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Origin of Tin Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: Italy Surnames: Tinucci Submitted by: Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: Cartin is believed to come from the Artain family, a chieftain family in County Down, Northern Ireland. The name being Mac Artain (Son of Artain) became anglicized to Cartain and then to Cartan or Cartin. Surnames: Cartin Submitted by: Cartin Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: Means infantryman. From "Fantino". Surnames: Fantini Submitted by: Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: Derived from an English word meaning "pear orchard" Surnames: Partin Submitted by: Steven Partin Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: german Surnames: warkentin Submitted by: Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin 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 Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: relating to morning prayers Surnames: LaMattina Submitted by: Chuck LaMattina Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: Russian Surnames: Werjutina Submitted by: Astrid Origin of Tin, Meaning of Tin Origin: Comes from "Mars" God of War. Martins were Roman soldiers who made weapons, armor. Later, those soldiers were given plots of land at the edge of the empire. Martin is the same as Smith - hence the bird named Martin who looks like it flew through a blacksmith's shop. Martin, Martinez, Martino are all derivations of one who works for Mars. Surnames: Martini Submitted by: 11/23/2009 9:24 PM Page 2 of 2

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