AULL ? McGARRY (Irish) Variation of McAREE, Anglicized form of Gaelic "Mac Fhearadhaigh", patronym from the byname "Fhearadhach", meaning "Manly", "Brave" (from "fear" man). TREMBLE 1. French: topographic name for someone who lived near an aspen, Old French, "tremble" (from "trembler" to quiver); 2. English: variation of TRUMBULL. (TRUMBALL [English and Scots.] from an Old English personal name meaning "strong, firm, bold, brave. In Northern Ireland the name is "TRIMBLE".) BUILDER ? NUNMAN ? PADDELL ? GRISMOND ? PEPALL (English) Diminutive of 'PEPYS', from the Old French personal name 'Pepis' or 'Pepin', introduced into Britain by the Normans. It's of uncertain origin. POVEY (English) of uncertain origin; according to Smith (whoever HE is) it is a nickname derived from a term for the owl. The name is most common in London and Birmingham, with a smaller concentration in Bristol. QUARMAN ? (may be a variation of Quarterman, Quartermain) SHILCOTT ? EDNEY - found \ ADNE (French) Diminutive for 'ADAM', from the Hebrew personal name. Adam is common throughout the British Isles and Europe. LAING - Scottish variation of "LONG", nickname for a tall thin person. ARMAND/ARMOND/ARMON - The ARMAND version: variation of the German "HERMANN", meaning "army man". Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Also: ARMAND (French, Dutch) Descendant of Armand (strong man). ARMOND/ARMON (English) Descendant of Armon, a pet form of names beginning with Ermen (large, eminent), as Emenald and Emenbert. Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith Sorry I couldn't find them all. Hope this helps. Barbara Brent Richards wrote: > Hi, > > These ones have been bugging me for a while. If anyone knows any of > them I'd appreciate it. > > Irish: Aull, McGarry, Tremble > > English: Builder, Nunman, Paddell (these three possibly Jewish), > Grismond, Pepall, Povey, Quarman, Shilcott > > Scottish: Edney (also in England), Laing > > German: Armand/Armond/Armon > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog