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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname NASH.
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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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NASH.
Bardsley hsa: A local name meaning "atten ash" (at the ash),
from residence beside an ash-tree. The final n in the prefix
became the initial of the name proper; v. Noakes
and Nalder for
similar tree instances. M.E. asch, esche. 'Esche,
tre, fraxinus": Prompt. Parv. Esh
is still popular for ash in Furness, North Lanc. This surname is
familiar to all the English-speaking world. Arthur
has: Supposed to be a corruption of Atten-Ash,—at
the ash. Naish, a place near Bristol, England. Naisg,
Gaelic, made fast, bound, protected. Probably an old fortress or
watch-tower.
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Reference
Materials
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| Etymology
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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| Family
Names 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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