Garnsey

G2A1R1N1S1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Norman.

OriginOld Norse ey →
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Meanings

proper nounGarnsey (plural Garnseys)

plural Garnseys

  1. A surname from Norman.

Origin

  1. Old Norseey“island”
  2. EnglishGarnsey

* English surname of Norman origin, from Great Gornhay in Tiverton, Devon, from the Old English personal name Gārmund, see Garman. * Also as a habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Germisay, in Lorraine. It could also be a habitational surname from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The second element of both of these is probably Old Norse ey (“island”).

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