What does your surname mean? Your heritage?

by **Tamriela** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:45 am

My surname is Asena and in Turkic/Mongolian

"The Wolf (Böri) symbolizes honour and is also considered the mother of most Turkic peoples. Asena (my surname xd) (Ashina Tuwu) is the wolf mother of Bumen, the first Khan of the Göktürks".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology_ ... an_peoples

Thing is, every surname has a point of origin and the point of origin of my surname is Turkic/Mongolian which proves that my ancestors were Asiatic steppe warriors!

What do your surnames mean?

The purpose of this thread is to identify your heritage!

by **Fallout Haven** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:58 am

Assuming by Turkic you do not mean the Turkish language in particular but a Turkic language?

To answer your question, my surname is of Latin origin and was also common in the Norman era of Gaul, or France. I believe it is Latin for 'river mouth' but I am not entirely sure.

by **Tamriela** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:04 am

Assuming by Turkic you do not mean the Turkish language in particular but a Turkic language?

Kind of, well before the republic of Turkey, during the Ottoman era, people preferred and used Arabic and Persian names, but after Ataturk's Turkification program, he changed the language including basic words similar to the sakha turkic language (if you want you could compare basic words like soil, water, fire, etc between sakha and turkish language, you will find many similarities) and many people in Turkey started using Turkic names... batuhan, volkan, gokhan, korkut, atilla, etc........

and wow, you're ancestors were probably the gauls, you should be proud

by **Kemalist** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:08 am

My surname is Göktürk. Coming from the old central asian Turkic tribe Göktürks. Or literally means '' Sky Turk ''.

by **Tagmatium** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:11 am

My surname apparently "someone who lives in a cleared area in a woodland".

It is, however, extremely rare as a British surname.

by **The High Tatras** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:12 am

My surname is of fairly obviously German origin, I have no idea what it means except that there are many others like it. I am primarily of Czech, Slovak, and Alsatian German blood.

by **Nidaria** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:17 am

My surname means "autumn."

by **Fallout Haven** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:25 am

Tamriela: Oh, I see now. I suppose I should be proud considering the Norman ancestry, haha.

by **Dumb Ideologies** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:27 am

It's a local name, something to do with living near a bunch of hills. Quite depressingly normal, actually. That's what I get for being a pleb through and through.

by **Ifreann** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:28 am

I'm not really sure, but I believe it's an Anglicisation of the name of a small village somewhere in Normandy which my family, presumably, were top dogs of some centuries ago. I haven't a notion what it might mean.

Tamriela wrote:Thing is, every surname has a point of origin and the point of origin of my surname is Turkic/Mongolian which proves that my ancestors were Asiatic steppe warriors!

It doesn't really, though. I mean, one of your ancestors could have adopted the name without actually being descended from Asiatic steppe warriors.

by **Sedikal** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:29 am

I'm a Serb and my surname is a clan name from Piva

by **Dumb Ideologies** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:31 am

Ifreann wrote:It doesn't really, though. I mean, one of your ancestors could have adopted the name without actually being descended from Asiatic steppe warriors.

Nopes. Doesn't happen. Just the same as family trees are an exercise in truth rather than an amusing lie quickly tripped up by the adulterous nature of man.

by **Condunum** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:32 am

Kendig. I don't know if it has meaning, really.
I'd assume it means I'm a pretty handy with a shovel, or other digging tools.

by **The Blaatschapen** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:34 am

My surname means something awesome in English. Unfortunately, it is a Dutch surname. And here it is just a small village in the south.

by **Ceannairceach** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:34 am

My surname more or less means "Son of Roy" or some such name, in Spanish. It also has roots in Puerto Rican governors, apparently.

by **Ceannairceach** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:36 am

Condunum wrote:Kendig. I don't know if it has meaning, really.
I'd assume it means I'm a pretty handy with a shovel, or other digging tools.

Apparently it means you're from Cornwall, and it means "House of the King".

Trust Google at your own peril, though.

by **Zottistan** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:37 am

Coleman is an English take of the Old Irish name "Ó Colmáin" (descendant of Cólman), which comes from some missionary we sent to Europe who did pretty well for himself. It could also be the middle English "Colmann" (guy who collects charcoal), but I prefer the first.

by **Condunum** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:38 am

My father always rambled on about royal heritage, so I assume that would be his reasoning. At best, I'd just assume I descend from a vassal who was lucky enough to inherit his lord's name.

by **Blademasters765** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:40 am

Connor, From the Irish O'Connor, meaning 'kin of wolves'

Also, the largest of the 'Irish' last names, population wise.

by **Sandwich Territories** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:42 am

My last name is "Hackett". It Gaelic, this means, "noble hill". Hackett was a popular and noble surname around certain areas, which is were the noble part comes in, along with, being is high as a hill (high being important). My ancestors are from Waterford, and I am damn proud of it.

by **Herrebrugh** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:42 am

Something like "Lord's Bridge".

by **Hoppers** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:43 am

I'm Irish and my ancestors come from County Meath back in Ireland. I'm pretty proud of my Irish heritage and the link my name brings.

by **Nakarisaune** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:45 am

It means a wood. That is green.

by **Constaniana** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:45 am

It sounds a wee bit German, but I honestly have no clue whatsoever it mean. But I like to pretend it means "Very attractive person"

by **Seres** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:46 am

It's young. It's english.

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