hussey

The story

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromOsseia
2. Middle English · derived fromhouswyf“housewife”
3. Latin · derived fromhosatus“trousers, pants”
4. Old French · derived fromhosed
5. English todayHussey

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French hosed, from Latin hosatus (“trousers, pants”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English houswyf (“housewife”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Houssaye, from Medieval Latin Osseia, ultimately related to houx (“holly”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEodhusa (“descendant of Eodhus”), a name of uncertain origin, but compare aodh (“fire”).

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