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endy bits on surnames (SON)
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Winterose | Report | 9 Jan 2015 13:33 |
Hello all |
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Andysmum | Report | 9 Jan 2015 14:17 |
They date back to the days when people used first names only and Williamson was, quite literally, William's son. Eventually they turned into surnames. |
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Jacqueline | Report | 9 Jan 2015 14:19 |
The names would originally have been without the suffix............but you're talking here about mediaeval times. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 9 Jan 2015 20:36 |
similarly, I think Mac stands for son of as does ap in Welsh |
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Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") | Report | 9 Jan 2015 22:14 |
i have son in my sername i would not sand right if i drop it |
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Winterose | Report | 10 Jan 2015 08:09 |
i understand about the historical Mc /Mac being the son of, lets use Mc/Mac Donald this was regarded as the son of Donald & i'm guessing so is Donaldson, just making a leap here, does this mean the surname was/is in fact Donald. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 10 Jan 2015 11:31 |
Once upon a time, no one had surnames. They were given forenames. |
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Winterose | Report | 10 Jan 2015 12:34 |
That's very interesting, you are so right +++DetEcTive+++ the TAX MAN ofcourse !! |