHN: Litel Jon 1350, Colchester. ‘Little John’, often no doubt for a giant. No MICHELIN. Think that it is French. Shirley Sorry no BONEHILL. Jeanette GREENLEY/GREENLY/GRINDLAY/GRINDLEY/GRINLEY: William de Grenlay 1275, Nottinghamshire. From Little Gringley (Notts), Grindley (Staffs) or residence near a green clearing. No NELLIS/NELLIST, sorry. Helen LEDGER/LEGER: Leodegar 1192, Hampshire. Old French ‘Legier’, old German ‘Leodegar’ ‘people spear’, common throughout France and Normandy through the memory of St Leger, a 7th Century bishop. HIGHO/HEYO/HAYHOE/HAYHOW/HEIGHO: John Heyhowe, Hihoo 1524 (Suffolk). ‘Dweller by the high ridge’, old Eng ‘heah, hoh’. ZELIG (m) Jewish: variant of SELIG. From the Yiddish vocabulary word ‘selig’ ‘happy, fortunate’. LAETITIA (f) Original Latin form of LETTICE. Susan No CLOUDER, but… CLOUDE meaning ‘dweller by the rock or hill’. Old Eng. ‘clud’ ‘mass of rock, hill’. No CASMI either but… CASIMIR (m) Anglicized spelling of Polish KAZIMIERZ, derived KAZIC to destroy and the old Slavonic element MERI great, famous. This was a traditional name of Polish kings in the Middle Ages. Debbie EMERY/AMERY (and many variants): Amalricus 1086 (Domesday Book). Emery de Roche Chaward 1269. From old German ‘amalric’ ‘work-rule’. Night night! Leigh ;-}

Hi Leigh, Thank you for your kind offer. The surnames that i am interested in are: Bradley Charlesworth Heard Lamb Langham Matley Mansfield Raynor/Rayner Summer Many thanks Cynthia

hi i would be really gratefull if you could please look up the surname kio im not sure about the spelling thanks a lot