mounted+soldier

  • 81Knevett — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 82Knevit — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 83Knivett — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 84Knyvett — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 85Nevet — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 86Nevett — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 87Nevitt — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 88deKnevet — This long established surname is of Anglo Norman origin, and derives from cnivet , the Norman pronunciation of the Olde English pre 7th Century cniht , owing to the French difficulty with the h of cniht . The word originally meant boy, youth,… …

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  • 89Knight — This is a medieval status name from the Olde English pre 7th Century criht , meaning boy, youth or serving lad, later extended to mean a tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier and therefore a man of some importance and substance.… …

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  • 90Newitt — This interesting surname is a variant of Knight, which is a medieval status name from the Old English pre 7th Century criht , meaning boy, youth or serving lad, later extended to mean a tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier and… …

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