What is the name meaning of MORRISSEY. Phrases containing MORRISSEY
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Boy/Male
Irish
Choice of the sea.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey).Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1).German : variant of Moritz.Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish surnames (see Morse).Morris was the name of an extensive and powerful family in colonial North America, whose members played a leading part in the emergence of the nation. They were descended from Richard Morris (d. 1672), who fought in Oliver Cromwell’s army and then became a merchant in Barbados. His son Lewis (1671–1746) established the “manor†of Morrisania in NY. His grandson, Lewis (1726–98), third owner of that manor, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Two other grandsons, Richard and Gouverneur, were also key figures in the Revolution. Their half-brother Staats Morris (1728–1800) was a general in the British army who was appointed governor of Quebec.
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Celtic English
From the hill meadow.
Girl/Female
Indian
Blessings, Lord Krishna, Moonlight
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Latin
Maiden; Coral; Nature Name; Small Pebble
Boy/Male
French Irish
From the elder tree grove.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God
Boy/Male
English
Meadow with a cross.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire and Northumberland)
English (Yorkshire and Northumberland) : unexplained. Probably a habitational name from an unidentified or lost place in northern England, or possibly from Tarbolton in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Biblical
secret, leanness
Female
German
Variant spelling of German Liese, LIES means "God is my oath."Â
Boy/Male
Native American
Yellow wolf.
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