WHAT'S YOUR NAME
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- gnyaff
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WHAT'S YOUR NAME
Thought we could give this a try as the proverbs did very well.
How many of us have a surname and don't know its origins from the past.
Bowman was obviously and archer.
Butcher this one speaks for itself.
Fletcher was the title of an arrow maker.
How many more can we uncover?
Wee Boney
How many of us have a surname and don't know its origins from the past.
Bowman was obviously and archer.
Butcher this one speaks for itself.
Fletcher was the title of an arrow maker.
How many more can we uncover?
Wee Boney
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Re: WHAT'S YOUR NAME
Barker - tanner
Cooper - barrel maler
Baxter - baker
Cooper - barrel maler
Baxter - baker
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Mine is quite easy.
Burns - someone who lives by a burn or stream.
Burns - someone who lives by a burn or stream.
Those wimin were in the nip.
- creamolafoam
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A soft drink
- John Donnelly
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Had to think about that for a minute.
JD.
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Johnston: stealers of sheep, I believe(!!)
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I think their mention in the Child ballads as gypsies.
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My name is Norman and feline because they looked like them and had similar mannerisms. Thanks guys.
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Grant - tall or large
- morag
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no clue, Rogers, Quinn, Armstrong.
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C.S.Lewis
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Morag, I know Armstrong has a big connection with the borders and reivers but I think the name itself will mean someone with strong arms.
And aye viv, Johnston also has a strong connection with the borders and reiving.
And aye viv, Johnston also has a strong connection with the borders and reiving.
Those wimin were in the nip.
- morag
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My big sis puzzled me by referring to my wee sis and her family as the Slybacon's...you got it, their surname was Cunningham. (sorry Hughie!)
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C.S.Lewis
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