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Help[Surname] Re: Gaspard & Jarrell & Gill
in reply to a message by Merredith
Gaspard - French surname and male given name equivalent to English Casper or Jasper (forenames).
Jarell - probably English and a variant of Gerald, of which there are several. So another patronymic, surname from given name of a male ancestor.
Gill - Northern English, several explanations - I prefer the locative name, meaning "ravine". Others suggest from the Irish Giolla, "servant" (in England?), or a shortened version of some forename, such as Gilbert.
Jarell - probably English and a variant of Gerald, of which there are several. So another patronymic, surname from given name of a male ancestor.
Gill - Northern English, several explanations - I prefer the locative name, meaning "ravine". Others suggest from the Irish Giolla, "servant" (in England?), or a shortened version of some forename, such as Gilbert.
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