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Algernon
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Originally a nickname meaning 'with moustaches' or 'whiskered' |
Norman French |
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Baret
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Multiple possible origins - often associated with 'bear/strength' or from Old French meaning related to a cap/strife; exact meaning uncertain |
English, Norman French |
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Barett
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Mighty as a bear |
English, Irish, Norman French |
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Barret
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Originally a surname of Norman/Old French origin; often associated with 'bear-like' or 'bear strength' and also linked to Old French 'barat' meaning 'dispute' or 'quarrel'. |
English, Irish, Norman French |
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Brus
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from Brix; associated with brushwood or a wooded place |
Norman French, Scottish |
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Cateret
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Likely a surname-derived name from a place or family called Cateret/Carteret; specific meaning uncertain - possibly locational or, less likely, linked to Catherine ('pure') |
Norman French |
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Colvill
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From Colleville: 'Col(a)/Col's town' or 'settlement of Cola' (derived from a Norman personal name) |
Norman French, Scottish |
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Colville
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Settlement or town of Koli (Koli's town) |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Darell
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Originally 'from Airelle' (a place); later associated with 'beloved'. |
Norman French |
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Darrelle
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Originally a Norman surname meaning 'from Airelle' (a place name); later adopted as a given name. |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Deveraux
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Toponymic: 'from Évreux' (a town in Normandy) |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Devereaux
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from Évreux |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Fitsroi
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son of the king |
English, Norman French |
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Fitz hugh
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son of Hugh (Hugh = 'heart, mind, spirit') |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Glanvil
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From the estate or settlement called Glanville - essentially 'Glan's farm/settlement' or 'dweller at Glanville'. |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Glanvill
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Toponymic - 'from Glanville' (a place-name of Norman origin) |
English, Norman French |
Boy |
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Glanville
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From the Norman place-name Glanville - 'Glan's estate/town' (Glan + villa = estate) |
English, Norman French |
Boy |
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Granvile
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From a place-name meaning "large town" or "great town" |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Granvyll
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From Granville - 'large town' (from French grand 'large' + ville 'town') |
English, Norman French |
Boy |
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Harcourt
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From the placename Harcourt - literally the 'court' or estate associated with the Harcourt family or person (i.e., 'Harcourt's estate') |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Huet
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diminutive of Hugh - 'little Hugh' (related to 'heart/mind/spirit') |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Jeffaree
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pledge of peace; God's peace |
English, Norman French |
Boy |
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Joscelin
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Derived from a Germanic tribal/personal name meaning 'member of the Gauts' or 'little Goth' |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Lamont
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from the mountain |
Norman French, Scottish |
Boy |
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Malvill
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From the place-name Malleville; literally 'mal' (bad) + 'ville' (town/settlement) |
French, Norman French |
Boy |
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Mauger
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From Old Germanic elements meaning 'council' + 'spear' - essentially 'counsel-spear'. |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Melville
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From the Norman place-name Malleville, often interpreted as 'bad town' or 'bad settlement'. |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Mortimer
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Place name meaning 'dead sea' or 'still/stagnant water' |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Mortymer
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from the 'dead sea' or 'still/stagnant water' (toponymic) |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Mountgomery
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Gumaric's hill (hill of Gomeric) |
English, Norman French |
Boy |
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