Sunday, August 19, 2007

Name Suggestions Needed

I'm looking for a 4-syllable surname that sounds English. Or, if not English, at least not blatantly ethno-specific: no Takahashis, no DiSalvatores, no Hackensteiners. The only thing I've come up with is Neverwinter, which I like, but is not a surname anywhere I can find. All suggestions welcome and appreciated.
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  1. Anonymous18:49

    Well, it's only 3 syllables, but I have a friend by the surname of Turnpenny, which I like a lot.
    There's always things like Haltwhistle, Ravensworth, Ashington...all place names, really, but I'm sure there are people by those names. Cunningham---or really, any 'ham' name would work. Mmm, ham. Sorry, got distracted.

    Good luck!

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  2. Anonymous19:17

    Four syllables in English is hard. Hmmm. All I can think of right now is Abercrombie, Alexander, and Montgomery. My Grandmother's mother's maiden name was Pendergast, but that's only three. I'll keep thinking.

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  3. Anonymous05:14

    Oh, yeah, Merriweather is a very English surname with 4 syllables.

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  4. Anonymous08:32

    The library here has an online copy of "A Dictionary Of English and Welsh Surnames." Unfortunately, the document is scanned in with each page being a separate image, so it's a pain to navigate. Here's what's in the "A" section. I'll try to get some more for you later.

    Aglionby - named after a township in Warwickshire.
    Alabaster.
    Ameredith - from ap Meredith, meaning son of Meredith.
    Attenborough - name from a town.
    Atterbury - same, from a town in County Norfolk.

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  5. Anonymous22:08

    May I suggest

    Richenbacher
    or Bugenhaven?

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