Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-07-18

are more frequently, il not always,
used only in compound names),
Brooks, Ford, Harbour, Haven,
Pond, Rivers, Seabrook, Shower.
Streight, and Waters. Wells be-
long to the artificial list. Frost is "a
natural formation, though not often
with much body.
NATIONALITY.
The instances of surnames point
ing to the nationality. near or re-
mote, of the persons bearing them,
are numerous enough for remark
In this class are: Britain, Cornish,
Dane, England, English, Finn, Flan-
ders, Flemish, Franks, French, Hol-
land, Ham, ireland, Irish, LON
bard, Norman, Rhodes, Turk, Wales,
Welch land Welsh) and, perhaps,
Scott. t3o1 aii
a HOME AND Farm. sF
/ The village, the farm, the manor
house, and the various interesting
objects in connection with them,
have added rich list to the termin.
ology Of surnames. Barth, Pro-
vinc,al English word, is yet shelter
ing place tor lambs, calves, and other
young farm stock, in England. This
word is frequently found alone
Whether it enters into the construc-
ton of Bartholomew, Bartholemy,
&c, is questionable. Barton, the
demesne lands Of manor, also the
manor house and outbuIldings them
selves, is not ar uncommon name
Field is not only found alone but
enters into many compound names.
Mead and Meadow are common and
practically synonomous. Muse, a
word Of irfrequent use as surname !,
was in early English times an open
ing in a hedge or th,cket through
which hares and other beasts OF the
sport were accustomed to pass
Parks (oftcn with an as Parkes,)
has not changed its early meaning
very radically, II at all. Croft, an
Anglo-Saxon word, was the name Of
a small garden tract adjoining q
dwelling house. Though sometimes
found alone, its greatest frequency
Of use is in compound names like
Bancroft, FIitcroft, Foxcroft, Croft
on, Morecroft, Halcroft, and Hor-
croft. Bury, manor, habitation or
castle, is an Anglo.Saxor word, and
is from the same root as Borough,
Burg, aud Burrow. Burrow and
Burgh are not infrequently found
alone,-while the others generally
form parts of compound names, such
as Bradbury, Banbury, BrackenburY,
Goldsbury, Kingsbary, Pillsbury,
seabury, Woodbury.. &c. Ham,
Anglo Saxon, from the earlier Goth
ic, is synonymous with the Scotch
Hame, and the English Home. As
an initial and terminal syllable, it is
of frequent occurrence, more so than
when alone. Thus we have: Ham,
Hames, Homes, Bonham, Burnham,
Goldman, Durham, Fordham. Froth-
ingham, Dillingham;, Hamm ond, Up
ham, Uambrook, and Hamley-
Haw, an Anglo Saxon word strained
through the Scotch, was a meadow
or pasture land near a house. As
Hawes, we sometimes see it, but
more generally in composition, as :
TIawley, Hawthorn, Hawlett, and
possibly Hawkins. Hurst, also an
Anglo Saxon word, was a knoll
covered with trees and sometimes
signified cluster or grove of trees
near house. Besides being found
alone, this word enters INTO combi-
nation to form such names as Hay
hurst, Hazelhurst, Luckhurst, Park
hurst, and Thornhurst. Shaw, from
several old languages, was thicket
or small wood, and is . surname
often seen. We find it, in compost
tion, as: Blackshaw, Bradshaw,
Crenshaw, Henshaw, Hcrnshaw Rem
shaw, and others. Thorp land
Thorpe), Anglo Saxon for village or
hamlet, is often found alone, and oc-
casionally IN combination, as Ap-
thorp, Nelthorp and Thilthorp.-
Wick, in the old dialects, slgnifed a
station, dwelling, castle, or village,
and sometimes bay. Wick, Wickc,
and Wlcks, are often met, alone, and
IN combination in such names as -
Bcswick, Bostwick, Burwick, Chad.
wick, Fenwick, Hardwick, Lodwick,
Renwick, Southwick, Warwick and
Wickham. Warren, a name given
to an enclosure for harcs and cer-
tam other beasts OF the chase, retains
it's early significance. Its root is in
q German word meaning to protect
or defend. From Low, Tor Lowe,)
a hill or barrow, como suoh COM
pound names as: Barlow, Biglow
land Bigelow), Lowry, &c. Cleve,
Cliff, Gift, Clough, all from the
same Anglo-Saxon word for rock,
crao or cliff. haln form Such words