What is the name meaning of SU. Phrases containing SU
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English (mainly Sussex)
English (mainly Sussex) : variant of Hedge, with the addition of agent suffix -er.
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English (Suffolk)
English (Suffolk) : variant spelling of English Jernegan, which is of uncertain derivation. Reaney believes it to be of Breton origin, probably identical with the Old Breton personal name Iarnuuocon ‘iron famous’, taken to East Anglia by Bretons at the time of the Norman Conquest.Thomas Jernigan was granted land at Somerton, VA, in 1668. Many of his descendants were sea captains. His son, also called Thomas, settled on Martha’s Vineyard, MA, in 1712.
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English (chiefly Sussex and Kent)
English (chiefly Sussex and Kent) : from a pet form of Hugh.English (chiefly Sussex and Kent) : habitational name from Huggate in East Yorkshire, possibly named in Old Norse with hugr ‘mound’ (an unattested variant of haugr) + gata ‘road’.
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English (chiefly Kent and Sussex)
English (chiefly Kent and Sussex) : occupational name for a designer or engineer, from a Middle English reduced form of Old French engineor ‘contriver’ (a derivative of engaigne ‘cunning’, ‘ingenuity’, ‘stratagem’, ‘device’). Engineers in the Middle Ages were primarily designers and builders of military machines, although in peacetime they might turn their hands to architecture and other more pacific functions.German : from the Latin personal name Januarius (see January 1). Jänner is a South German word for ‘January’, and so it is possible that this is one of the surnames acquired from words denoting months of the year, for example by converts who had been baptized in that month, people who were born or baptized in that month, or people whose taxes were due in January.
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Probably a shortened form of an unidentified Jewish surname.English
Probably a shortened form of an unidentified Jewish surname.English : variant of Lass 3.
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English (Sussex)
English (Sussex) : unexplained.Americanized form of German Löscher (see Loescher).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone from the village of Lasha, now in Belarus.
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Hungarian (Sugár)
Hungarian (Sugár) : nickname for a well-built person, from sugár ‘tall’, ‘slim’.Translation of German and Jewish Zucker ‘sugar’.English : nickname from the vocabulary word sugar as a term of affection, or possibly an occupational name for a confectioner or dealer in sugar, although there is no evidence for this in English sources.
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English (mainly Sussex and Kent)
English (mainly Sussex and Kent) : topographic name from Middle English hilder ‘dweller on a slope’ (from Old English hylde ‘slope’).
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English (Kent and Sussex)
English (Kent and Sussex) : habitational name from any of various places of this name, in particular one in the parish of Perching, Sussex, recorded as Homwood in about 1280; there were others in Chailey and Forest Row in Sussex. All are probably named from Middle English home ‘homestead’, ‘manor’ + wode ‘wood’.
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English (Cambridgeshire and Suffolk)
English (Cambridgeshire and Suffolk) : possibly from an Old English personal name, Hægluc, a pet form of an unrecorded Hægel, found in various place names.
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English (Suffolk)
English (Suffolk) : unexplained. This appears to be a variant of Lafflin, which Reaney and Wilson believe to be of Irish origin (see 2), but the high concentration of the modern name in Suffolk suggests that a different source is probably involved.Respelling of Irish Laughlin.
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English (Suffolk)
English (Suffolk) : unexplained.
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English (Sussex)
English (Sussex) : unexplained.
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English (Sussex and Kent)
English (Sussex and Kent) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Old English lacu ‘stream’ (see Lake) + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
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English (Suffolk, of Norman origin)
English (Suffolk, of Norman origin) : nickname for someone with silvery hair, a variant of Argent, with the French definite article l(e).French : metonymic occupational name for a silversmith, from French argent ‘silver’.
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English (Sussex)
English (Sussex) : topographic name for someone who lived by a holt, a small wood, + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.North German (also Hölter) : habitational name from places called Holter or Hölter.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southeastern Norway, from the indefinite plural of holt ‘holt’, ‘small wood’ (see Holt).
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English (Suffolk) of uncertain derivation;
English (Suffolk) of uncertain derivation; : of uncertain derivation; perhaps from a reduced form of the personal name Dominicus (see Dominick).English (Suffolk) of uncertain derivation; : alternatively, as Reaney proposes, it may be from the Breton personal name Menguy, a compound of men ‘stone’ + ki ‘dog’.
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English (mainly London and Surrey)
English (mainly London and Surrey) : possibly a topographic name from Middle English hegh, hie ‘high’ + yate ‘gate’.Jewish (American) : Americanized spelling of Chait.
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English (Suffolk)
English (Suffolk) : of uncertain origin, possibly an occupational name for a peasant or agricultural laborer, a variant of Hine, with the addition of the Middle English agent suffix -er.Americanized spelling of German Heiner.
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English (Suffolk and Essex)
English (Suffolk and Essex) : variant of Langham.
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Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
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Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.
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Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.
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Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
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Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.
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Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
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Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.
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Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
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Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent.
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Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
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Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition.
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Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill.
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Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.
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Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
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Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.
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Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts.
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Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
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Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.
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Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health.