swarthy
71Dunne — This interesting surname, found in England, Scotland and Ireland, has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, from the Olde English pre 7th Century and Middle English dunn , meaning dull, brown, dark coloured , and …
72MacGettigen — Recorded as MacGettigan, McGettigan, and McEttigan, this is an Irish surname of confused origins. It may originate from a Norse Viking personal name of the pre 9th century, although no definitive link has been established except that the Vikings… …
73McEttigen — Recorded as McGettigan and McEttigan, this is an Irish surname of confused origins. It may originate from a Norse Viking personal name of the pre 9th century, although no definitive link has been established except that the Vikings did control… …
74McGettigan — Recorded as McGettigan and McEttigan, this is an Irish surname of confused origins. It may originate from a Norse Viking personal name of the pre 9th century, although no definitive link has been established except that the Vikings did control… …
75Moir — This name, with variant spellings More and Mor, has two distinct possible origins, the first being an English nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, deriving from the Old French more , meaning moor or swarthy. One Johannes filius (son of) More …
76Morrice — Recorded in many forms including Maurice, Morice, Morrice, Moris, Morris, Morriss, Morrisse, Morys, Moorish, patronymics Morison, Morrison, and Morrisson and others, this is regarded as an Anglo French surname, but in fact is one of Roman origins …
77Morritt — This unusual name is of Old French origin, introduced into England initially in the years following the Norman Conquest of 1066, in the forms Moret, Morret and Mauret. These were surnames formed from diminutives of the Old French personal name… …
78Mulchrone — This is an Irish surname from County Mayo, in the far west of the country. For centuries there has been a persistent rumour that a Spanish ship from the Armada of 1588 was wrecked on this coast, and the survivors saved by the native people. If… …
79black — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. darkness, midnight, Stygian hue; Negro, African American. v. t. shine, polish (shoes). See color, darkness.Ant., white. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Opposite to white] Syn. dark, blackish, ebony, jet,… …
80schvartze — (n.) black person (somewhat derogatory), 1961, from Yiddish, from schvarts black (see SWARTHY (Cf. swarthy)). Perhaps originally a code word to refer to black servants when they were within earshot, as German cognate Schwarze apparently was in… …
