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Garnsey

Garnsey proper noun: a surname from Norman.

Proper noun

Garnsey (plural Garnseys)

  1. A surname from Norman.

Forms of Garnsey

pluralGarnseys

Origin of Garnsey

* 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”).

Questions about Garnsey

What does Garnsey mean?
Garnsey means a surname from Norman.
What part of speech is Garnsey?
Garnsey is a proper noun.

Words near Garnsey in the dictionary

  1. Garnkirk
  2. Garnlydan
  3. garnment
  4. garnments
  5. Garnqueen
  6. Garnsey
  7. Garnseys
  8. garnyson
  9. Garo
  10. Garo Hills
  11. Garoafa

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