but I’d prefer to not reuse any more of their names, after using Hortense/Hortensia. My other grandmother (from my mother’s side) was named Marta, and I was very close with her. I wouldn’t feel right naming a child after a great aunt before naming one...
Scots played a very significant role in Jamaican plantation slavery and have left their mark on the island and its people, from the plethora of Scottish place names to the many present-day Jamaicans with Scottish surnames. In the 1770s Edward Long suggested that ‘very near one third of the...
Both Alfie and rising star Archie are spunky nickname possibilities with a bit of an English accent. Alfie Continued Rafferty Origin: Irish Meaning: "floodtide, abundance, prosperity" Description: Jaunty and raffish, Rafferty is one of the most engaging of the Irish surnames, used by Jude ...
does have some limited usage as a surname, thanks to its adoption in the 17th century. Some have suggested that some dissenters may have deliberately changed their surnames to honour their faith (even they they were already doing
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Below is a selection of names from the GRO Birth Records for England and Wales in 1877. All are first names and middle names — the surnames are not included unless indicated by 'sn' — and have been checked against other records for accuracy. ...
Royals also sometimes use their titles as surnames; Charles was Prince of Wales for decades before he became king, so his two sons used Wales as a last name when they attended school and served in the military. Related Stories 30 Photos of a Young King Charles III 19 Books About the Roya...