Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm sure the vikings did some pillaging around normandy Yeah that's what I was getting at. The Normans were Viking settlers weren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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El Zen Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 My surname, Michelsen, simply means (translated into English) son of Michael. Unlike your average -son name, though, I actually know how it came to be the family name. My ancestors on my father's father's side immigrated, as did many, to the coast of northern Norway from the famished border regions of Finland and Sweden. The Finnish speaking minority kept old naming traditions longer than most of the rest of Europe. Eventually, though, the name Mikkelsen (son of Mikkel) stuck. Meanwhile, Danish was still very much the preferred written language of official Norway. Thus, the double k-spelling was replaced by my great grandfather to the more continental ch-spelling. Presumably as an effort to assimilate into mainstream society, in an era where ethnic minorities were heavily discriminated against in Norway. I take pride in my name because of its history. My ancestors lived through some hard times, and I admire them a great deal. Do you have Sami blood? No, I don't think there's much Sami blood in me. My paternal granparents are both from norther Norway, but my grandfather's ancestors were predominantly Kven or Finn, while my grandmother's were of Germanic and French origin. I do have a lot of Romani blood from my mother's side, though. I'm at least 1/8 Scandinavian Romani. The fact that I'm blond speaks to the strength of that Kven/Finnish dna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm sure the vikings did some pillaging around normandy Yeah that's what I was getting at. The Normans were Viking settlers weren't they? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 Not sure, my relatives changed it when they escaped Germany... This sounds like an incredible story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 My surname is of roman origins. The original meaning was a villager or rustic. A slight variation of it appeared in the doomsday book in 1086. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Sutton from Anglo Saxon for South Town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Welshness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Alimantado Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 That, some point in the past, one of my ancestors spend time loitering at the docks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Mine is apparently an occupational name for an official in charge of weights and measures. Which means I was probably destined to work in the hospitality industry and enjoy a drink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) The name is derived from maoin, a Gaelic word meaning wealth or treasure of treasure, hence when O'Maonaigh was anglicised to Mooney it meant the descendant of the wealthy one. According to Irish lore, the Mooney family comes from one of the largest and most noble Irish lines. Edited March 15, 2015 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B94villa Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) I forget the exact translation but something along the lines of "Dark Visitor/Traveller", which suggests specifically Danish extraction, via Scottish/Celtic settling. So in a way it denotes both appearance and location. Edited March 15, 2015 by B94villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Not sure, my relatives changed it when they escaped Germany... This sounds like an incredible story. potentially ridiculously offensive post removed! Edited March 15, 2015 by chrisp65 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 15, 2015 Moderator Share Posted March 15, 2015 Taylor: people who make clothes and indeed, mine is the first generation in our family that hasn't had people who sew for a living 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 From either South East England or Ireland, mine means 'quarrelsome or deceitful', or so we'd like you to believe. You got a problem with that? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 15, 2015 Moderator Share Posted March 15, 2015 WelshnessActually not. Medieval English via Norman French. The names John and Joan were originally written as Jon (both names) so Jones is of John or Joan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm named after the banks of the River Irwell in Manchester. Saxon origin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Ancestry.co.uk says, Means you're a word removed. Means I'm a word removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The ten most common surnames in Sweden are in the structure of Mikkelsen and Stephenson, "son of". The most common is Andersson, my surname is on the the Top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2015 I forget the exact translation but something along the lines of "Dark Visitor/Traveller", which suggests specifically Danish extraction, via Scottish/Celtic settling. So in a way it denotes both appearance and location. Dark Visitor sounds like a metal band. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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