somier

  • 51Sumers — This interesting and rare name is of French origin and derives from the Old French Somier or Sommier meaning Sumpter , a term, applied both to men and pack horses alike. The name is first recorded in Scotland towards the end of the 12th Century… …

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  • 52Symers — This interesting and rare name is of French origin and derives from the Old French Somier or Sommier meaning Sumpter , a term, applied both to men and pack horses alike. The name is first recorded in Scotland towards the end of the 12th Century… …

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  • 53Symmers — This interesting and rare name is of French origin and derives from the Old French Somier or Sommier meaning Sumpter , a term, applied both to men and pack horses alike. The name is first recorded in Scotland towards the end of the 12th Century… …

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  • 54Sommer — Recorded in many forms including Somer, Sommer, and the plural Sommers, this interesting surname is of both Olde English and Germanic origins. It has two distinct possible sources. The first being a form of the pre 7th century personal byname… …

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  • 55Sommers — Recorded in many forms including Somer, Sommer, and the plural Sommers, this interesting surname is of both Olde English and Germanic origins. It has two distinct possible sources. The first being a form of the pre 7th century personal byname… …

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  • 56Sumbler — This rare surname is a variant of Summer, which derives from the Old French Somier or Sommier meaning Sumpter , a term applied both to men and pack horses alike. The name is first recorded in Scotland towards the end of the 12th Century (see… …

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  • 57Summers — This ancient surname derives from the Old French somier meaning a sumpter , a term describing one who drove pack horses or mules. The name is first recorded in Scotland towards the end of the 12th Century (see below), but in fact is equally at… …

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  • 58Summerson — This picturesque name is the patronymic (son of) form of the name Summers from the Olde French Somier or Sommier meaning Sumpter , a term, applied both to men and pack horses alike. In 1327, one William Somyr was granted an annual rent for life… …

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  • 59somiere — so·miè·re s.m. 1. OB LE bestia da soma: né a me borsa bisognerà né somiere (Boccaccio) 2. TS mus. nell organo, grande cassa di legno nella quale l aria, mantenuta a pressione costante, passa nelle canne attraverso valvole azionate dalla tastiera… …

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  • 60sommelier — {{hw}}{{sommelier}}{{/hw}}s. m.  e f. inv.  (pl.  franc. sommeliers   ) Nei grandi ristoranti, esperto addetto alla scelta e al servizio dei vini. ETIMOLOGIA: voce franc. sommelier, propr. ‘conduttore di bestie da soma’ (da somier ‘somiere’), poi …

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