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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname ORME, ORMES,
ORMSON, ORM.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and, History of Christian Names,
by Charlotte Yonge, 1884, and, An
Etymological Dictionary
of Family and Christian Names,
by William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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ORME, ORMES, ORMSON,
ORM. Bardsley
has: A baptismal name meaning "the son of Orme" (Orm, Domesday);
cf. the local Urmston, Ormston, Ormsby, Ormskirk, Ormerod, and the Great Orme's
Head. In this last the meaning Orm, the serpent (whence worm), comes out,
i.e. "the serpent's head." Miss Yonge (ii. 290) says there are
twenty-two Ormes in the Landnama-bok.
Arthur has: ORME.
(French) Local. An elm-tree.
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Reference
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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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| 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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