Total Records: 34
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Proviene de inglaterra viaja a america del sur y se radican en el Uruguay.
Surnames: Read
Submitted by: Carlos Read |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Families are IRISH from the original spelling of: Grealis Grealish Grayless Gradeless.
Surnames: Gradeless, Grayless, Grealish
Submitted by: Donald E. Gradeless |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: We have traced the name back to the 1700's in Oola Parish, County Limerick, Ireland. Could have originated in Ireland with sinking of Spanish Main. However, no documentation. Thomas Sarsfield and wife, Winnifred McGrath settled in Henry Ill in 1850 with their seven surviving children from Ireland through Port of New Orleans and were farmers.
Surnames: Rail, Real, Reale, Reel
Submitted by: Francis Galvin Real, Jr |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Believed to originate from an area of Derbyshire/England called Great Rakes. However many with this name originate from the Wirksworth/Kirk Ireton area of Derbyshire.
Surnames: Gratrex, Gratrix, Greatorex, Greatrex
Submitted by: Joseph Michael Greatorex |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: The Remy name originates from 1500 ad Lorraine France. Protestant's were driven to England and then to the United States fleeing persecution from the French Catholics. Many descendants of these 'Remy's' spell there name Ramey. I have also seen variations of Ramy, Reamy, Rhamy, and Renny.
Surnames: Ramey, Ramy, Reamy, Remy, Renny, Rhamy
Submitted by: Kelly Remy |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: The Irish surname Brazil and it's variants are anglicized forms of the Gaelic 'O'Breasail'. The name is of patronymic orgin, derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Breasail', an ancient Gaelic personal name derived from the Gaelic 'bres' meaning 'stife or brave and strong in conflict'. This was a popular name in early Ireland and is especially common as the name of early kings. The most famous of these is Brassal Belach, and early king of Leinster. It was also popularized through the devotion to saint Bressal whose feast day was in May. Today this surname is predominately found in Co. Waterford and Offaly, but a century ago it was also numerous in the Counties Tipperary, Kelkenny, Limmerick and Kerry. The surname O'Breasil is recorded in Co. Waterford as early as 1308 and it is found as O'Bressyl in Co. Cork in 1285. In 1537 one Brassell occurs among the commoners of Kilkenny and in 1551 Mahowne Brassill, a kern (Irish soldier, lightly armed) was convicted at Clommel of having stolen cattle. In the 'census' of 1659 the name Brassel was recorded as the principal Irish surname in the Co. Waterford barony of upperthird. In 1608 Denis Brazil of Ballyduff was detained
Surnames: Brassel, Brazil, Breasal, Breassell, Breazeale, Bressal
Submitted by: Phil Brazil |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: McCreadie', is the original spelling for this surname. It is on a 1120 A.D. census roll in Ayrshire, Scotland, to determine the rate of taxation. McCreadie, (and all it's variants), were a distinguished Donegal family in Ireland, who were hereditary Scribes and Poets to the Kings of Orgiall and were displaced by the intrusion of Scottish families in what was known as the 'Plantation of Ulster', They moved to the norhteast into Scotland and settled at Peirceton in Ayrshire where they also acquired territories near Stranrawer. Many families migrated back to the ancestrial home of Northern Ireland to flee religious persecution. Alot of them were banished from Scotland, to the Colonies, Australia, or to the Carolina's. During the U.S. war for independents, McCreadie allegiances were divided. Some remained American, while others became United Empire Loyalists and moved to Canada.
Surnames: Maccreadie, Maccready, Mccradie, Mccrady, Mccraedie, Mccraedy, Mccreadie, Mccready, Mccreedie, Mccreedy
Submitted by: Tracey(McCrady)Daly |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Andrew came from St. Andrew, and is from the Picts of Scotland. The clann Andrew is of the Clann Ross, or sept of the clann Ross. Infact the clann Ross used to be called Clann Siol Aindrea, Race of Andrew, from arround the 1600's and before.
Surnames: Aindrea, Andrew
Submitted by: Travis Andrew |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Name probably originately in Ireland AND Scotland at about the same time. It is Irish AND Scots, AND Scotch-Irish which does NOT mean half Irish, half Scots. Scotch-Irish is an AMerican term that means those who went from Scotland to northern Ireland and then to America. Most were Presbyterians. Most Irish McC's were/are Catholic.
Surnames: Maccrary, Mccrary, Mccreary, Mccreery, Mccrery, Mccrory
Submitted by: Perry G. McCrary |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Apparently, it is from the Irish 'craobh' meaning 'branch.' According to the family legend, a particular clan of the O'Neill family carried leafy branches into battle with them, a la 'Birnam Wood to Dunsinane.
Surnames: Cray, Creagh
Submitted by: John Cray |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Boudreau is my famely name. We were deported from france in 1955 to the coasts of New Brunswick Canada. Were we colonised and survived the harsh winters of the north. I have extensive info. on the Boudreau heritage with full famely tree. Even names of indians, scotts , english that us ACADIANS married.Some of our ancestors where deported to louisianna and are still there. We are a bilingual french english people. Need more info be happy to help. The reason I was here is my fiancee's last name is Homiak. We know it is Ukrainian and his grandfather came to canada 50 or 60 years ago and that where it ends I cannot find anything at all on this name . Any info would be greatly appriciated
Surnames: Boudreau, Boudrault
Submitted by: Anne Boudreau |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Researching the entire Acadian Boudreau family.
Surnames: Boudreau
Submitted by: Paul Leger |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: British origins. grandfather is from Wisconsin.
Surnames: Treakle
Submitted by: Kay Treakle |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Have document from the Historical Resource Center Inc. dated 1997 stating that the Surname Larreta is Basque, 'Larre' meaning 'pasture' and 'eta' meaning 'site of' Researching 'Larreta' & finding nothing, tried 'Larre' and saw 'Larrea' meaning 'pasture' I think Larrea must be dirivitive of 'Larreta' or vice versa. Any info you have would greatly be appreciated.
Surnames: Larrea
Submitted by: N. Brudigam |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: i would like a family coat of arms with a family tree, if you could, please.
Surnames: Petrea
Submitted by: Parker Petrea |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Researching Grealis from Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland to Cleveland, Ohio
Surnames: GREALIS
Submitted by: Barbara Maurer |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Dora Tovrea married John Oliver from England in South Carolina at around the end of the l8OO is anyone out there related.
Surnames: Tovrea
Submitted by: Janet Baker |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Looking for descendents of Daniel Greatorex from the late 18th Cent in the area of Blyth/Worksop, North Nottinghamshire. My branch of his family moved to Sheffield, South Yorkshire by the mid 19th Cent. In particular William Greatorex who ran a Public House on Chester St, Sheffield. Eldest son George Greatorex and wife Mary Ellen Greatorex emigrated to the USA, settling in Highland Falls, Orange Co, NY. Would particulary like to contact their descendents.
Surnames: GREATOREX
Submitted by: Mike Greatorex |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: I would like to find out the origin of the last name Reader, if you could help me out in anyway i would appreciate it. thank you
Surnames: Reader
Submitted by: robert Reader |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Reade: comes from the word Red, meaning, the red lips of the ladies of the court (England).
Surnames: Reade
Submitted by: |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Fossard
Old French Origin
Foss from
Middle English origin Fosse from old French, from Latin Fossa from feminine of Fossus meaning Ditch, Moat
ard ---- Celtic origin means high, height
Meaning of FOSSARD is High Ditch, moat
Variations of the name Fossard: Fozard, Fozzard, Fonnereau, Fontemai
Surnames: Fossard, Fozard, Fozzard, Fonnereau, Fontemai
Submitted by: Glitz |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Preaux
French origin means prairie/meadow
NOTE: Also Pratum which means meadow
Spanish Prado meaning Meadow
Surnames: Preaux
Submitted by: glitz |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Riece
Welsh origin feminine form of Rhys which means enthusiastic or ardour
Surnames: Riece, Reece, Reace, Reese, Rice
Submitted by: glitz |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Real is from Italy,, The last name real originated since the roman empire of julious cesar,, This surname lived in Rome,, porte Rosso al Mare,, and Sicily,, migrated to United States of America and faught in the civil war,,
Surnames: real
Submitted by: giacomo r. real |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: It comes from early french sayings "Votre grand robinet est de la mani?re Mr.Freathy" The same goes for "Mr.Freathy a une ?pouse avec un gros fond comme une vache!" In English We would say Joe Bloggs it just means "who ever!" But instead of saying Joe bloggs the french say Mr.Freathy.
Surnames: freathy
Submitted by: |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: The surname "Regan" is from O'Reagian in Ireland, and can also be found in Germany. In German, in means, 'To Concur".
Surnames: Regan, O'Reagian, Reagan, Ragan
Submitted by: Katie |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: The name Rhea is taken from a lake Rea
in Central Ireland
Surnames: Rhea, Ray, Rea
Submitted by: Maurice Woolsoncroft |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Originated in Potiers, Poitou, France in 1612 Louis Moreau is the farthest I can trace back in time.
Surnames: Moreau
Submitted by: |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: History of the surname Cakebread.
By Glenn Richard Cakebread.
The Earliest known record so far comes from just after the Norman Conquest. Written in Latin, the Pipe Rolls of Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire where Aedwinus Cacabred was mentioned (together with two other brothers) in 1109 in what appears to be a land dispute. Aedwinus Cacabred was referred to as ?a farmer in the flour trade? and was possibly a branch of the Hereward Family.
In 1396 John Cakebread donated money to the church of St. John, Burford, Oxfordshire.
There are three references to William Cakebrede in the University of Oxford Chancellor?s Court records for the year 1501.
After that, the earliest records are from the Parish Registers in a wide area around Bishops Stortford in what is now Hertfordshire but was once part of Essex. It is possible that this is because the records here were preserved better or that the records were first kept here.
When I get asked about the origin of the name Cakebread, it is often assumed that they must have been bakers of cakes and bread. No doubt there would have been someone somewhere who went into this trade. But since the name dates back to at least 1109 and is probably a lot older than this date it is likely that the meaning has changed over time. Therefore I started to wonder what Cakebread might have meant almost 1000 years ago. The literal translation of a ?Cake? and ?Bread? today would not necessarily be the same as in 1109. Today we speak Modern English from around 1500 A.D. Before that from 1066 A.D. after the Norman Conquest Middle English, and before that Old English or Anglo Saxon as it was known, was spoken. Since it is reasonable to assume that not everyone overnight from 1066 spoke middle English and that it may have taken a few years in various parts of the country to change, It is likely that Old English was still very much used in 1109 A.D. Also, you were unlikely to translate your name into a conquering nations language. Would you suddenly say that you wanted to be known as Pierre instead of Peter? It sounds completely different even if they are supposed to be the same name.
CAKE
Today we know the word cake to mean a pastry made with butter, eggs and some sort of sweetening agent. But this was not always the case. As with many words cake has gradually changed in general meaning. It could also mean 1. A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake. 2. A sweetened composition of flour and other ingredients, leavened or unleavened, baked in a loaf or mass of any size.
Old English borrowed the word from Old Norse kaka; it is related to cookie (from Dutch koekje), but not, despite the similarity, to cook. O.E. Cake, Kaak; akin to Danish Kage, Swedish and Icelandic Kaka, Dutch Koek, German Kuchem and Old High German chuocho. In Gothic and Icelandic the c is entirely wanting, being always represented by k. It is remarkable that the Anglo-Saxons have seldom made use of k; but, following the Latin, have preferred the use of c. Circa. 1230, from O.N. kaka ?cake,? from W.Gmc. *kokon-,?something round, lump of something.? Not related to cook, Originally (until c1420), cake was a term for a flat round loaf of bread (it is the ?shape? element in it?s meaning that lies behind more modern usages such as ?cake of soap? or ?it?s caked up?). It is not until the 15th century that we find it being applied to foodstuffs we would now recognise as cakes, ?let them eat cake? is from Rousseau?s ?Confessions,? in reference to an incident c.1740, when it was already proverbial, long before Marie Antoinette. The ?cake? in question was nor a confection, but a poor man?s food.
?What man, I trow ye raue, wolde ye bothe eate your cake and haue your cake?? (?The proverbs & Epigrams of John Heywood,? 1562)
To form into a cake or mass ?caked? (thickly encrusted) is from 1922. The expression piece of cake ?something easy? seems to have originated in the 1930s.
BREAD
We use the word ?bread? in modern English to mean a ?loaf?. But in Old English times if you wanted bread you would have used the word ?hlaf?, which is where loaf comes from. Hlaf was replaced by 1200 with bread. Bread probably in Old English times meant simply ?(a piece of) food, ? ?a morsel of?, ?crumb?. In Slovenian kruh means, ?bread,? Literally ?a piece?, from P.Gmc. ?brautham? (Old Norse brot, Danish brod, German brot), perhaps the O.E. word derives from a P.Gmc. ?braudsmon?- ?fragments, bits? (Old High German brosma ?crumb?) and is related to the root of break.
But since bread was among the commonest foods, the word bread gradually became more specialized, passing via ?piece of bread,? ?broken bread,? to simply ?bread,? The alternative spelling of brede could point to a different meaning. Various spellings occur brede, braede, braedu, braedo in Old English meant breadth or broadness, the suffix ?th (as in length. (Long/length, wide/width, broad/breadth) being added to the noun brede in the 16th century. This was an ancient formation, directly derived in prehistoric Germanic times from *braid-, the stem of broad. It came into English as broedu. Broad?s close relatives are widespread in the Germanic languages (German breit, Dutch breed, and Swedish bred), pointing to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *braithaz, but no trace of the word is found in any non-Germanic Indo-European language. The original derived noun brede was superseded in the 16th century by breadth.
Brad-hlaf, es; m. [braedan to roast, hlaf bread] a biscuit, parched or baked bread;
Braede, bred, es; m. [=braegd, bregd from bregdan to weave, braid, twist). Fraud, deceit; He hit dyde butan brede (braede) and bigswice, he did it without fraud and guile, Ic spaece drife butan braede biswice, I prosecute my suit without fraud and without guile.
Braed, plucked, drew out, p. of bredan.
Braed, e; f braedo, braedu; (brad broad; Latus) breadth, width, latitude; latittudo, amplitudo; -se arc fiftig faedma on braede the ark shall be fifty fathoms in breadth;
Braede, es; m. (bredan to roast)
Braede, an; f. The breadth; latum. V. lenden-braede.
Braed-panne, an; f. [braedan to roast, panne a pan] a frying-pan;
Braedu, breadth, width.
Braegd, bregd, es; m. [braegd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid, weave] deceit, fraud.
Bred, es; pl.nom. acc. Bredu; n. a surface, plank, table, tablet;
Bred, deceit
Bred, broad
Breda, ic brede, du britst, brist, he brit, bret, p. braed, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden. 1. To weave, braid, knit, join together, draw, pluck; 2. To change, vary, transform; - Simon braed his hiw aetforan dam casere swa daet he wearp faerlice gepuht cnapa, and eft harwenge Simon changed his appearance before the emperor, so that he suddenly seemed a boy, and again a hoary man,
Bredan, to roast, broil, warm
Bredan, to make broad
Breden, Anglo-Saxon to make broad. To spread.
Bread, Akin to Old Friesian. Old Saxon brd. Danish Brood. German Brod, brot. Icelandic brau. Swedish and Danish Brod. The root is probably that of E. brew.
The verb ? to dress with bread crumbs? is from 1727. Bread and butter in the figurative Sense of ?basic needs? is from 1732. Bread-basket ?stomach? is slang from 1753 but bread-winner is from 1818. ?Half lapped in glowing gauze and golden brede. Tennyson. 1913. Slang meaning ?money? dates from the 1940s
The conclusion to this is that I think it is reasonable to assume that originally ?Cakebread? or the alternative old spelling ?Cacabrede ? meant a wide (bread) flat round mass of dough (cake) that was baked. Something perhaps similar to nan bread or small pizza base still to do with the baking trade but nothing to do with sweet pastries! Or maybe the ?bread? part just simply meant the roasting of the ?cake? of dough.
Glenn Richard Cakebread
38 Rushdon Close
Grays
Essex
England RM17 5QW
01375 381280
(+00 44) 1375 381280
Glenn_Richard_Cakebread@blueyonder.co.uk
Surnames: Cakebread
Submitted by: Glenn Richard Cakebread |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Mac Tr?infir-IV- M'Crenir, M'Kreaner, MacCreanor, MacCranor,
MacCrainor, Treanor, Trenor, Trayner, Trainor, Traynor, Tranor; "son of
Tr?anfear" (an Irish personal name, meaning "champion," literally,
"strong-man"); A well-known Ulster surname. (don't know what the IV
signifies) From a book of Irish surnames; by Woulfe.
(trean = strength. fear = man)
Surnames: Traynor, Treanor, Trainor
Submitted by: Pat Traynor |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Dances on water
Surnames: Dansereau
Submitted by: |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Another Possible meaning could be from a Danish origin. Cake still means "Round" but the Bread or "Bred" in Danish means Shore, Bank or Edge. So perhaps RoundShore or RoundBank? Is this a place name discription? Or does this refer to the shape of an Anglo Saxon sword which was curved or "rounded" so the name of "RoundEdge" may be a nickname for someone who was warlike and held his blade as something very important to him?
Surnames: Cakebread
Submitted by: Glenn Richard Cakebread |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: According to an old newspaper clipping from a Belfast newspaper, the Rea name originated in Northern Ireland either from an ancient pagan name meaning "son of fortune" or from a Christian name meaning "spotted." Also, there is a Rea River which flows through Birmingham, England.
Surnames: Rea
Submitted by: William Rea |
Origin of Rea, Meaning of Rea
Origin: Another variant is "Reagan"
Surnames: Rea, Reagan
Submitted by: William Rea |
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