tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post47286870006350619..comments2024-03-22T23:04:53.937+00:00Comments on Black Raven Genealogy: Origin of our surnamesDara http://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-70921237192425956232016-11-28T22:51:08.655+00:002016-11-28T22:51:08.655+00:00I enjoy learning about the etymology of words, nam...I enjoy learning about the etymology of words, names and places. I quite recently found out that the word 'feder', as meaning father, is the same in Old Norse - perhaps an Irish linguistic connection via the Vikings? I live in an area of Sheffield called Beighton, which is a Normanised form of the Anglo-Saxon, 'Becktun', meaning a small hamlet beside a stream/beck. Laurence Skelton [son of Teresa 'nee Wynne' Skelton]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09971311009693025905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-38369905309425172602016-04-21T19:30:43.698+01:002016-04-21T19:30:43.698+01:00I find it interesting too, Michelle. Our genealogy...I find it interesting too, Michelle. Our genealogy class did a module on Gaelic and Anglo-Norman sources to investigate the development of surnames. Fascinating! Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-6007383941909173472016-04-21T14:52:50.764+01:002016-04-21T14:52:50.764+01:00The origins of surnames are so interesting. My mai...The origins of surnames are so interesting. My maiden name is unusual and its origin a total mystery (it was shortened about 1840.)Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.com