KARNUK ? Did find a similar sounding name: KARNAP. It's a German name and means "bay window". Found that in German Names by Hans Bahlow. WELCH (English, Irish) Variation of WALSH. 1. English: name for a Celt, from Middle English "walsche" meaning Celtic, foreign (Old English "waelisc", a derivative of "wealh" meaning foreign. 2. Irish: translation of the Gaelic name "Breathnach" ('British', 'Welsh'). GALLUP (English) Variation of GALLOP, apparently a nickname for a rash or impetuous person, from "gallop" (run). ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara MikeBeitel@aol.com wrote: >Hello, > >I'm searching the origins and meanings of KARNUK, WELCH, and GALLUP. I have no information on the surname KARNUK; it's a family friends name. She says it may be Ukranian... possibly spelled Karnak originally, but I have no idea. > >Thanks for any help, >~Mike > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >