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Hi could you tell me if Littleproud is a native (Indian) name.? My family is related to littleprouds and we wandered if it was a native name.
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As Roy found for you, the name Littleproud can be traced back to the county of Norfolk in England. In fact, according to Hanks & Hodges, this name was most strongly concentrated in the parish of Attleborough in Norfolk before the Industrial Revolution.
The name is an "unflattering nickname for a person considered to be of slight worth, from Middle English littel (meaning small) + Middle English, Old French prod (meaning valiant, gallant)."
-- Nanaea
The name is an "unflattering nickname for a person considered to be of slight worth, from Middle English littel (meaning small) + Middle English, Old French prod (meaning valiant, gallant)."
-- Nanaea
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I've seen a few listings for Hanks & Hodges, who and what are they.
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Hanks & Hodges, besides being a great name for a mail-order catalog...
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges are two of the leading lexicographers of Britain and Australia respectively. Between them, they've published numerous papers and books on personal name, surname, and placename etymology.
The book which I was quoting from was written by them both in a collaborative effort, published by Oxford University Press, and is titled: *A Dictionary of Surnames*. It's a fairly expensive reference tome, but if you're interested in purchasing it for yourself, you can find it here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0192115928/qid%3D1011185963/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/002-1570006-6294450
-- Nanaea
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges are two of the leading lexicographers of Britain and Australia respectively. Between them, they've published numerous papers and books on personal name, surname, and placename etymology.
The book which I was quoting from was written by them both in a collaborative effort, published by Oxford University Press, and is titled: *A Dictionary of Surnames*. It's a fairly expensive reference tome, but if you're interested in purchasing it for yourself, you can find it here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0192115928/qid%3D1011185963/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/002-1570006-6294450
-- Nanaea
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Thank you for the posting.
I find you on quite a few of the postings, are you behind the origin of this site.
SHALOM
roy
I find you on quite a few of the postings, are you behind the origin of this site.
SHALOM
roy
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A few years back, friends had given me the Native American name "He who cannot skateboard". Thankfully the scar on my chin has now gone.
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The Littleproud family is from the Norfolk county area of England.
This information came from familysearch.com...
This information came from familysearch.com...
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