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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ANNAN,
ANNANDALE.
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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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ANNAN, ANNANDALE.
Bardsley has: A local name
meaning "of Annan," or "Annandale," a parish and dale in co.
Dumfries, through which the river Annan flows. For
Annan, Arthur has: Local. A river and borough of
Scotland. From the Gaelic aon, aon, one, one, or the river that
divides the dale in two shares. Amhan, Avon, or An-oun, in Gaelic,
may signify the slow running water; a gentle river.
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
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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