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==The [[Cromos family|Cromos Family]]== |
==The [[Cromos family|Cromos Family]]== |
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*Cromos: unknown |
*Cromos: unknown |
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*[[Riley Cromos|Riley]]: May have derived from the Irish surname Reilly, which is a shortened form of a name meaning |
*[[Riley Cromos|Riley]]: May have derived from the Irish surname Reilly, which is a shortened form of a name meaning honourable tribe. As an English surname, it may come from a place name meaning 'rye catcher'. |
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*[[Zoe Cromos|Zoe]]: This means 'life' in ancient Greek, and is a translated version of the name Eve. |
*[[Zoe Cromos|Zoe]]: This means 'life' in ancient Greek, and is a translated version of the name Eve. |
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*Byrne: An Anglicised version of the Irish 'Ó Broin', where 'Broin' is derived from 'bran', meaning raven. |
*Byrne: An Anglicised version of the Irish 'Ó Broin', where 'Broin' is derived from 'bran', meaning raven. |
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*[[Wynn Byrne|Wynn]]: Means 'fair' or 'pure' in Welsh. |
*[[Wynn Byrne|Wynn]]: Means 'fair' or 'pure' in Welsh. |
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== The [[Eames family|Eames Family]] == |
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* Eames: Comes from the Anglo-Saxon, and means son of 'eme', where 'eme' means uncle. |
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* [[Martin Eames|Martin]]: Means 'warlike', or 'of Mars', who is the Roman God of war. |
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* [[Maeve Eames|Maeve]]: An Anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic name 'Medb', which means intoxicating. |
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* [[Liam Eames|Liam]]: A shortened version of the name 'Uiliam', which in turn came from the Frankish name 'Wilahelm', which means 'helmet of war'. |
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