Several 'P' nicknames are variants of names beginning with 'M'. Mary, for example, became Mall, then Moll, then Molly and when there were so many Mary/Mollys running around Polly was used as an alternative. Often many different nicknames were needed for the same name as popular names were...
Other Germanic names starting withhrodare plentiful:Hrodebert(Robert),Hroderich(Roderick),Hrodgar(Roger),Hrodland(Roland),Hrodulf(Rolf) andHrotsuitha(Roswitha) to name a few. Usage: As a variant of Roheis, examples of Rose in British records date back to at least the 13th century and ...
Griffin is one of the newer and most appealing of the two-syllable Celtic surnames. In English, griffin is the name of a mythological creature, half eagle, half lion. It re-entered the list in 1983 after an absence of 75+ years. ...
Harrison, a name made viable by Harrison Ford, is increasingly popular with parents who want an H name that's more formal than Harry or Hank but doesn't veer into the stiff Huntington-Harrington territory. Lorcan Origin: Irish Meaning: ...
Ireland was an English colony for 800 years. The first wave of colonists were the Olde English as we call them, the Normans. They were Catholics of course and it was their practice to adopt the language and customs of the lands they colonised and to intermarry. The Irish surnames which ...
1 Winney B, Boumertit A, Day T et al: People of the British Isles: preliminary analysis of genotypes and surnames in a UK-control population. Eur J Hum Genet 2012; 20: 203–210. 2 Hubisz MJ, Falush D, Stephens M, Pritchard JK: Inferring weak population structure with the assistance...
Put the flour and spices in a small saucepan and whisk in the milk, starting by adding just a third of it at first to prevent lumps. When all of the milk has been added, put the pan on the heat and bring to a simmer, stirring well with a wooden spoon or small whisk as it begin...
Vineyard, and Matthew Sherlock. The winery was launched as Clean Slate but, after a trademark conflict with a German wine brand, the partners switched to a name crafted from their surnames The location use to be the home of Poplar Grove winery before they moved. It is a better location tou...
10Indirect support for the role of hyperglycaemia as PCa risk factor comes from studies reporting lowered risk among men using antidiabetic drugs, particularly metformin.11Author surnames have been highlighted - please check these carefully and indicate if the first name or surname have been marked ...
Floria- Found at 0.2% use in Kent, Floria isa feminine namederived from the Latinflos"flower" and may have been adopted thanks to a 9th century Spanish St Floria. It survives in the surnames Fleury, Florey, Flury and Florkin. Goda- Goda represents 0.5% of female names in Lincolnshire. ...