looking for a definition of my name!!!
I have done a quick search, but dont know that much about finding info here. im a caucasion, from south la. my grand father was a district att. here and was given the name from him. my full nane is
"Knowles Patrick Tucker III"
"Knowles Patrick Tucker III"
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Funny enough my last name (maiden) is KNOWLES. I'm from Bahamas and there are quite a few (ok hundreds) of KNOWLES that are running around in Bahamas. Both white AND black. I'd try there.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT MY NAME AND MY KIDS NAMES MEAN
MICHELLE RAE
DONTESE TRAVION
AARON SHANE
MICHELLE RAE
DONTESE TRAVION
AARON SHANE
i want to no what my name means.thankyou
please i need to find the meaning, because i can not find it.
Yenira
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Yenira
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rather than one under someone else's request for information. People will be more likely to read your question if it stands alone.
rather than one under someone else's request for information. People will be more likely to read your question if it stands alone.
The full - 'patrician fuller from the hilltop'....
Knowles is an English name - Knoll/Knole was 'hilltop' and the forms Knollys and Knowles developed to indicate 'of' or 'from' the hilltop as well as the plural.
Tucker as an occupation surname indicated a fuller, one who fulled, teased and burled cloth - it actually comes from a verb meaning 'to maltreat' so that would be the literal meaning - maltreater ;o) But a Norman name has been swallowed up by the occupational meaning Toutcoeur or 'all heart' meaning 'courage'. Whether your family has English peasant roots or the older French one will never be known but it makes for an interesting story anyway ;o)
Devon
Knowles is an English name - Knoll/Knole was 'hilltop' and the forms Knollys and Knowles developed to indicate 'of' or 'from' the hilltop as well as the plural.
Tucker as an occupation surname indicated a fuller, one who fulled, teased and burled cloth - it actually comes from a verb meaning 'to maltreat' so that would be the literal meaning - maltreater ;o) But a Norman name has been swallowed up by the occupational meaning Toutcoeur or 'all heart' meaning 'courage'. Whether your family has English peasant roots or the older French one will never be known but it makes for an interesting story anyway ;o)
Devon
Knowles looks like a surname or even a place name; a knoll is a small hill, so maybe that could be its origin.
I must say it sounds very distinguished!
I must say it sounds very distinguished!