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Origin of Wu Total Records: 7  Origin of Wu, Meaning of Wu Origin: The surname apparently originated as Phawhope or Fawhope, in The Borders area of southern Scotland very early. It sometimes appears as Fop in the US, but this probably relates to the literacy of times. Adam de Fawhope was a juror on the inquisition pertaining to the rights of Robert de Bruce, Earl of Carrick (Black, George F. 1962 The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York Public Library. New York, pp 659-660.) Surnames: Fawhope, Fawp, Fawup, Fop, Phaup, Phawhope Submitted by: Dr. John D. Phaup Origin of Wu, Meaning of Wu Origin: Onwuzirike means: a command for death to rest. As any other Igbo name of those days, they are given based on events, happenings and others. it appears that during the time my grand-father was born, there was too much death in the family as such, it Commands death to rest. ONWUZIRIKE - DEATH MUST REST. Other forms of writing it ONWUZURUIKE ONWUZURIKE Surnames: Onwuzirike Submitted by: Origin of Wu, Meaning of Wu Origin: The name Tchume (Twum) means "AUTHOR OF WISDOM". Tchume is a direct derivative of Twum, a noble name from the Kwahu-Ashanti nation in the West African country called Ghana, fomerly called the Gold Coast under British colonization. In the history of the Kwahu-Ashantis, the Twums were brave warriors yet peaceful leaders appointed to noble royal positions. They conducted administrative, judicial, and military duties. They were also astute in business and enterprise. The Twums settled in the high mountains of Eastern Region (the Kwahu Mountains) of Ghana northward to the Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo areas. Surnames: Tchume, Tchum, Twum, Twumson, Twumasi, Twum-Barimah Submitted by: Kwabena Anini Twum Origin of Wu, Meaning of Wu Origin: Wulfnothsson means son of daring wolf Wulf Anglo Saxon origin means wolf Noth Norse/teutonic origin means daring sson means son of Wulfnoth Surnames: Wulfnothsson Submitted by: glitz Origin of Wu, Meaning of Wu Origin: the german word "Wueste" means "desert" - maybe the Wuester surname comes from a bad place to live where you can't grow much. Surnames: Wuester Submitted by: Wuester Elvira Origin of Wu, Meaning of Wu Origin: German Surnames: Wuest/W?st Submitted by: Debbie Wuest Origin of Wu, Meaning of Wu 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 11/22/2008 2:00 AM Page 1 of 1

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