D.

_Dalby._ _Dál_, a dale, a valley; _bý_, a habitation. A valley-home.

_Darby._ Common name for _Diarmoid_ in Limerick and Tipperary. See Dermod, page 23.

_Darcey._ _Dearc_, or _deorc_, dark, dusky; _ig_, an adjective termination. Dark; dusky.

_Darkis._ _Dearc_, dark; _isc_, an adjective ending. Darkish; dusky.

_Darling._ _Deór_, dear; _ling_, a termination denoting state or condition of a person. A person that is dear, or beloved.

_Darlington._ _Darling_, Darling; _tán_, house. Home of Darling.

_Darley._ _Deór_, dear; _líc_, like. Dear-like; dearly.

_Davidson._ _David_, Hebrew for “beloved;” _sun_, son. Son of David. Davids, a contracted form of the name.

_Davies._ _Davie_, Scotch for the Hebrew for “beloved;” _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Davie. Davieson, unabbreviated name, and Davis, a contraction thereof.

_Daw._ _Dæg_, a day; _dawe_, Old English for the same. Day, of like kinship.

_Dawson._ _Daw_, Daw; _sun_, son. Son of Daw.

_Deacon._ _Deacon_, or _diacon_, a deacon, a levite.

_Deane._ _Deane_, the Danes: so called from _dene_, a valley, a plain, for they are dwellers in a vale or plain. _Dean_, as commonly applied, is the same as _deacon_, a levite.

_Denison._ _Denis_, French of the Greek _Dionysos_, god of Nysos; _sun_, son. Son of Denis.

_Denn._ _Den_, a valley, a plain.

_Derby._ _Deór-bý_, from _deór_, a deer, a beast, and _bý_, a habitation. A deer-park.

_Dilg._ _Dilge_, present indicative of _dilgian_, to destroy.

_Donald._ Ir. _Donghal_, from _donn_, brown, and _gall_, stranger. Brown-haired stranger.

_Donaldson._ _Donald_, Donald; _sun_, son. Son of Donald.

_Donnell._ Ir. _Domhnall_, possibly _Donghal_, from _donn_, brown, and _gall_, stranger. Brown-haired stranger.

_Donaghy._ Ir. _Donoghoc_, from _Donnachu_, which is from _donn_, brown, and _neać_, an individual, an agent. A brown-haired chief. Donnogh, Donahoe, Donahue, Donohoe, Donohue, from the same roots.

_Douglass._ Ir. _dhu_, from _dub́_, black, dark; _glas_, green, gray. Dark green; dark gray.

_Dugall._ Ir. _dhu_, from _dub́_, black; _gall_, a stranger. A black stranger. Dugald, from the same roots.

_Downes._ _Dúnes_, genitive of _dún_, a mountain, a hill. Belonging to a hill.

_Douney._ _Dún-ig_, from _dún_, a mountain, a hill, and _ig_, an adjective ending. Mountainous; hilly. Downy, from the same derivation.

_Durburrow._ _Dur_, a door, a gate; _beorh_, a burrow, a place of burial. A door-burrow; a place of burial entered by door, or gate. Durborrow, Durborow, cognate terms.

E.

_Earl._ _Eorl_, not _earl_, noble, earl, man. See page 68.

_Earley._ _Eorl-líc_, from _eorl_, an earl, and _líc_, like. Earl-like; belonging to an earl.

_Easby._ _Eás_, genitive of _eá_, a river; _bý_, a habitation. Habitation of a river; banks of a river.

_Eastburn._ _East_, eastern; _burne_, a river. An eastern river.

_Eastman._ _East_, eastern; _man_, a man. An eastern man.

_Eck._ _Éce_, eternal, perpetual, everlasting.

_Eckley._ _Éce-líc_, from _éce_, eternal, and _líc_, like. Eternal-like; everlasting.

_Edgar._ _Eádg_, happy, prosperous, blessed, rich, perfect; _gár_, a dart, javelin, spear, weapon. A prosperous spear. _Eádg_, contraction of the adjective _eád-ig_, which is derivable from the substantive _eád_, prosperity, happiness. It is highly probable that _eád_ is an altered form of _eard_, earth, a man’s prosperity and consequent happiness being measured by the extent of his earthly possessions. See page 68.

_Edmund._ _Eádmund_, from _eádg_, happy, and _mund_, hand, protection, defence. Happy defence.

_Edson._ _Eádg_, rich; _sun_, son. Rich son.

_Edward._ _Eádward_, from _eádg_, blessed; _weard_, guardian, watchman. A blessed guardian.

_Egge._ _Egge_, present indicative first person singular of _eggian_, to egg, to excite.

_Eglee._ _Egle_, troublesome, difficult, hateful. Or, from _egle_, a sprout, an ear of corn, a thistle.

_Eggleson._ _Egle_, troublesome; _sun_, son. A troublesome son.

F.

_Farley._ _Far-líc_, from _fær_, sudden, fortuitous, wonderful, and _líc_, like. Sudden; fortuitous; wonderful.

_Ferguson._ _Fergus_, Fergus; _sun_, son, Son of Fergus. See Fergus, page 25.

_Fetter._ _Feoter_, or _fetor_, a fetter.

_Fetterling._ _Feoter_, a fetter; _ling_, a termination denoting the state or condition of a person. Bondage.

_Finan._ Ir. _fionn_, fair, white; _an_, a personal ending. A fair person. Finian, kindred in derivation.

_Fitler._ _Fit_, or _fitt_, a song; _lár_, lore, learning, law. Song-lore.

_Forder._ _Ford_, a ford; _ere_, an agent. On who, or that which, fords a stream.

_Fordham._ _Ford_, ford; _hám_, house. Ford-house.

_Fowler._ _Fugel-ere_, from _fugel_, a bird, a fowl, and _ere_, an agent. One who pursues or traps wild fowl.

_Freeborn._ _Freó-bearn_, from _freó_, free, and _bearn_, born. One free born.

_Fricka._ _Fríga_, Saxon Venus, the goddess of love. Or, which is more likely, from _fricca_, a crier or preacher. Frick, from the same radix. See Frick, page 70.

_Frost._ _Frost_, or _forst_, frost.

_Fry._ _Frý_, free, having liberty or authority. Frye, of similar derivation.

_Fuller._ _Fullere_, from _fullian_, to whiten, and _ere_, an agent. One that whitens anything; a bleacher.

_Fullerton._ _Fuller_, Fuller; _tún_, house. Home of Fuller.

_Fullom._ _Fúle-hám_, from _fúle_, foul, muddy, corrupt, and _hám_, a house. A muddy house; a corrupt home. Fullum, a cognate term.

G.

_Gadd._ _Gád_, or _gǽd_, a point of a weapon, a prick, a goad. Also, from _gád_, want, need, deficiency.

_Gadsby._ _Gádes_, genitive of _gád_, want, deficiency, need; _bý_, a habitation. A needy home.

_Gaff._ _Gaf_, base, vile, lewd.

_Gaffney._ _Gaf_, base; Ir. _neać_, an individual. A base person.

_Gale._ _Gale_, a nightingale, is from _galan_, to sing, to enchant. Galey, of like derivation.

_Galen._ _Galen_, past participle of _galan_, to sing, to enchant.

_Garlic._ _Gár-leac_, from _gár_, a spear, and _leac_, a leek, an onion, an herb. Spear-leek; garlic.

_Garman._ _Gár_, a spear; _man_, a man. A spearman.

_Garret._ _Gár_, a spear; _rédhe_, cruel. A cruel spear.

_Gillingham._ _Gillinga-hám_, or _Gill-ingahám_, from _Gill_, Gill, and _ingahám_, residence of the sons. Home of the sons of Gill. See Gill, page 27.

_Glade._ _Glade_, a river, a brook. Or, _glade_, gladly.

_Gladney._ _Glǽd_, purified, bright; Ir. _neać_, an individual. A purified person; a saint; an angel.

_Glenney._ _Glen_, a glen, a valley; Ir. _neać_, an individual. A dweller in a glen, or a valley.

_Guildford._ _Gild-ford_, from _gild_, a guild, society, or club where money was paid for support, and _ford_, a ford. A stock-ford.

H.

_Haddock._ _Hacod_, by the inversion of the letters in the last syllable became _hadoc_, and signifies a pike, mullet.

_Hadley._ _Heáfod-líc_, from _heáfod_, a head, and _líc_, like. Head-like; capital; chief. Headley, of like kinship.

_Haines._ _Heánes_, from _heáh_, high, and _nes_, a termination of feminine nouns denoting qualify or state. Highness; height; top; end; pinnacle; fortress.

_Haley._ _Heálig_, from _heáh_, high, and _ig_, an adjective ending. High; lofty. Or, from _hál_, healthy, sound, whole, and _ig_, implying an adjective. Healthy; sound; wholly; holy.

_Hallowell._ _Heálig_, holy; _well_, a well. A holy well. Halliwell, from the same roots.

_Hambright._ _Hám_, home; _beorht_, bright. A bright home.

_Hambrook._ _Hám_, home; _bróc_, a rivulet. A home rivulet.

_Hancock._ _Hean_, worthless; _cocc_, or _coc_, a cock, a male bird. A worthless cock. See Hancock, page 72.

_Handley._ _Handle_, that which is used by the hand. A handle; a haft. Hanley, a kindred term.

_Hane._ _Heán_, high, lofty, sublime, chief, noble, excellent.

_Hanna._ _Heana_, poor, needy, humble, despised.

_Hansbury._ _Heán-burh_, from _heán_, high, lofty, and _burh_, a tower. A lofty tower.

_Harbeck._ _Hár_, hoar, hoary, gray; _béc_, a book. A hoary book.

_Harbert._ _Hár_, hoary, gray; _beorht_, glistening. Glistening with gray.

_Harding._ _Heard_, hard; _ing_, implying action. Hardening.

_Hardick._ _Heard_, hard; _ig_, an adjective termination. Hardy. Hardie, Hardy, from the same roots.

_Hare._ _Hara_, a hare. As hares are gray, the name was originally derived from _hár_, hoar, hoary, gray. _Hare_, an estuary, is a probable etymology.

_Hargis._ _Heregas_, armies, a host.

_Harmer._ _Hearm_, harm, damage, calamity; _ere_, an agent. One who, or that which, produces harm. Perhaps, from _harma_, a sling to support a wounded arm, an arm that has been harmed or damaged.

_Hay._ _Hoeg_, or _hég_, hay.

_Hayes._ _Haye_, Hay; _s_ for sun, _son_. Son of Hay.

_Hazel._ _Hæsel_, or _hæsl_, a nut-tree, hazel. _Hæsel_, also, signifies a hat. The husk of the hazel-nut resembles a hat, but whether the plant took its name from the form of the covering of the nut, or the hat received its name from its resemblance to the covering, is a question. We incline to the latter belief.

_Heany._ _Heane_, poor, needy, humble, worthless, despised. Heeny, from the same root.

_Heberton._ _Heber_, a goat; _tún_, a house. A goat-house.

_Heller._ _Helle_, clear, eminent; _ere_, an agent. A man of eminence.

_Heppe._ _Heope_, a hip, fruit of the dog-rose.

_Herman._ _Here-man_, from _here_, an army, and _man_, a man. An army-man; a soldier.

_Hill._ _Hill_, or _hyll_, a hill.

_Hilles._ _Hilles_, or _hylles_, genitives of _hill_ and _hyll_, a hill. Belonging to a hill.

_Hocker._ _Hocer_, or _hocor_, mocking, reproach.

_Hood._ _Hód_, a hood.

_Hodge._ _Hog_, prudent, careful, anxious.

_Hodgson._ _Hog_, prudent; _sun_, son. A prudent son.

_Holcombe._ _Hol_, a hole, cavern, den; _comb_ a valley. A cavernous valley.

_Holden._ _Healden_, past participle of _healdan_, to hold, rescue, fasten, rule, govern. Held; ruled; governed.

_Holland._ _Hol_, a hole, a cavern; _land_, region. A cavernous land. Or, _hol_, hollow; land, _land_. A hollow land.

_Hookey._ _Hóc_, or _hooc_, a hook, a stick, or iron bent at the end; _iht_, an adjective termination. Hooked.

_Hoopes._ _Hópes_, genitive of _hóp_, a hoop, circle, company. Belonging to a hoop.

_Hough._ _Hoh_, or _hó_, a heel, hough, ham.