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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ANGLE.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901, and,
An Etymological
Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William Arthur, M. A.,
1857.
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ANGLE.
Bardsley has: A local name meaning "in the Angle," i.e. nook,
corner; from residence in some nook or corner of the road. "Go,
run, search, pry in every nook and angle of the kitchens, larders, and
pastries": The Woman Hater, i. 2; v. Nangle, and cf. Herne and Wray;
v. Angel. For
Angle and Angel, Arthur has: (Greek) From ἄγγελος, a messenger; also the name of a town in France
where the family may have originated.
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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