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Origin of Arm Total Records: 20  Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: from family records, William J. Carmody was O'Carmody when he left Tipperary. Surnames: Carmody, O'carmody Submitted by: Kathleen Carmody Meeks Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Betws-e-coed Wales. Traces to Virginia about 1760 Surnames: Garmon Submitted by: John Garmon Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Primary objective is to learn who the parents of Paul DeGarmo born in 1737 were. Interested in all DeGarmo's as it is belived they are all related. Want to ask a question about a DeGarmo let me know. Surnames: DeGarmo Submitted by: Bill DeGarmo Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Share and exchange information on the descendents of Thomas Harmison, Sr. of Frederick/Berkeley Co., VA (now Morgan Co. WVA). Particular emphasis on descendents of Samuel and Nancy (Arnold) Harmison. Surnames: Harmison Submitted by: Hope Snyder Chamberlain Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Looking for Harmsworth surname in Hindley Lancashire from about 1874 through 1900's. Surnames: HARMSWORTH Submitted by: allan harmsworth Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Armstrong, Uriah P - Born in Indiana (poss. clay county) in 1816. Surnames: Armstrong Submitted by: Darrell E. Armstrong Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Darby also has the variant of Dermot which comes from McDermot and MacDermot. These are derived from the scot surnames MacDiarmid and O' Diarmid. These are septs of the clan Campbell. Surnames: Darby, Demot, Diarmid, Campbell Submitted by: Tom Darby Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Wharmby mentioned in Domesday Book in 1100s as English East Midlands habitation name from Quarmby in West Yorkshire, recorded as 'Cornebi' apparently from Danish words 'kvern' = handmill and 'byr' = farm/settlement Surnames: Wharmby Submitted by: Lydia Wharmby Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Origin- England,Meaning - Hunter of the Night Surnames: Garman Submitted by: Jeff Garman Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: The same as Hermitage, the cell or habitation of a hermit, formerly a wilderness or solitary place; a convent of hermits or minor friars. Surnames: Armitage Submitted by: Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Defensive arms; all instruments of war. The name is probably contracted from Armorer, a maker of armor. Surnames: Armour Submitted by: Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: A name given for strength in battle. Historians relate the following tradition: This family was anciently settled on the Scottish border; their original name was Fairbairn, which was changed to Armstrong on the following occasion: An ancient king of Scotland having had his horse killed under him in battle, was immediately re-mounted by Fairbairn, his armor-bearer, on his own horse. For this timely assistance he amply rewarded him with lands on the borders, and to perpetuate the memory of so important a service, as well as the manner in which it was performed (for Fairbairn took the king by the thigh, and set him on the saddle), his royal master gave him the appellation of Armstrong. The chief seat of Johnnie Armstrong was Gilnockie, in Eskdale, a place of exquisite beauty. Johnnie was executed by order of James V., in 1529, as a "Border Freebooter." Andrew Armstrong sold his patrimony to one of his kinsmen, and emigrated to the north of Ireland in the commencement of the seventeenth century. The Armstrongs were always noted for their courage and daring. In the "Lay of the Last Minstrel," when the chief was about to assemble his clans, he says to his heralds: "Ye need not go to Liddisdale, For when they see the blazing bale Elliots and Armstrongs never fail." Surnames: Armstrong Submitted by: Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: harms Surnames: harms Submitted by: Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Fermour Old English origin means tiller of the soil This came from Old English Fermor which is tiller of the soil, which in turn came from the saxon word Fearme/Feorme meaning food. Surnames: Fermor, Fermon, Farmar, Farmer Submitted by: glitz Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Indian Surnames: Parmanand Submitted by: Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: I suspect that the name Garmire is German, Bavarian in particular, it was sometime in the distant past converted to an English phonetic spelling in the sense that it rhymes with "car fire" If my theory is correct, the name in German is spelled Garmeier. You will find many people by that name in the Munich telephone directory and an email search will turn up Garmeiers all over Bavaria. Surnames: Garmire Submitted by: Steve Garmire Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: armstrong means power or given strenth. Surnames: armstrong Submitted by: kyle Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: Saha--- The almighty Surnames: sharma Submitted by: vivek Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: The Mc and Mac always means "son of." According to the massive Irish Dictionary at the University of Edinburgh, the meaning of "Diarmid" is - - di = without, and armid is a corruption of the word "fermat" which means envy or jealousy. Surnames: McDiarmid Submitted by: Garnet McDiarmid Origin of Arm, Meaning of Arm Origin: greek Surnames: Tsolakidis, Armaos Submitted by: 2/17/2012 10:58 AM Page 1 of 1

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