Scandinavian
A Danish, Norwegian, and North German name: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus
Who is Nielsen?
Harold Nielsen--Ron's father (1920-2005)
An English name, a variant of Paris .
What is Parish?
Willie Parish--Ruby's grandmother (1881-1942)
An English habitational name usually from the Norfolk placename that probably derives from the Old English personal name Wīgmund + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’.
What is Windham?
Ruby Lee Windham--Ron's wife (1940-20??)
A Swiss German status name based on Middle High German huobe, for a measure of land, of considerable extent. The surname usually denotes an owner of land more that the average peasant, who would have been a prosperous small farmer and probably one of the leading men of his village.
Who is Huber?
Adola Marcella Huber--Ruby's mother (1922-1983)
An Americanized form of a Dutch topographic name for someone who lived on a corner (either a street corner or a corner of land), from Dutch winkel ‘corner, nook’.
What is Van Winkle?
Sarah Van Winkle--Ron's 3rd great grandmother (1770-1854)
A Danish and Swedish habitational name from a place so named in Denmark or various places called Torup.
Who is Thorup?
Anna Magdalene Thorup--Ron's grandmother (1885-1966)
An English topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll)
What is Hill?
Marsena Messeniah Hill--Ruby's great grandmother (1846-1915)
This surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. Meaning: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
What is Jones?
Loraine Jones--Ron's mother (1921-2000)
A German nickname for a straightforward person, from Middle High German, Old High German sleht ‘simple, straight, even, smooth’ (though it later came to mean ‘defective, bad’).
What is Schlecht?
Maria Anna Schlecht--Ruby's 2nd great grandmother (1813-1861)
A Korean surname in Chinese characters 張, meaning ‘to extend’ This is one of the ten most common surnames in Korea.
What is Chang?
Christina Chang Nielsen--Ron & Ruby's daughter-in-law (1972-20??)
A Danish, Norwegian, and North German patronymic from the personal name that is a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark.
What is Jensen?
Jensine Jensen--Ron's great grandmother (1861-1929)
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
What is Robertson?
Nancy Arminta Robertson--Ruby's great grandmother (1856-1899)
A Scottish (mainly Aberdeenshire) name from a pet form of the personal name Mich (see Michael ), with -ch- pronounced as in Scottish loch.
What is Michie?
Preal Francis Michie--Ron's grandmother (1892-1986)
German habitational name for someone from Hussen in Westphalia.
What is Husser?
Agnes Husser--Ruby's 3rd great grandmother (1781-deceased)
A Ukrainian name interpreted as "descendant of Pavel" or "son of Paul." This surname is associated with notable figures, such as Lyudmila, a famous Soviet sniper during World War II.
What is Pavlichenko?
Anna Pavlichenko--Ron & Ruby's daughter-in-law (1975-20??)
A Danish and Norwegian patronymic from the personal short form name of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway.
What is Olsen?
Karen Elizabeth Olsen--Ron's great grandmother (1858-1929)
An English and Irish habitational name from any of various places in Westmorland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, from Old English dæl ‘valley’ (see Dale ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement
What is Dalton?
Alzina Dalton--Ruby's great grandmother (1857-1943)
English, French, Walloon, Dutch, German, Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements land ‘land, territory’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. In England, the native Old English form Landbeorht was replaced by this name, the Continental form of the name that was taken to England by the Normans from France.
What is Lambert?
Elena Dorothy Lambert--Ron's great grandmother (1863-1957)
A German and Swiss German relationship name from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.
What is Naef?
Varena Naef--Ruby's 3rd great grandmother (1780-1844)
An English and Scottish habitational name from various places meaning ‘swine, pig’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, while the Berwickshire placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn + Old English tūn.
What is Swinton?
Margaret Swinton--Ron's 3rd great grandmother (1812-1867)
English and Welsh: from the Middle English introduced to England by the Normans, this is an Old French form of Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Latin Iacobus, Greek Iakōbos, the New Testament rendering of Hebrew Ya‘aqob (see Jacob ). The medieval Latin (Vulgate) Bible distinguished between Old Testament Iacob (which was uninflected) and New Testament Iacobus (with inflections)
What is James?
Maggie Jane James--Ruby's great grandmother (1881-1838)
An English (Yorkshire and Lancashire) occupational name for a maker of nails, from Middle English ‘nail maker’. This name was also taken to Ireland in the 17th century.
What is Naylor?
Mary Naylor--Ron's 3rd great grandmother (1789-1855)
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a steep or precipitous rock
What is Craig?
Becky Craig--Ron & Ruby's daughter-in-law (1978-20??)
An English variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.
What is Foster?
Troy Foster--Ron & Ruby's son-in-law (1967-20??)
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