Surnames

hitler

Close, that's the Austrian

I found out what Botankus surname means........."Road that goes east"..... 🤨

It's kind of a nutty name........lol

Damn my English/Norse surname....

What does it mean though??

My surname quite simply means "The descendant of Neil, those that are the powerful or mighty."

One of my relatives has studied our family tree right back to Ireland, and apparently the name eventually gets back to a minor offshoot founded by bastard sons linking to one of the old Irish royal families. So, in a round about way descended from an Irish king or an Irish kings brother, even though that might not sound particularly exciting, it is still nice to know.

Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
My surname quite simply means "The descendant of Neil, those that are the powerful or mighty."

One of my relatives has studied our family tree right back to Ireland, and apparently the name eventually gets back to a minor offshoot founded by bastard sons linking to one of the old Irish royal families. So, in a round about way descended from an Irish king or an Irish kings brother, even though that might not sound particularly exciting, it is still nice to know.

So is that a Mac or a Mc?

I think my surname means "the truth" in Spanish.

My last name is Johnson. I have no idea what that means.

Originally posted by docb77
So is that a Mac or a Mc?

Usually O. The O seems, for some, to be seen as the equvilant of Mac or Mc in certain Irish clans - O'Neil, O'Neill that kind of thing.

Originally posted by BlackC@
My last name is Johnson. I have no idea what that means.

Ah, that's an easy one - scandinavian patronymic surname.

Johnson - John's son

Mine is Sicilian ;it rhymes with Marijuana.

All I know about my last name is it's one of the most common last names in the UK.

What about Middle Ages names?????

Any thought?

Mine was originally an Italian name, which got modified to sound more English sounding at some point in time.

Mine means "A tempered feline"
Seriously.

In English Mine means = To Chase down prey and Usually Kill it

In Estonian it means = Wolf

Originally posted by debbiejo
What does it mean though??

Coe = "Jackdaw."

Its apparently related to Kay(e).

It might also be Gælic from Comhan (pronounced CO'VAN) as in Gleann Comhan, (i.e., "Glencoe"😉.

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My family name is Geddes, however, either from an Old Gælic word for "Patch," or "Ridge," or from gead ais, "At the Rigs."