The Meaning and History of Surnames
Means garlic island, derived from Old English hramsa garlic and eg island. The surname was brought to Scotland by the Norman baron Simundus de Ramsay.
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Means austere in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle. It was also borne by a son of Ali, the fourth caliph.
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Derived from the Old German elements adal noble and hart hard, firm, brave, hardy. Saint Adalhard or Adalard was a cousin of Charlemagne who became an abbot ...
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Possibly derived from Old Irish grán meaning grain or gráin meaning hatred, fear. In the Irish legend The Pursuit of Diarmaid and Gráinne she escaped from ...
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From Chinese 宜 (yí) meaning suitable, proper, 毅 (yì) meaning resolute, decisive, firm, 义 (yì) meaning justice, righteousness, 益 (yì) meaning profit, ...