ADDENDA ET CORRIGIENDA.
A.
Acker. Acer, an acre, a field. Aker, of like derivation.
Ackley. Ác-lea, from ác, an oak, and leag, a territory, a district. An oak-district. Oakley, from the same roots.
Acorn. Ác-cærn, from ác, an oak, and cærn, a corn. An oak-corn.
Adamson. Hebrew Adam, red earth; A. S. sun, son. Son of Adam; son of red earth. Adams, contracted form of the word.
Albertson. Albert, from æl, all, and beorht, bright; sun, son. Son of Albert; son of the all-bright, or illustrious. Alberts, of like kinship.
Albright. Æl, all; beorht, bright. All-bright; illustrious.
Alderson. Alder, an author, an originator; sun, son. Son of an author.
Anderson. Greek aner, French andré, a man; sun, son. Son of a man. Anders, Andrews, of like significance.
Antrim. Irish antrim, land of caverns. Very closely allied to antrum, the Latin for cave, den, grot, lurking-place.
Armstrong. Earm, arm; strong, strong. Arm-strong.
Ashburn. Æsc, an ash-tree, a ship; burne, a bourn, stream, creek, river. A stream bordered by ash-trees; a river navigable by ships.
B.
Barrow. Beorh, a heap, burrow or barrow, a heap of stones, a place of burial. Barrows, son of Barrow.
Bartram. Beorht, bright; remn, or hrem, a raven. A bright raven. Bertram, of like kinship.
Becker. Béc, a book; ere, an agent. A book-maker; a bookman. Béc, derivable from béce, a beech-tree, as books were first made out of the beech. Becher, a name of analogous significance.
Beckman. Béc, a book; man, a man. A bookman; a book-maker. Bechman, a kindred term.
Beckley. Béc, book, or béce, beech; líc, like. Book-like; resembling the beech.
Berry. Berige, or berie, a berry, a grape.
Best. Best, best, most.
Bickel. Bicce, a bitch; el, implying personality. A woman in disgrace.
Bickley. Bicce, a bitch; líc, like. Resembling a bitch.
Bigg. Byge, or bige, a corner, a bay. Perhaps, from byggan, to big, to build: hence, great, large in bulk.
Bigley. Byge, a bay; líc, like. Resembling a bay.
Birch. Birce, or byrce, a birch-tree. Birkey, from the same radix.
Blackburn. Blæc, black; beorn, a prince, a king. A black prince. Or, from blæc, black, and byrne, a coat of mail. A black coat of mail.
Blade. Blæd, a blade, leaf, branch, twig. It also signifies a blowing, blast, breath, life, a favorable wind, success, prosperity, honor, reward, fame, glory.
Blading. Blæd, a blade, a leaf; ing, expressive of action. Leaf-producing.
Blakeley. Blæc, black; líc, like. Resembling black. Blakely, a kindred term.
Blakey. Blæc, black; ig, an adjective termination. Blackish.
Blakiston. Blæc, black; isc, an adjective termination denoting likeness; tún, town. A blackish town.
Blane. Blægen, a pustule. Blain, perhaps, from the same root.
Blaney. Blægen, a pustule; ig, an adjective termination. Full of pustules.
Blank. Blanc, white. Blanke, from the same root.
Blankley. Blanc, white; líc, like. White-like.
Blee. Bleo, color, hue, blee, complexion, beauty.
Blue. Bleo, blue, azure. Blew is, doubtless, from bleow, the past of bláwan, to blow, to breathe.
Boot. Bót, a boot, remedy, amend, atonement, offering, redress, compensation, cure. Boote, another spelling.
Booth. Ir. both, a house.
Borgman. Borg, a loan, a pledge; man, a man. A man who receives a loan, or one who gives a pledge; a bondsman.
Bostick. Bósig, a crib, a stall, a manger, a boose. Bostwick, from the same roots, both words, doubtless, being corruptions of the original.
Bower. Búr, a bower, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, bed-chamber, storehouse.
Bowman. Boga, a bow, arch, corner, bending, band, horn, tail; man, a man. A bow-man; an archer.
Brick. Ir. brice, French brique, a brick. Earth or clay formed into regular blocks and burnt in a kiln or baked in the sun.
Bridge. Bricg, or brycg, a bridge.
Bradbury. Brád, broad, vast; beorh, a barrow, or burrow. A vast barrow.
Braddock. Brád, broad; Gothic dok, a deep or gulfy place. A broad dock. Or, from brád, broad; docce, a dock, a kind of plant. A broad-leaved dock.
Bradford. Brád, broad; ford, a ford. A broad ford.
Bray. Ir. breáǵ, fine. Or, from breać, ever.
Brightly. Beorht, bright; líc, like. Bright-like; with lustre; splendidly.
Bryan. Ir. briǵ, virtue, vigor, force; an, a personal termination. A virtuous person; a man of vigor.
Buckingham. Boccenham, from bóccen, an adjective derived from bócce, a beech, and hám, a house. A beechen house; a house surrounded by beech trees.
Burk. Bearoc, from bearo, a grove, a wood, a hill covered with wood. Burke, from the same root.
Burkley. Bearoc, a grove, a forest; líc, like. Forest-like.
Burr. Búr, a bower, dwelling, storehouse. Also, from French bourre, the down on herbs and fruits. Most properly, from the Anglo-Saxon.
Burrell. Búr, a bower, a storehouse, a dwelling; el, a termination denoting both persons and inanimate objects. One who, or that which, dwells in a bower; a cottager; a storehouse.
Burrow. Beorh, a heap, a barrow, a heap of stones, a place of burial. Burrough, from the same radix.
C.
Cade. Ir. céad, a hundred, first. Perhaps, from cat́, pronounced cath, or cadh, war, battle.
Cadic. Ir. céad, first; eać, for neać, an agent. The first man. Caddy, from the same roots. Probably, from cat́-aid́, a warrior.
Callow. Calo, or caluw, callow, bald, without hair.
Camley. Ir. cam, curved, crooked, bent; A. S. líc, like. Curved-like; crooked.
Camp. Camp, from Latin campus, a contest, battle, war, a camp.
Campbell. Camp, a camp; bel, a bell. A camp-bell. Possibly, from French camp, a camp, and bel, beautiful: hence, a beautiful camp.
Canby. Can, or cann, clearance; bý, a habitation. A clearance-house.
Capp. Cappa, a cap, cope, priest’s garment.
Carl. Carl, a male; chiefly used before words to denote the male, as cwén does the female. Carl-catt, meaning a male cat, and carl-fugol, a male or cock bird. Later, carl came to signify man, a married man, as well as the male of any kind.
Carley. Carl, a male, a man; líc, like. Male-like; resembling a man; churlish. Carle, from the same.
Carncross. Ir. carn, a heap of stones; cros, a cross. A cross composed of a heap of stones.
Carra. Ir. cara, a friend.
Carritt. Ir. car, dear; aid́, a termination indicative of personality. A dear person; a friend.
Carter. Cræt, or crat, a carriage, a cart; ere, an agent. One who drives a cart or carriage; a carter; a teamster. In Anglo-Saxon, cræt-wǽn was applied to a wain, a chariot. It is highly probable that cræt or crat is traceable through the Gaelic words cairt and carr to Latin carrus, a car, a chariot.
Caskey. Ir. Caisg, Easter; eać, an individual. One who celebrates Easter.
Caton. A. S. for the Latin catus, or cautus, cautious, weary, provident.
Cilles. Cille, a bottle; genitive cilles, of bottle. Belonging to a bottle.
Conrad. Cón, bold; rǽd, counsel, reason, opinion. Bold counsel; courageous opinion.
Conway. Cón, bold; wæg, a way, a passage. A bold passage.
Cormac. Ir. corb, a chariot; mac, son. Son of a chariot; a charioteer. Cormick, Cormuck, barbarous spellings of the name.
Coulter. Culter, and not colter, a coulter. See page 67.
Crawford. Cráw, a crow, chough, jackdaw; ford, a ford. A crow-ford; a ford crossed by crows.
Crock. Croc, a crock, a pitcher.
Crook. Cruc, a crook, a crutch.
Crookes. Crook, Crook; s for sun, son. Son of Crook.
Crouch. Corruption of cruc, a crook, a crutch.
Crowley. Cráw, a crow; líc, like. Resembling a crow.
Culbert. Col, a helmet; beorht, bright. A bright helmet. Colbert, of like derivation.
Curby. Cear, anxious, careful; bý, a habitation. An anxious home.
Curry. Ir. curam, care (applied in Irish to all over whom one has charge); eać, an agent, and not lać. A supervisor. See page 22.
D.
Dalby. Dál, a dale, a valley; bý, a habitation. A valley-home.
Darby. Common name for Diarmoid in Limerick and Tipperary. See Dermod, page 23.
Darcey. Dearc, or deorc, dark, dusky; ig, an adjective termination. Dark; dusky.
Darkis. Dearc, dark; isc, an adjective ending. Darkish; dusky.
Darling. Deór, dear; ling, a termination denoting state or condition of a person. A person that is dear, or beloved.
Darlington. Darling, Darling; tán, house. Home of Darling.
Darley. Deór, dear; líc, like. Dear-like; dearly.
Davidson. David, Hebrew for “beloved;” sun, son. Son of David. Davids, a contracted form of the name.
Davies. Davie, Scotch for the Hebrew for “beloved;” s for sun, son. Son of Davie. Davieson, unabbreviated name, and Davis, a contraction thereof.
Daw. Dæg, a day; dawe, Old English for the same. Day, of like kinship.
Dawson. Daw, Daw; sun, son. Son of Daw.
Deacon. Deacon, or diacon, a deacon, a levite.
Deane. Deane, the Danes: so called from dene, a valley, a plain, for they are dwellers in a vale or plain. Dean, as commonly applied, is the same as deacon, a levite.
Denison. Denis, French of the Greek Dionysos, god of Nysos; sun, son. Son of Denis.
Denn. Den, a valley, a plain.
Derby. Deór-bý, from deór, a deer, a beast, and bý, a habitation. A deer-park.
Dilg. Dilge, present indicative of dilgian, to destroy.
Donald. Ir. Donghal, from donn, brown, and gall, stranger. Brown-haired stranger.
Donaldson. Donald, Donald; sun, son. Son of Donald.
Donnell. Ir. Domhnall, possibly Donghal, from donn, brown, and gall, stranger. Brown-haired stranger.
Donaghy. Ir. Donoghoc, from Donnachu, which is from donn, brown, and neać, an individual, an agent. A brown-haired chief. Donnogh, Donahoe, Donahue, Donohoe, Donohue, from the same roots.
Douglass. Ir. dhu, from dub́, black, dark; glas, green, gray. Dark green; dark gray.
Dugall. Ir. dhu, from dub́, black; gall, a stranger. A black stranger. Dugald, from the same roots.
Downes. Dúnes, genitive of dún, a mountain, a hill. Belonging to a hill.
Douney. Dún-ig, from dún, a mountain, a hill, and ig, an adjective ending. Mountainous; hilly. Downy, from the same derivation.
Durburrow. Dur, a door, a gate; beorh, a burrow, a place of burial. A door-burrow; a place of burial entered by door, or gate. Durborrow, Durborow, cognate terms.
E.
Earl. Eorl, not earl, noble, earl, man. See page 68.
Earley. Eorl-líc, from eorl, an earl, and líc, like. Earl-like; belonging to an earl.
Easby. Eás, genitive of eá, a river; bý, a habitation. Habitation of a river; banks of a river.
Eastburn. East, eastern; burne, a river. An eastern river.
Eastman. East, eastern; man, a man. An eastern man.
Eck. Éce, eternal, perpetual, everlasting.
Eckley. Éce-líc, from éce, eternal, and líc, like. Eternal-like; everlasting.
Edgar. Eádg, happy, prosperous, blessed, rich, perfect; gár, a dart, javelin, spear, weapon. A prosperous spear. Eádg, contraction of the adjective eád-ig, which is derivable from the substantive eád, prosperity, happiness. It is highly probable that eád is an altered form of eard, earth, a man’s prosperity and consequent happiness being measured by the extent of his earthly possessions. See page 68.
Edmund. Eádmund, from eádg, happy, and mund, hand, protection, defence. Happy defence.
Edson. Eádg, rich; sun, son. Rich son.
Edward. Eádward, from eádg, blessed; weard, guardian, watchman. A blessed guardian.
Egge. Egge, present indicative first person singular of eggian, to egg, to excite.
Eglee. Egle, troublesome, difficult, hateful. Or, from egle, a sprout, an ear of corn, a thistle.
Eggleson. Egle, troublesome; sun, son. A troublesome son.
F.
Farley. Far-líc, from fær, sudden, fortuitous, wonderful, and líc, like. Sudden; fortuitous; wonderful.
Ferguson. Fergus, Fergus; sun, son, Son of Fergus. See Fergus, page 25.
Fetter. Feoter, or fetor, a fetter.
Fetterling. Feoter, a fetter; ling, a termination denoting the state or condition of a person. Bondage.
Finan. Ir. fionn, fair, white; an, a personal ending. A fair person. Finian, kindred in derivation.
Fitler. Fit, or fitt, a song; lár, lore, learning, law. Song-lore.
Forder. Ford, a ford; ere, an agent. On who, or that which, fords a stream.
Fordham. Ford, ford; hám, house. Ford-house.
Fowler. Fugel-ere, from fugel, a bird, a fowl, and ere, an agent. One who pursues or traps wild fowl.
Freeborn. Freó-bearn, from freó, free, and bearn, born. One free born.
Fricka. Fríga, Saxon Venus, the goddess of love. Or, which is more likely, from fricca, a crier or preacher. Frick, from the same radix. See Frick, page 70.
Frost. Frost, or forst, frost.
Fry. Frý, free, having liberty or authority. Frye, of similar derivation.
Fuller. Fullere, from fullian, to whiten, and ere, an agent. One that whitens anything; a bleacher.
Fullerton. Fuller, Fuller; tún, house. Home of Fuller.
Fullom. Fúle-hám, from fúle, foul, muddy, corrupt, and hám, a house. A muddy house; a corrupt home. Fullum, a cognate term.
G.
Gadd. Gád, or gǽd, a point of a weapon, a prick, a goad. Also, from gád, want, need, deficiency.
Gadsby. Gádes, genitive of gád, want, deficiency, need; bý, a habitation. A needy home.
Gaff. Gaf, base, vile, lewd.
Gaffney. Gaf, base; Ir. neać, an individual. A base person.
Gale. Gale, a nightingale, is from galan, to sing, to enchant. Galey, of like derivation.
Galen. Galen, past participle of galan, to sing, to enchant.
Garlic. Gár-leac, from gár, a spear, and leac, a leek, an onion, an herb. Spear-leek; garlic.
Garman. Gár, a spear; man, a man. A spearman.
Garret. Gár, a spear; rédhe, cruel. A cruel spear.
Gillingham. Gillinga-hám, or Gill-ingahám, from Gill, Gill, and ingahám, residence of the sons. Home of the sons of Gill. See Gill, page 27.
Glade. Glade, a river, a brook. Or, glade, gladly.
Gladney. Glǽd, purified, bright; Ir. neać, an individual. A purified person; a saint; an angel.
Glenney. Glen, a glen, a valley; Ir. neać, an individual. A dweller in a glen, or a valley.
Guildford. Gild-ford, from gild, a guild, society, or club where money was paid for support, and ford, a ford. A stock-ford.
H.
Haddock. Hacod, by the inversion of the letters in the last syllable became hadoc, and signifies a pike, mullet.
Hadley. Heáfod-líc, from heáfod, a head, and líc, like. Head-like; capital; chief. Headley, of like kinship.
Haines. Heánes, from heáh, high, and nes, a termination of feminine nouns denoting qualify or state. Highness; height; top; end; pinnacle; fortress.
Haley. Heálig, from heáh, high, and ig, an adjective ending. High; lofty. Or, from hál, healthy, sound, whole, and ig, implying an adjective. Healthy; sound; wholly; holy.
Hallowell. Heálig, holy; well, a well. A holy well. Halliwell, from the same roots.
Hambright. Hám, home; beorht, bright. A bright home.
Hambrook. Hám, home; bróc, a rivulet. A home rivulet.
Hancock. Hean, worthless; cocc, or coc, a cock, a male bird. A worthless cock. See Hancock, page 72.
Handley. Handle, that which is used by the hand. A handle; a haft. Hanley, a kindred term.
Hane. Heán, high, lofty, sublime, chief, noble, excellent.
Hanna. Heana, poor, needy, humble, despised.
Hansbury. Heán-burh, from heán, high, lofty, and burh, a tower. A lofty tower.
Harbeck. Hár, hoar, hoary, gray; béc, a book. A hoary book.
Harbert. Hár, hoary, gray; beorht, glistening. Glistening with gray.
Harding. Heard, hard; ing, implying action. Hardening.
Hardick. Heard, hard; ig, an adjective termination. Hardy. Hardie, Hardy, from the same roots.
Hare. Hara, a hare. As hares are gray, the name was originally derived from hár, hoar, hoary, gray. Hare, an estuary, is a probable etymology.
Hargis. Heregas, armies, a host.
Harmer. Hearm, harm, damage, calamity; ere, an agent. One who, or that which, produces harm. Perhaps, from harma, a sling to support a wounded arm, an arm that has been harmed or damaged.
Hay. Hoeg, or hég, hay.
Hayes. Haye, Hay; s for sun, son. Son of Hay.
Hazel. Hæsel, or hæsl, a nut-tree, hazel. Hæsel, also, signifies a hat. The husk of the hazel-nut resembles a hat, but whether the plant took its name from the form of the covering of the nut, or the hat received its name from its resemblance to the covering, is a question. We incline to the latter belief.
Heany. Heane, poor, needy, humble, worthless, despised. Heeny, from the same root.
Heberton. Heber, a goat; tún, a house. A goat-house.
Heller. Helle, clear, eminent; ere, an agent. A man of eminence.
Heppe. Heope, a hip, fruit of the dog-rose.
Herman. Here-man, from here, an army, and man, a man. An army-man; a soldier.
Hill. Hill, or hyll, a hill.
Hilles. Hilles, or hylles, genitives of hill and hyll, a hill. Belonging to a hill.
Hocker. Hocer, or hocor, mocking, reproach.
Hood. Hód, a hood.
Hodge. Hog, prudent, careful, anxious.
Hodgson. Hog, prudent; sun, son. A prudent son.
Holcombe. Hol, a hole, cavern, den; comb a valley. A cavernous valley.
Holden. Healden, past participle of healdan, to hold, rescue, fasten, rule, govern. Held; ruled; governed.
Holland. Hol, a hole, a cavern; land, region. A cavernous land. Or, hol, hollow; land, land. A hollow land.
Hookey. Hóc, or hooc, a hook, a stick, or iron bent at the end; iht, an adjective termination. Hooked.
Hoopes. Hópes, genitive of hóp, a hoop, circle, company. Belonging to a hoop.
Hough. Hoh, or hó, a heel, hough, ham.
I.
Inger. Ing, Ing; ere, an agent. A descendant of Ing. According to Teuton mythology, Ing was the son of Tuisco, and is, without doubt, the name-father of the Anglo-Saxon and English.
Ingham. Ing, Ing; hám, house. Home of Ing.
Ingram. Ing, Ing; remn, or hrem, a raven. Ing’s raven.
K.
Kane. Ir. cat́on, pronounced cahon, from cat́, battle, and an, a termination denoting a personal noun. A warrior.
Kindall. Cyn, or cin, suitable; dál, valley. A suitable valley. Kendall, of like kinship.
Kettle. Cetel, a kettle.
Kidder. Cidan, to contend, quarrel, chide; ere, an agent. One who chides; a chider.
Kille. Cile, cold, coldness. Or, more likely, cille, a battle.
King. Cyng, king, ruler, prince.
Kingsbury. Cynges, genitive of cyng, king; beorh, a city. King’s city.
Kingston. Cynges, genitive of cyng, a king; tún, town. King’s town.
Kitchen. Cicene, a kitchen.
Knapp. Cnæpp, a top, cop, knop, button.
Knauf. Cnáfa, one begotten, an offspring, a son, boy, youth.
Knaup. Cnápa, son, boy, youth.
Knight. Cniht, a boy, youth, attendant, a military follower.
Knoll. Cnoll, a knoll, a hill, top, cop, summit.
Knott. Cnott, a knot, a fastening, knitting.
Knowles. Cnolles, genitive of cnoll, a knoll, a hill. Belonging to a knoll, or hill.
L.
Landes. Landes, genitive of land, land, ground, earth, field, country. Belonging to the country. Landis, of cognate derivation.
Lang. Lang, long, tall.
Langfeld. Lang, long; feld, a field. A long field.
Langham. Lang, long; hám, home. Long home.
Langley. Lang-líce, from lang, long, and líce, form. Form of long; a long time.
Lapp. Lappa, a lap, border, hem, piece, portion.
Lark. Lauerc, or lawerc, a lark.
Lau. Láu, a relict, a widow.
Lawman. Lah, law; man, a man. A man of the law; a lawyer.
Lawson. Lah, law; sun, son. Son of the law; a lawyer.
Lea. Lea, or leag, a law, a territory or district in which a particular law or custom was in force. See Lea, page 75.
Leak. Leac, a leek, an onion, garlic, an herb.
Light. Liht, light, bright, not heavy.
Lightham. Liht, bright; hám, home. A bright home.
Lillie. Lilie, a lily. Lilly, from the same radix.
Lillig. Lilige, a lily.
List. List, wisdom, science, power, faculty, art, deceit.
Loos. Lús, pronounced loos, a louse.
Lord. Laueord, or hláford, a lord, a master, a ruler.
Love. Lóf, praise. Or, from luf, love, favor, grace.
Lovely. Lóf, praise; líc, like. Praise-like; lovely. Or, from luf-líc, lovely.
Luff. Luf, love, favor, grace.
Lunger. Lunger, immediate, quick.
Lust. Lust, desire, will, power, pleasure, delight, exultation.
M.
McAlpin. Ir. mac, son; ailpin, from ailp, a lump, a height, and in, implying a diminutive. Son of a small lump, or height.
McArthur. Ir. mac, son; Arthur, Anglicised form of Ir. ard, high. Son of Arthur; son of the high.
McBride. Ir. mac, son; briǵ, virtue, vigor, force. Son of virtue; son of force. Anglo-Saxon bride is, doubtless, traceable to Ir. briǵ.
McCadden. Ir. mac, son; cat́in, pronounced cathin, or, possibly, corrupted into cadhin, a warrior. Son of a warrior.
McCandless. Ir. mac, son; Anglo-Saxon candeles, genitive of candel, a candle. Son of a candle. Candle is from the Latin candeo, I burn.
McCarrick. Ir. mac, son; Carrick, Carrick. Son of Carrick. See Carrick, page 21.
McCartney. Ir. mac, son; cairt, a cart; neać, an agent. Son of a carter.
McClay. Ir. mac, son; A. S. clæg, clay. Son of Clay; son of clay.
McClerk. Ir. mac, son; A. S. clerc, a clerk, a priest. Son of a priest.
McCombes. Ir. mac, son; A. S. combes, genitive of comb, a valley. Son of a valley. McComb, McCombs, McCoomb, McCoombs, of kindred derivation.
McCoon. Ir. mac, son; A. S. coones, genitive of coon, bold. Son of the bold.
McCord. Ir. mac, son; coird, genitive of cord, a string. Son of a string.
McCormac. Ir. mac, son; cormac, from corb, a chariot, and mac, a son; hence, a charioteer. Son of a charioteer.
McCourt. Ir. mac, son; cuirte, genitive of cuirt, a yard, an enclosed place. Son of an enclosed place. McCort, from the same roots.
McDade. Ir. mac, son; A. S. dǽde, genitive of dǽd, deed, action. Son of action.
McFeat. Ir. mac, son; fearte, genitive of feart, a feat, an achievement. Son of achievement.
McFeeters. Ir. mac, son; A. S. fæteres, genitive of fæter, a fetter. Son of a fetter.
McGade. Ir. mac, son; A. S. gádes, genitive of gád, a goad, a prick. Son of a goad.
McManus. Ir. mac, son; manus, most likely a corruption of A. S. mannes, genitive of mann, a man. Son of a man.
McMaster. Ir. mac, son; maiǵistera, genitive of maiǵister, a master. Son of a master.
Mader. Mædere, or mæddere, madder.
Madge. Mæge, a kinswoman, a daughter.
Madison. Mæge, genitive of mæge, a maid. Son of a maid.
Maiden. Mæden, a maiden, a virgin.
Mallow. Malwe, or malu, mallow. Mallow, name of a species of malvaceous plant.
Mear. Mear, a field. Also, from mear, or mearh, a horse. See Mear, page 76.
Mease. Measse, the mass, a feast, a festival.
Mennig. Menigo, a multitude, a host.
Mennis. Mennisc, human, manlike, mortal.
Merrill. Mere, the sea; Ir. aill, a wall, a cliff. A sea-wall; a sea-cliff.
Mood. Mód, mind, disposition, mood, passion, violence, force.
Moody. Mód-ig, from mód, mind, and ig, an adjective ending. Proud; courageous; bold; irritable; moody. Moodie, from the same roots.
Moon. Món, pronounced moon, wickedness. Or, from móna, the moon.
Mooney. Mon-ig, from móna, the moon, and ig, an island. Mona Island; Isle of the Moon.
Morley. Mǽr-líc, from mǽr, great, high, lofty, exalted, illustrious, famous; líc, like. Noble; lofty; glorious.
Morning. Morgen, the morning, morrow.
Morrow. Morhgen, or morgen, the morning, morrow.
Morton. Mór, moor, heath; tún, town. A moor-town; a town built on a moor.
Moss. Meos, moss.
Mott. Mot, a mote.
Mould. Molde, mould, earth, dust.
Mund. Mund, a hand, a protection, fence, defense, security.
Munder. Mund-bora, from mund, protection, and bora, a bearer. A bearer of protection; a protector.
Mundy. Mundig, from mundean, to remember, and ig, an adjective termination. Mindful.
N.
Nutt. Hnut, a nut.
Nuttall. Hnut-hule, from hnut, a nut, and hule, hull or husk. A nut-hull.
Nutter. Hnut, a nut; ere, an agent. A nut-gatherer.
O.
Oakey. Ác, an oak; ig, an adjective termination, Oaky; like oak; hard as oak.
Oakford. Ác, an oak; ford, ford. The ford of the oak.
Oakley. Ác-lea, from ác, oak; lea, a place. An oak place.
Oat. Áta, an oat.
Oats. Oat, Oat; s for sun, son. Son of Oat.
Oatis. Áta, an oat; isc, resembling. Resembling an oat.
Oldham. Eald, old, ancient; hám, house. An ancient home. Oldam, contracted form of the name.
Olding. Eald, old; ing, expressing action. Growing old.
Otter. Oter, or otor, an otter.
Otterson. Oter, an otter; sun, son. Son of an otter.
P.
Palmer. Palm, a palm; ere, an agent. A palm-bearer.
Park. Parruc, or pearroc, a park. Parke, a kindred name.
Parker. Parruc, a park; ere, an agent. A keeper of a park.
Parkerson. Parker, Parker, sun, son. Son of Parker.
Parkhill. Parruc, a park; hyll, a hill. A park hill.
Pearl. Pærl, a pearl.
Peak. Peac, or pic, a peak, point, top, head. Peck, doubtless, from the same radix.
Perkin. Peter-kin, from Greek Peter, a rock; A. S. cyn, a relative. Peter’s relative.
Perkins. Perkin, Perkin; s for sun, son. Son of Perkin.
Peters. Greek Peter, a rock; s for sun. Son of Peter; son of a rock. Peterson, from the same roots.
Pinn. Pinn, a pen.
Q.
Quernin. Cwéorn, a mill.
Querner. Cwéorn, a mill; ere, an agent. A miller.
R.
Riddle. Hriddel, a sieve, a riddle.
Ridgway. Ricg, a ridge; wæg, a way. A ridge-way; a way along a ridge.
Roberts. Rodor-beorht, from rodor, heavens, and beorht, bright; s for sun, son. Son of the heavenly bright. Robertson, a lengthened form of the same name.
Robinson. Robin, endearing name for Robert; sun, son. Son of Robin; son of the heavenly bright. Robbinson, Robbins, of like derivation.
Robson. Rob, Robb; sun, son. Son of Robb. Robb, contraction of Robbin, title of endearment for Robert—heavenly bright. Robeson, of like kinship.
S.
Scofield. Sceawe, a show; feld, a field. A show-field. See Scofield, page 99, which contains two errors.
Shourds. Sceardes, genitive of sceard, a sheard, division. Belonging to a sheard.
Sowden. Anglo-Norman soudan, from Moorish soldan, a prince. A prince; a sultan.
Sumpter. Anglo-Norman summere, a sumpter horse; and sumpter, a horse that carries clothes, furniture, etc. Going back to the original, from the Latin sumo, I take, sumptum, to take, with Anglo-Saxon ere, an agent: that is, one that takes or carries.
T.
Thomason. Thomas, Thomas; sun, son. Son of Thomas. In the Hebrew, Thomas signifies a twin. Thompson, of like derivation and meaning.
Tolbert. Tohl, or tól, a tool; beorht, bright. A bright tool.
Tolley. Tohl-líc, from tohl, a tool, and líc, like. Tool-like. Or, from toh-líc, compounded of toh, tough, clammy, and líc, like. Clammy.
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