South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-25
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Ice old English barratour which means who sra
up strife between kings subjects either at law or
otherwise" Bean and Beane are Scotch authorizations
or Benjamin. Berry the OF one OF the old
provinces OF France Biggns in Scotland and England
means "a house OF large size as opposed cottage
Blade BIaisdeu Bleyers is the corruption Of Blanch-
minister a term applied 20 a group OF religious com
rnunities IN England Blank Blanket Banchett come
from the French blanc meaning white" Bodkin In
old English means little man" Bowen, Boone, Bone
Bohun comes from Bowness. the OF a town In
England Booth. Boots, BooteH CONE from booth, and
means "a house or shed built OF boards" Bradbee is
the name OF an English town Brandy comes not from
Intoxicating beverages but old Scandinavian
word meaning "a sword" Buckley means "a crown
made OF laurel berries" Baumgartner Is German and
signifies tree gardener. Barry and BURY came down
from a town IN England Busse. Buss Bushe nick
names OF Barnabas. Buffers Butterworth, Butterwic
Buttermere are all English names which from
bode meaning house, mansion OF habitation."
MORE STRANGE DERIvATIoNs.
canter Canton and Cantwen mean singer" Cash
man and Easement mean strong man" Caldwell
Caudle Caldwell first came from the town OF Cauld
we'll in England. Chataway. Getaway Halfway. Hath
away and HadaWay came from old German WORD
hat once strong warlike. soldier warrior oil
hero" Chase means chosen or elected" Cherry is
Anglo Saxon and means "a bargain sala business
price. Cohey means Victorious Coffin and Kohr
mean "helmeted" Cold Is another form for gold
Conover "over bank" Cooley, Colley, Cowlel
of a Scotch township. Cork
Corrick, Core. Corey all "a moor" Croake
Crockett. Crooks. Crooke and Ducroe all come from
French meaning "a sort OF lance" Crawford
Crowfoot and Craudfurd from Crawford, th
name Of a town in Scotland. Cobb, Copp Cope Kop
Coppens all come the old Danisn head. some
times a spider" Cushing in old English calf
CuthiI Cutie Cuthbert all derived from the name
a n English town Cutie.
Daley field: Damson. Adamson. "the of
dame" Dandy, Denny Dand come from D'Aunai il
France Desch. Descher. Darke from the town o
Argues in France: Deeds. Deedy. Davis. means Con
veying;" Devices is English waters" Devoll Devall
Divon said to come from diabolo meaning devil
but more likely they are derived from the French To-
village" Dumont and Diamond for "ronmas
ter" Even the famous Doe has an origin. 1t cam
from the Norman and meant water" Doll meant al
ways "a woman" Drew Drewett. Druit Originally
ncknames for Andrew" Dunn and Dunning meal
meadow"
"THE EDGE OF A SWORD"
Egg. Hedge. Hague. Haig Haigh all means "the edg
of a sword" Emmett, Emerson Henson, Emson mean
English uncle" possibly they are abbre
viations OF the Christian Emily.
Fairfield originally sheep field: Fau 't
gypsy" FarweI sheep dwelling" Fair Phair
Player. man. hero" Feather IS a corruption o
Theodore" Figg means "beech-tree;" Phupot is
dimnutive OF Philip; Finch is corruption OF wingf
which is also a corruption Of Vincent" Frost For
Forest all easily "a gatherin
Of trees" Furniss Frnace Fourness Fournier are car
ried Norman town Fournieux
Gaines Cane. Carney are from the English town G
age" Cannon, Gammons mean in old Irish "a calf c
the plain" Garlick "warlike." Garman, Gar
meut German. Jorman. German. Iermain all mean
old German "adfesne IN war" Ghergekn. JerlIin
Gerke old English spear" Glass comes fror
the Galeic meaning grey" Goodman is old Germa
and means powerful in wa" Goodwin Goodwin Coco
wine all victorious prince or powerful friend
Goodyear means "woodman." Gore Goare. Cover mea
in the old Welsh language "a strong mound or tower
Grimm Grimes. GrimsdaIe come from old English fc
grammar" Gunther. Gunter and Gumbon meant in III
old German bold in war" Gump means down hill
Gauthier Gautier are simply the old French Il
Walter"
FROM GERMAN HISTORY.
Hager. Haggard, Hoogard Huggard all meant ever
high big at one time in early German history Ia
"a a river" HaIestone, TFalstein He
ston comes from English word which once meal
"a hill a green moor" Hardman Hartman Har
meant n old German "a strong man" Heaver
is often spelt Evans, Evan and HimmeI. Herrir
and Herring means in early times "a war counselor