feudal+tenant

  • 91Knevit — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 92Knivett — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 93Knyvett — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 94Nevet — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 95Nevett — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 96Nevitt — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 97deKnevet — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 98Lohmeyer — This is a variant spelling of the Olde German pre 10th Century Leheman a status name for a feudal tenant, one who held land on loan for the duration of his life in return for rent or service or sometimes, both. The name is recorded heraldically… …

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  • 99Mancell — This famous surname has three possible origins, two French and one English. The first, and most likely, being a French locational name from the Olde French Mansel given to an inhabitant of Maine (North West France) or its capital Le Mans. In… …

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  • 100Mansel — This famous surname has three possible origins, two French and one English. The first, and most likely, being a French locational name from the Olde French Mansel given to an inhabitant of Maine (North West France) or its capital Le Mans. In… …

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