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Origin of Mou Total Records: 11  Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Gilmour 1133-56 Black (Cu); Richard Gilemor 1228 FFHu; Gillechad Gillamor 1304 Black. Ir, Gael Gille Moire'servant of (the Virgin) Mary'. William de Gyllingmor 13th Guisb (Y) From Gillamoor (NRYorks).Black is the individual who compiled the book. Cu. stands for Cumberland . Y stands for Yorkshire FFHu stands for French Huguenot. Ir. is Irish. I have also found Gallimore listed as meaning 'dweller at or near the foreigner's moore. Surnames: Gallimore, Gilemor, Gillmor, Gillmore, Gilmer, Gilmore, Gilmour Submitted by: Anna Gallimore Williams Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Current thinking is that the surname Mumford grew from original ancestors having come from the village of Mudford, Somerset, England as listed in the domesday Scrolls of 1086 Surnames: Demontfort, Moumford, Mumford, Munford Submitted by: Jeff Mumford Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: from Lebanon, Syria Surnames: Chamoon, Chamoun Submitted by: Sandra Barnett Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: The surname 'MUNFORD' is perhaps the least common variant of an extensive set of English surnames which also comprise Montford, Mountford, Mumford and Mundford. All of these are local in origin, belonging to the category that derive from the place where the bearer dwelt. Surnames: Montfort, Mountford, Mumford, Mundford, Munford Submitted by: Ben Munford Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Morrison. NJ Surnames: MOURISON Submitted by: Sandra R. Hart Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Nora Moutray born to George Marion and Annie, of Buchanan county Mo. She had 3 siblings, James G., Eugene W. and Nettie. Surnames: Moutray Submitted by: Jo Ann Daniel Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Recherche g?n?alogique sur mon anc?tre et ses descendants Andr? Renaud dit Desmoulins. Plusieurs de ses descendants ont adopt? le patronyme Dumoulin Surnames: Dumoulin Submitted by: Michel Renaud Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Defensive arms; all instruments of war. The name is probably contracted from Armorer, a maker of armor. Surnames: Armour Submitted by: Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Baum means "tree" in German Surnames: Khamouna Submitted by: Jazz Khamouna Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Means "of the small fly" Surnames: Dumouchelle Submitted by: Origin of Mou, Meaning of Mou Origin: Weymouth means "small mouth" and is from Cockney English, it is in the Cornish language which is a member of the Celtic languages (British branch, as opposed to Welsh and Gaelic). It is "WEY" ('little, small' same as 'wee' used in Scottish) MOUTH (same). Refers to the delta of a river bearing the same name, hence: "river with a small delta". Surnames: Weymouth Submitted by: J.T. Weymouth 2/17/2012 10:28 AM Page 1 of 1

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