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May (English) Ancient Coat of Arms (Family Crest) Digital Image Download

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May (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A surname of nickname origin meaning ‘the may’, from a young lad or girl. Also a name given to one born in the month of May, or a greeting given to a young person or somebody of close kinship. Spellings are derived from the Old French ‘mai’, the Middle High German ‘meie’ and from the Latin Maius (mensis), itself from ‘Maia’, a minor
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Williams (Welsh) Shield (Coat of Arms, Family Crest) Instant Download

Williams Welsh Surname Shield (Coats of Arms or Family Crests)
Williams (Welsh) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name meaning ‘the son of William’ or ‘William’s son’, from the Old German personal name ‘Wilhelm’, from the elements ‘wil’, meaning ‘of strong mind’ and ‘helm’, meaning ‘helmet’, to mean ‘protection’ or ‘brave or willing warrior’. The name became extremely popular during the reign of William I ‘the Conqueror’ (1066-1087), and his son, William II (1087-1100).

 

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Smith (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
Originally an occupational name used by a metalworker, armourer or farrier, meaning ‘the blacksmith’. The name derives from the Old English ‘smid’, which itself comes from the word ‘smitan’, meaning ‘to strike with a hammer’. Also includes a war-smith, blacksmith, whitesmith, tinsmith, goldsmith and silversmith.

 

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Anderson (Scottish) Shield (Coat of Arms, Family Crest) Instant Download

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Anderson (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
This surname was originally a baptismal name meaning ‘the son of Andrew’ and was taken early to Scotland by settlers from England. It is derived from the personal name from the Greek ‘Andreas’, a derivative of the word ‘andreios’, meaning ‘man’ or ‘manly’.

 

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Reed (English) Ancient Coat of Arms (Family Crest) Digital Image Download

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Reed (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
Firstly, a nickname meaning ‘red haired one’, for a person with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion, from the Old English ‘read’, meaning ‘red’. Secondly, a locational name for someone from any of the places with the same or similar name, such as Read in Lancashire, Rede in Suffolk, and Reed in Hertfordshire. Rede in Suffolk is named from the Old
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Morrison (English) Ancient Coat of Arms (Family Crest) Digital Image Download

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Morrison (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
From the Latin ‘Mauritius’ or ‘Mauricius’, meaning ‘swarthy’, from ‘Maurus’, meaning ‘a Moor’, and means ‘son of Maurice or Morris’. In Latin documents the name appears as ‘Mauricii’.

 

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Clarkson (English) Ancient Coat of Arms (Family Crest) Digital Image Download

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Clarkson (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name meaing ‘son of Clark’ or ‘Clark’s son’. From the Latin ‘clericus’, and the Old English ‘clerc’, meaning a man in a religious order, a cleric or priest, a penman or scholar.

 

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Shepherd (English) Ancient Coat of Arms (Family Crest) Digital Image Download

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Shepherd (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
An occupational name for ‘the shepherd’, for someone who looked after sheep. From the Old English ‘sceap’ or ‘scip’, meaning ‘sheep’, with either ‘hierde’, meaning ‘herdsman’, or ‘weard’, meaning ‘guardian’ or ‘watchman’.

 

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