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Surnames

Surnames, also known as last names, are passed down from our ancestors, and connect us to our family. In this category, you will find questions about the use of surnames and their meanings.

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What was Queen Elizabeth I surname?

The current Queen is of the House of Windsor, The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I ( ruled l558-l603) was the last Tudor monarch- a daughter of Henry Viii. ( the Phil Spector with a crown!) He only managed to actually knock off two of his six wives, the others were divorced, or died of natural causes. Anne Boleyn and Katharine Howard literally got the Axe! By the way it is bad form to refer to Anastasia Romanov as that, she should be styled HIH Anastasia Nicolaievna, Just as it is horrible form and may even be a misdemeanor to refer to Queen Elizabeth II as ( Betty Windsor!) show some respect!By the way England does not have the nobiliary title of Grand Duchess. Duchess, yes, but not Grand Duchess, like the Romanov girls. different title for different royal and Princely houses. In Russia a Grand Duchess outranked a regular princess, and was co-terminously a Crown Princess or Czarevna.

What are some surnames that are verbs?

Jobs
burns
wade
burrows
went
spies
spears
hanks
drinkwater (my best mate's surname is drinkwater, no joke)

What was Mary's surname?

There are three main 'Maries' in the New Testament, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene the follower of Jesus and Mary the sister or Martha and Lazarus, who were friends of Jesus.

There were no surnames in Biblical times. Only first names were used. However, if there were two people with the same name then another feature would be used to distinguish between them (such as the town they came from, or their occupation, or their hair colour). This system was used in more modern times with names such as Butcher, Baker, Tailor (or Taylor), Brown, White and so on. Another means of distinguishing those with the same first name was to give their father's name, such as "David Johnson" (ie David, son of John), or "Peter Richardson" (Peter son of Richard). In Biblical times the term 'bar' was used to denote 'son of'. So Judas Barabbas would be 'Judas, son of Abbas'. In another example, that of the disciple Thomas, we are told that he was a twin and so he was called 'Thomas Didymis' ('Thomas the twin').

In the case of Mary Magdalene, her second name came from the town where she grew up - Magdala. In the case of Mary, sister of Lazarus and Martha, she would have been known as Mary of Bethany (as this was the village where she and her brother and sister lived). However, no 'other name' has been given for Mary, mother of Jesus. She might have been known as 'Mary of Bethlehem', or 'Mary of Nazareth', or simply, 'Mary the mother of Jesus' (a title used several times in the gospels).

What does the name Omar Khayyam mean?

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A Persian poet, 1048-1131, most famous for his 'Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam', a book of quatrains - rubiyat means quatrain, or poetic stanzas of 4 lines. This beautiful book has been translated and published into many languages, including, English (a famous 1859 translation by a Thomas Fitzgerald is one respected version in English), German, Italian, and French.

He was an astronomer also.

How do you get people to call you by your nickname?

If they call you a name that you want to be changed, why don't you interupt them and say something like- " If you don't mind I would like to be calle ____ instead of ______!" That would work, and your not being rude by saying that. Trust me, I say that to people all the time

Where did the surname Leonard originate?

The proud and noble Irish surname of Leonard is first found in County Galway along the western coast of Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Deriving from the Gaelic language, it carries the meaning of either "cloak" or "paramour".

Family motto: "Of an ancient Irish stock!"

What is the surname of King George VI?

Monarchy Monarchs do not have a "last name" as we understand it nowadays. King George I of England belonged to the Royal House of Hanover.

Surname: Guelph

The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England,

Page 262, Paragraph 3, ISBN: 0297 769111

Also This time line seems to suggest the same: http://www.google.com/search?q=king+george+guelph&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=UZe&tbs=tl:1&tbo=1&ei=6AdVSuXcIZ7cswOJruCNCQ&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11

What is meaning of the last name Biden?

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Where the surname small come from?

The ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalraida long reckoned with great honor the mighty Small surname, with their family motto "By reason, not by rage!", as a powerfully mitigating force in the southwestern region of Strathclyde- specifically; Renfrewshire. While a certain Richard Small is readily found amongst the annals of history as Canon of Glasgow in 1329, some of the family found their way to "The New World" (Maine) as early as 1620. A certain Very Reverend Robert Leonard Small has found distinction as Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland.

What is the origin of the surname Martin?

The proud and noble English surname of Martin is etymologically derived from the Latin "Martinus", which derives from "Mars", the Roman god of fertility and war. However, the surname came to England via France during the tidal wave of immigration following the Norman Invasion of 1066 A.D.

Where did the surname Dunn come from?

Proudly displaying the family motto that translates into "Victory for the Dunns!" through the withering sands of time from what is now County Meath in Ireland, the Dunn family descends from the Four Tribes of Tara in the Kingdom of Meath. The Kings of Meath are traced back to the Heremon Kings.

What cast bera surname belongs?

Mahishya ........It was an amlgamation of Khatriya father and vishya mother.

Who was the father of surname?

Herodotes of Halicanarssus, he was called thus because of his Historiae, which was one of the first tries at writing objective history.

What is the origin of the surname 'Zammuto?

This surname Zammuto is of Italian origin. The meanings and origins of Italian surname: Zammuto however is unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Italian: Gammuto.

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Gammuto is an Italian surname. It originated in the village of Longobucco, which is in the Province of Cosenza.

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Another possible origin is that perhaps Zammuto is a variant of Basque: Zamudio.

Zamudio - Basque: habitational name from Zamudio in Biscay province, so named from Basque zame 'ravine' + dio 'terrain with water'.

What is the clan of the Mokonyama surname?

Mokonyamas are of the Mashashane Tribe in Ga-Mashashane, Limpopo. One of the previous kings of the Mashashane was King Maraba, the namesake of Marabastad in Pretoria, where he was murdered. The area was a multi-racial neighbourhood like District 6 and Sophiatown before the apartheid regime relocated the residents to racially designated areas such as Laudium, Eesterus and Attridgeville. According to the Mashashane Tribal Authority, they were initially from Swaziland and were absorbed by amaNdebele in the community. They speak Northern Sotho/Sepedi as well as isiNdebele.

Which caste does BARBATE surname belongs to in Rajasthan Or Maharashtra?

Hindu maratha (they are belongs to jagtap family and having origin maharastra -> pune -> Saswad)

Which caste belongs the surname of namburi?

Chowdhary or Naidu. Namburi is also called as Namboorar in some parts of Tamilnadu

What is meaning of surname Montgomery?

Heartily wielding the family motto of "Look well!" through the erosional mists of time, the proud and noble Scottish surname of Montgomery is said to have arrived in Scotland from Normandy. The very earliest records reflect the surname's emergence in Renfrewshire, with roots going back to Normandy- but an ancient family legend takes them back to Roman times:

"A noble Roman was the Root from which Montgomeries came,

Who brought his legions from the war, and settled the same.

Upon a hill twixt Rome and Spain. Gomericus by name;

From which he and his offspring do their sire name still retain."

So it would seem fairly obvious that the family name derives from having lived near a hill (mont) named for a Roman legionaire by the name of Gomericus.

Where is the last name Hornsby from?

Seaman Hornsby was the name given to a stolen pig by Tony Curtis in the movie Operation Petticoat.

What is the origin of the surname Wilkins?

The proud and noble English surname of Wilkins is first recorded at Glamorganshire, where they had held a family seat.

Family motto: "Be ye prudent!"