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Origin of Boy Total Records: 10  Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: From Bojer, a Celtic tribe - the name 'Bohemia' comes from Bojohemum; 'person from Bavaria' at early formation of surnames, but now all over. Surnames: Baier, Bayer, Beier, Beyer, Boyer Submitted by: Barbara V. Smith Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: This was my mother's maiden name and my understanding is that it originally is a name of Irish descent Surnames: Boyce Submitted by: Diane Wright Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: I believe the origin was from Whales. Surnames: Boykin Submitted by: Linda (Boykin) Brhely Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: Bartlett of Michigans Surnames: Boyd Submitted by: Tamera Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: Researching Boyd's of Crawford Co. Arkansas. Andrew Boyd b abt 1810 in Missouri, had brother's David E. Boyd and Harve Boyd. Interested in finding thier parents. Surnames: Boyd Submitted by: Rhomer A. Johnson Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: Looking for William Boyce born Portadown Ireland in 1862 to William and Sarah Boyce (nee Morrow) Surnames: Boyce Submitted by: Susan Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: BOISEN: Variable(original?) spelling as Boysen, Boyson, Bojsen. Danish patronymic meaning "son of Boy/Boye/Boj". Found primarily in Southern Jutland(Denmark)/Northern Schleswig-Holstein(Germany), especially around Flensburg, Germany. Often mistaken for French "Boisson", not related. Surnames: Boisen/Boysen/Boyson Submitted by: Matt Boisen Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: Bowles Saxon origin occupational name means Boll-man or steward Surnames: Boles, Boals, Bowls, Boyles, Boyle, Bolla, Bole, Holle, Bouelles, Boel, Bollo, Boole, Submitted by: glitz Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: boylan means pledge Surnames: Boylan Submitted by: Origin of Boy, Meaning of Boy Origin: The surname, Attwood is derived from a locative mediaeval bye-name, i.e. originating from a place name, such as -hill, -ford, -brook -well and of course -wood. The name would therefore appear to mean, "dweller at or near a wood". The Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (Oxford University Press, 1997) gives the following definition: "Attwood, Atwood: Attewode 1243...Robert Atwode 1457...'Dweller by the wood' OE wudu." The name is made up of the most common preposition at, (Old English ǽt) which coalesced with the definite article the, to form the obsolete preposition atte, (Middle English) together with the Old English wudu, wiodu, wudu, wude, wode, wodd, woode, uud etc. (Oxford English Dictionary, 1989 Clarendon Press). Some documented variations in spelling are Attwood, Atte-Wode, Atwood, Atwode, Attewode Attwode, Attewoode, Atwod, Atwud, Atud , Attwool, de Bois, deBoys, (French) and de Bosco (Latin) and many more! Surnames: Attwood, Atte-Wode, Atwood, Atwode, Attewode Attwode, Attewoode, Atwod, Atwud, Atud , Attwool, de Bois, deBoys, (French) and de Bosco (Latin) and many more! Submitted by: Christopher Attwood 2/17/2012 12:12 PM Page 1 of 1

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