Ormond

Ormond
This interesting surname, with variant spellings Ormond and Orman, has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be an Anglicized form of the old Gaelic-Irish surname "O'Ruaidh", composed of the elements "O" meaning male descendant of and "Ruaidh" red, refering to someone with red hair or rosy cheeks. At first it was known as O'Rooe but was altered by folk etymology to resemble a region in east Munster known as Ormond. The surname is found in the counties Cork and Waterford area. It has also been suggested that the surname recorded in England in the late 14th Century, (see below), originated from the personal name Osmond. This Norman-English name derives from the Old English pre 7th Century "os" meaning God and "mund" protector. A famous namebearer being, sir James Ormonde, who was lord-treasurer of Ireland and was knighted for services in Ireland during Simnel's rising, he died 1497. His father was James Butler, fifth earl of Ormonde. On June 1845, Alfred Ormonde married Waverley Scott, at St. Clement Danes, Westminster. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Ormunde, which was dated 1379, in the "Yorkshire Poll Tax Records", during the reign of King Richard 11, known as "Richard of Bordeaux", 1378 - 1400. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ormond — may refer to: Ormond (surname) Places Ormond (ancient Irish kingdom), an ancient kingdom in the Province of Munster Ormond Beach, Florida, a city in Florida Ormond By The Sea, Florida, a city in Florida Ormond Beach Middle School, a middle school …   Wikipedia

  • Ormond — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Henry Ormond (alias Hans Ludwig Jacobsohn, nach Adoption 1920 Hans Ludwig Oettinger; 1901–1973), deutscher Jurist jüdischer Herkunft Jean Louis Ormond (1894–1986), Schweizer Schachfunktionär und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ormond — Ormond, 1) James Butler, Herzog von O., geb. 1610 in London, wurde 1630 Gardecapitän, 1632 Graf von O. u. 1641 Generalstatthalter von Irland, wo er die nach ihm genannten Nothmünzen (O. Monet) aus dem Silber der Royalisten prägen ließ u. die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ormond — (izg. ȏrmond) DEFINICIJA ime četvorice irskih vitezova i vojvoda (15 18. st.) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Ormond —   [ ɔːmənd], Julia, brit. Schauspielerin, * Epsom 4. 1. 1965; Filmdebüt in »Das Wunder von Mâcon« (1993); überzeugte u. a. in melodramatisch romant. Rollen. Weitere Filme: »Legenden der Leidenschaft« (1994), »Der erste Ritter«, »Sabrina« (1995),… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ormond Beach, Florida —   City   Locatio …   Wikipedia

  • Ormond (surname) — Ormond or Ormand is a very old surname. It derives from the Irish toponym Oirmhumhain East Munster and was a hereditary title within the Irish aristocracy. See Earl of Ormonde (Irish). The name can vary in spelling in old texts (as is typical of… …   Wikipedia

  • Ormond Beach — Ormond Beach …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ormond, Victoria — Ormond Melbourne, Victoria …   Wikipedia

  • Ormond-By-The-Sea, Florida —   CDP   Skyline of Ormond By The Sea …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”