Last Name HOLLYWELL

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Meaning	Local: Of Holliwell, a township in the parish of Dean, county Lancaster; also 'of Hollowell,' a parish in the diocese of Peterborough. The former of these two places has made Halliwell a familiar last name in South Lancashire. Many small spots styled the Holywell must also have contributed to swell the list of last names. Local: Halliwell.

Origin	English, Irish

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Russian middle names

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...