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Medieval castle in Theux, Belgium
Franchimont Castle (French: Château de Franchimont) is a medieval castle in the municipality of Theux, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium. It sits at the
Franchimont_Castle
16th-/18th-century lordship in Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Marquessate of Franchimont was a lordship forming the western frontier of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Its base was Franchimont Castle. It was made up
Marquessate_of_Franchimont
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Walzin Castle is a castle in the district of Dréhance in the city of Dinant, part of Namur Province in Wallonia, Belgium. This Gothic Revival castle stands
Walzin_Castle
Municipality in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium
counterattacked against the German army in the Battle of the Bulge. Franchimont Castle is located in Theux municipality. A Perron, symbol of the town's status
Theux
Medieval castle in Ghent, Belgium
lit. 'the Counts' stone [castle]') is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the
Gravensteen
Castle in Wallonia, Luxembourg, Belgium
Bouillon Castle (French: Château de Bouillon, pronounced [ʃato də bujɔ̃]) is a medieval castle located in Wallonia in the town of Bouillon in the province
Bouillon_Castle
Château in Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Chimay Castle (French: Château de Chimay) is a château in Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle has been owned by the Prince of Chimay and his
Chimay_Castle
Château in Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Solvay Castle (French: Château Solvay, also called Château de La Hulpe) is a château located in Wallonia in the municipality of La Hulpe, Walloon Brabant
Solvay_Castle
Belgian royal residence in Ciergnon, Belgium
The Royal Castle of Ciergnon (French: Château Royal de Ciergnon; Dutch: Koninklijk Kasteel van Ciergnon) or Ciergnon Castle (French: Château de Ciergnon;
Royal_Castle_of_Ciergnon
Castle-farm in Brussels, Belgium
Karreveld Castle (French: Château du Karreveld; Dutch: Kasteel Karreveld) is a castle-farm in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium
Karreveld_Castle
Castle in Lennik, Belgium
Gaasbeek Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Gaasbeek; French: Château de Gaesbeek) is a castle located in Lennik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Nowadays, it serves
Gaasbeek_Castle
Castle in Andenne, Belgium
Bonneville Castle (French: Château de Bonneville) is a stately home in Bonneville in the municipality of Andenne, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Bonneville_Castle
Mansion in West Flanders, Belgium
Loppem Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Loppem) is a mansion situated in Loppem in the municipality of Zedelgem, near Bruges in West Flanders, in the Flemish
Loppem_Castle
Demolished château in Wallonia, Belgium
Miranda (English: Miranda Castle), also known as Château de Noisy (English: Noisy Castle) was a 19th-century neo-Gothic castle in Celles, province of Namur
Château_Miranda
Belgian royal residence in Brussels
moving into the Royal Palace.[citation needed] Belgium portal List of castles and châteaux in Belgium Royal Trust (Belgium) Neoclassical architecture
Belvédère_Château
Belgian royal residence in Brussels
out via Sotheby's to a private couple in 2017. Belgium portal List of castles and châteaux in Belgium Neoclassical architecture in Belgium History of
Château_of_Stuyvenberg
Castle in Meise, Belgium
Bouchout Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Bouchout, pronounced [kɑˈsteːl vɑm ˈbuxʌut]; French: Château de Bouchout, pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) bukawt]) is a castle in
Bouchout_Castle
19th-century castle in Belgium
(in French). Antoine Laurenty (2003), Les carnets d'un citoyen belge. 1914-1918 (in French), p. 79 Media related to Amerois Castle at Wikimedia Commons
Château_des_Amerois
15th-century castle in Wallonia, Belgium
The Castle of Freÿr (French: Château de Freÿr，French pronunciation: [ʃato də fʁɛjʁ] ) with its gardens in the style of Le Nôtre is located in Wallonia
Castle_of_Freÿr
Fortress in Antwerp, Belgium
surviving structure was built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant which was demolished in the 19th century. As the
Het_Steen
18th-century château in Wallonia, Belgium
'Seigneur de Seneffe' (Lord of Seneffe) and 'Count of Turnhout'. The new castle designed by Laurent-Benoît Dewez had to match with Depestre's new noble
Château_de_Seneffe
Ruined castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Fagnolle Castle (French: Château de Fagnolle) is a castle located in the district of Fagnolle, in the municipality of Philippeville, Wallonia, Belgium
Fagnolle_Castle
Château in Anhée, Belgium
Annevoie Castle (French: Château d'Annevoie) is a château in the village of Annevoie-Rouillon located in Wallonia in the municipality of Anhée, province
Annevoie_Castle
Château near Modave, Belgium
century and were erected by the lords of Modave. In the 16th century the castle and the estate of Modave became the property of the Haultepenne and de Saint-Fontaine
Château_de_Modave
Castle in East Flanders, Belgium
Ooidonk Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Ooidonk) is a castle in the city of Deinze, East Flanders, Belgium. The castle is the residence of the current Count t'Kint
Ooidonk_Castle
Castle in Belgium
Wissekerke Castle is situated in the village of Bazel of Kruibeke municipality in the East Flanders province of Belgium. Although a castle stood at this
Wissekerke_Castle
Château in Liège Province, Belgium
Fanson Castle (French: Château de Fanson) is a castle in the village of Xhoris in Ferrières, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium. List of castles in Belgium
Fanson_Castle
Château in Wallonia, Belgium
Deulin Castle (French: Château de Deulin, also Château de Harlez) is a château in the village of Deulin, which forms part of the commune of Hotton, in
Deulin_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Castle is a castle in Bonlez in the municipality of Chaumont-Gistoux, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. List of castles in Belgium BelgianCastles.br:
Bonlez_Castle
Castle in Belgium
Tielen or Tielenhof Castle is a castle in Tielen, Belgium. The castle is presumably dating back to the 14th century and was built on the site of a previously
Tielen_Castle
Stately home in Wallonia, Belgium
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Castle (French: Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac) is a stately home in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Wallonia, part of the commune of Braine-l'Alleud
Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Château_de_Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Castle in Waha, Wallonia, Belgium
Castle of Waha is a castle in Waha, Wallonia, Belgium. It is the main residence of the Duke and Princes of Arenberg in Belgium. List of castles in Belgium
Castle_of_Waha
Château in Wallonia, Belgium
beginning of the 15th century, the local castle was chosen as the principal residence of the family. The old castle was a fortified rectangular building with
Château_de_Belœil
Fernelmont Castle (French: Château de Fernelmont) is a fortified farmhouse or château-ferme in Noville-les-Bois in the municipality of Fernelmont, Wallonia
Fernelmont_Castle
Bueren Castle is a 16th-century moated castle in Melle-Kwatrecht. The castle domain is 10 hectares and is located in two municipalities. The castle is named
Bueren_Castle
Stately home in Brussels, Belgium
Arnhem. The charge was almost certainly false. Belgium portal List of castles and châteaux in Belgium Neoclassical architecture in Belgium History of
Château_de_La_Fougeraie
Fortified farmhouse in Wallonia, Belgium
Samart Castle (French: Château-ferme de Samart) is a château-ferme, or fortified farmhouse, in Samart in the municipality of Philippeville, province of
Château-ferme_de_Samart
Castle in Wallonia
Crupet Castle or Carondelet Castle (French: Château de Crupet, also known as the Château des Carondelet), is a medieval moated donjon or fortified farmhouse
Crupet_Castle
Castle in East Flanders, Belgium
Poeke Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Poeke, French: Château de Poucques) is a castle near Poeke, a small town in the municipality of Aalter in the Belgian
Poeke_Castle
Castle in Wallonia
Neuville, Vodecée, Villers-le-Gambon, Franchimont, Corenne and Anthée were required to mount guard over the castle. The castle was damaged again in a siege in
Florennes_Castle
Historic residence in Belgium
Wijnendale Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Wijnendale, French: Château de Wynendaele) is a historic residence in Wijnendale, West Flanders in Belgium which
Wijnendale_Castle
16th-century castle in Belgium
Biesen is a 16th-century castle in the small village of Rijkhoven, municipality of Bilzen, province of Limburg, Belgium. The castle is used today as a cultural
Alden_Biesen_Castle
Trazegnies Castle (French: Château de Trazegnies) is a castle located in Trazegnies, Courcelles in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Trazegnies was originally
Trazegnies_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Guirsch Castle (French: Château de Guirsch) is a château in the village of Guirsch near Arlon, in the Province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. The present
Guirsch_Castle
Fortified building in Wallonia, Belgium
Sars-la-Bruyère Castle (French: Château or Château-ferme de Sars-la-Bruyère, also known as Château-ferme de la Poterie) is a château-ferme, or fortified
Sars-la-Bruyère_Castle
Medieval castle in Belgium
Tavigny Castle (French: Château de Tavigny) is a castle in Tavigny, in the municipality of Houffalize, Wallonia, Belgium. It was first built during the
Tavigny_Castle
Former Belgian royal residence in Houyet, Belgium
started the construction of a country house a few kilometers away: the Royal Castle of Ciergnon. After the enthronement, King Leopold II had his father's manor
Royal_Château_of_Ardenne
list of castles and châteaux in Belgium. The Dutch word kasteel and the French word château refer both to fortified defensive buildings (castles proper)
List of castles and châteaux in Belgium
List_of_castles_and_châteaux_in_Belgium
Castle in Belgium
The Castle of Vêves (French: Château de Vêves, French pronunciation: [ʃato də vɛv]) occupies a rocky platform in Wallonia just outside the village of Celles
Château_de_Vêves
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Sombreffe Castle (French: Château de Sombreffe) is a medieval castle in Sombreffe, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. List of castles in Belgium List
Sombreffe_Castle
Vierves-sur-Viroin Castle is a castle in Vierves-sur-Viroin (Viroinval), Belgium. The castle is not open to the public. The seigneury of Vierves, which
Vierves-sur-Viroin_Castle
Former castle in Bornem, Antwerp, Belgium
Bornem Castle, also known as the Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Bornem, or Kasteel Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde), is a country house
Bornem_Castle
Castle in Saint-Hubert, Belgium
Mirwart Castle (French: Château de Mirwart) is situated in Mirwart in Saint-Hubert, in the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle is built
Mirwart_Castle
Castle in Wallonia
Anvaing Castle (French: Château d'Anvaing) or Château de Lannoy is a historic residence in the village of Anvaing in the municipality of Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
Château_d'Anvaing
Castle in Liège Province, Belgium
Wégimont Castle (French: Château de Wégimont) is a castle in the ancienne commune of Ayeneux, Soumagne, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium. During World
Wégimont_Castle
Castle in Beersel, Belgium
Beersel Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Beersel; French: Château de Beersel) is a medieval castle located in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Originating
Beersel_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Falnuée Castle (French: Château-ferme de Falnuée is a château-ferme (castle farm) in Mazy, in the municipality of Gembloux, province of Namur, Wallonia
Falnuée_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Zeebroeck Castle is a castle in Nethen, Wallonia in the municipality of Grez-Doiceau, in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. List of castles in Belgium
Zeebroeck_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle (French: Château de La Roche-en-Ardenne) is a ruined medieval castle near La Roche-en-Ardenne in the province of Luxembourg
La_Roche-en-Ardenne_Castle
Château d'Ossogne is a castle located in Thuillies, Hainaut Province in Belgium. List of castles in Belgium "Château d'Ossogne in Thuillies". kastelenbelgie
Château_d'Ossogne
Castle in Belgium
Maele Castle (Dutch: Grafelijk Slot van Male) is a former castle in Male, once a separate village, now part of Sint-Kruis, a suburb of Bruges, West Flanders
Maele_Castle
Monastery in Hélécine, Belgium
Hélécine Castle (French: Château d'Hélécine) is a large residence in Opheylissem in the municipality of Hélécine, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. The
Château_d'Hélécine
Castle in Hingene, Bornem, Belgium
D'Ursel Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Hingene, also known as the Kasteel d'Ursel) used to be the private summer residence of the Duke of Ursel in Hingene
D'Ursel_Castle
Castle in Belgium
The Castle de Renesse is a castle located in the village of Oostmalle (Malle), in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp (Flanders, Belgium). It
Renesse_Castle
Medieval fortified farmhouse in Belgium
Laval Castle (French: Château-ferme de Laval) is a château-ferme, or fortified farmhouse, in the hamlet of Laval in Tillet in the municipality of Sainte-Ode
Laval_Castle_(Belgium)
Castle in Limburg, Belgium
Castle (Dutch: Kasteel d'Aspremont-Lynden) is a castle in Oud-Rekem in the municipality of Lanaken, province of Limburg, Belgium. The present castle,
Aspremont-Lynden_Castle
Castle in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Castle of l'Estriverie (French: Château de l'Estriverie) is a castle in Bois-de-Lessines, a village in Lessines, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. In 1324 the
Castle_of_l'Estriverie
Chateau in Liège Province, Belgium
Abée Castle (French: Château d'Abée) is a fortified château in the municipality of Tinlot, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium. The present building dates
Abée_Castle
Château in Belgium
Fernelmont in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. A moat girdles the castle. The castle is adorned by French gardens and an English style garden sprawls over
Franc-Waret_Castle
Castle in Jodoigne, Wallonia, Belgium
Château des Cailloux (French pronunciation: [ʃato de kaju]) is a castle in Jodoigne, Wallonia, Belgium. It was built in a neo-renaissance style in 1881–1883
Château_des_Cailloux
Museum in Torhout, Belgium
Ravenhof Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Ravenhof) is a castle in the center of Torhout, West Flanders, Belgium. The city's park surrounds the castle which now
Ravenhof_Castle_(Torhout)
Stately home in Leeuwergem, Belgium
Leeuwergem Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Leeuwergem) is a stately home in the village of Elene in the municipality of Zottegem, East Flanders, Belgium. The
Leeuwergem_Castle
Castle in Boekhoute Belgium
Ter Leyen Castle is a castle in Boekhoute Belgium. List of castles in Belgium 51°15′22″N 3°43′05″E / 51.256°N 3.718°E / 51.256; 3.718 v t e
Ter_Leyen_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Ham-sur-Heure Castle (French: Château d'Ham-sur-Heure) is a castle in Ham-sur-Heure, a village in the municipality of Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes, province
Ham-sur-Heure_Castle
Medieval castle in Spontin, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Spontin Castle (French: Château de Spontin) is a medieval castle in the village of Spontin in the municipality of Yvoir, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Spontin_Castle
Castle in Anthée, Belgium
Anthée in a valley surrounded by woods. The chateau replaced a medieval castle, of which there are remains in the north east corner. It was the seat of
Château_de_Fontaine
Château and estate in Brussels, Belgium
Conference, in 2002 and 2006.[citation needed] Belgium portal List of castles and châteaux in Belgium Neoclassical architecture in Belgium History of
Château_of_Val_Duchesse
Castle in Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
Landwijk Castle is a castle in the municipality of Herk-de-Stad, Belgium. List of castles in Belgium "Kasteel van Landwijk". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed
Landwijk_Castle
17th-century castle in Belgium
Farciennes Castle (French: Château de Farciennes) is a derelict 17th-century castle in Farciennes in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The present
Farciennes_Castle
Castle in Liège Province, Belgium
Reinhardstein Castle (Walloon: Tchestea di Rénastène; French: Château de Reinhardstein; German: Burg Reinhardstein) is a castle of Wallonia in the village
Reinhardstein_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Le Rœulx Castle (French: Château du Rœulx), also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town
Le_Rœulx_Castle
Castle in Limburg, Belgium
Diepenbeek Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Diepenbeek, also known as the Rentmeesterij van Alden Biesen) is a castle in Diepenbeek near Hasselt in the province
Diepenbeek_Castle
Castle in Nederboelare, Belgium
Boelare Castle is a castle near the village Nederboelare, Geraardsbergen municipality, in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It used to be the seat
Boelare_Castle
Former royal residence in Binche, Belgium
Binche, in today's Belgian province of Hainaut, Wallonia. The medieval castle and subsequent Renaissance palace served as residence for the counts of
Binche_Palace
Castle in Flawinne, Belgium
50.46641°N 4.800925°E / 50.46641; 4.800925 The château de Flawinne or Castle of Flawinne is in the Belgian village of Flawinne on the outskirts of Namur
Château_de_Flawinne
Château in Heverlee, Belgium
The Château of Arenberg or Arenberg Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Arenberg; French: Château d'Arenberg) is a Flemish Renaissance style château in Heverlee
Château_of_Arenberg
Belgian castle
Acoz Castle, also known as the Château Pirmez, is a château in Acoz in the municipality of Gerpinnes, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. In 1760 the castle came
Acoz_Castle
Several castles in Belgium
(Westerloo, using the old spelling) there are several castles. Locals call it "Oud Kasteel" (Old Castle) (51°05′02″N 4°55′02″E / 51.08399°N 4.917347°E
Castle_of_Westerlo
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Castle of Warfusée is a castle located in the municipality Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Wallonia, near Liège, in Belgium. One of the loveliest castles in the
Castle_of_Warfusée
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Waleffe Castle is a castle in Belgium, located in the Belgian municipality of Les Waleffes in the northwest of the Province of Liège. Both the exterior
Waleffe_Castle
Solre-sur-Sambre Castle (French: Château de Solre-sur-Sambre) is a water castle in Solre-sur-Sambre in the municipality of Erquelinnes, province of Hainaut
Solre-sur-Sambre_Castle
Castle in Vonêche, Belgium
Vonêche Castle was built in 1806 by Aimé Gabriel d’Artigues who was the owner of a crystal factory in Vonêche, Belgium. List of castles in Belgium "Vonêche"
Vonêche_Castle
Ruined 14th-century in Falaën, Wallonia, Belgium
Montaigle Castle (French: Château de Montaigle) is a ruined medieval castle in Falaën in the municipality of Onhaye, province of Namur, Wallonia. It was
Montaigle_Castle
Castle in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Antoing Castle (French: Château d'Antoing) is one of Belgium's best-known castles. The castle is situated along the Scheldt River in Antoing in Hainaut
Antoing_Castle
Castle in Blanmont, Belgium
Blanmont Castle (Château de Blanmont) is a castle in Blanmont in the municipality of Chastre, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. The present buildings
Blanmont_Castle
13th-century fortified farmhouse in Opprebais, Wallonia, Belgium
of Incourt, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. List of castles in Belgium BelgianCastles.be: Opprebais Castles.nl: Opprebais 50°40′55″N 4°47′46″E / 50.682°N
Opprebais_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
Jemeppe Castle, also known as Hargimont Castle (French: Château Jemeppe or Château d'Hargimont), is a castle in Hargimont, now part of the municipality
Jemeppe_Castle
Castle in Wallonia, Belgium
La Royère Castle (French: Château de la Royère) is a ruined medieval castle in Néchin in the municipality of Estaimpuis, province of Hainaut, Wallonia
La_Royère_Castle
14th-century castle in Belgium
Oostkerke Castle is a castle in Damme, Belgium. The castle can be found south of the village Oostkerke, and was constructed in the 14th century. The first
Oostkerke_Castle
Castle in Belgium
Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle (French: Château d'Écaussinnes-Lalaing) is a castle in the village of Écaussinnes-Lalaing in the municipality of Écaussinnes
Écaussinnes-Lalaing_Castle
FRANCHIMONT CASTLE
FRANCHIMONT CASTLE
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place named with Middle English hard ‘difficult’, ‘inaccessible’, ‘impregnable’, or perhaps ‘cheerless’ + castel ‘castle’, ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’ (see Castle), perhaps Hardcastle Garth in North Yorkshire or Hardcastle Crags in West Yorkshire, although either or both of these could be from the surname. It has been suggested that the surname may come from a Roman fort forming part of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell ‘castle’, ‘village’, ‘rock’.German : habitational name from a place so called in Upper Franconia.Dutch : variant of Kessel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Middle English fair feax ‘beautiful tresses’. This was a common descriptive phrase in Middle English; the alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight refers to ‘fair fanning fax’ encircling the shoulders of the doughty warrior.Thomas Fairfax (1693–1781), an army officer from Leeds Castle, Kent, England, first came to VA in 1735 and settled on maternal estates there as a proprietor in 1747.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Castleton, for example in Derbyshire and North Yorkshire, from Old English castel ‘castle’ + tūn ‘settlement’, ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Windsor in Berkshire, Broadwindsor in Dorset, or Winsor in Devon and Hampshire, all named from an unattested Old English windels ‘windlass’ + Old English Åra ‘bank’.Windsor is the surname of the present British royal family, adopted in place of Wettin in 1917 as a response to anti-German feeling during the World War I. The original surname of Edward VII (and hence of George V up to 1917) was Wettin, his father, Prince Albert, being Prince Wettin of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The family took the name Windsor from the place in Berkshire, England, where Windsor Castle is a royal residence. There is unlikely to be any royal connection for American bearers, however: the name was an ordinary English habitational surname for centuries before this event.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Edun, Old English Ēadhūn, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘wealth’ + hūn ‘bear-cub’.English : habitational name from Castle Eden or Eden Burn in County Durham, both of which derive from a British river name perhaps meaning ‘water’, recorded by the Greek geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century ad in the form Ituna.German : habitational name any of several places, mainly in Bavaria and Austria, so named from Middle High German œde ‘wasteland’ + the dative suffix -n.Frisian : patronymic from the personal name Ede.Charles Eden (1673–1722), colonial governor of NC under the lords proprietors from 1714 onward, used the armorial bearings of the family of Eden of the county palatine of Durham in the north of England. Of the same connection was Sir Robert Eden, last royal governor of MD.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained.Nicholas Waln came from the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to New Castle, DE, in 1682. A Philadelphia, PA, Waln family flourished in the second half of the 18th century.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : from a plural or genitive form of Castle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a jailer or someone employed at a keep or castle, Middle English kepe.Americanized spelling of German Kiep, from a short form of the old personal name Gebolf, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geb ‘gift’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Gebhardt.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Maoil Fhábhail ‘descendant of Maolfhábhail’, a personal name meaning ‘fond of movement or travel’.English : from the common French place name Laval, from Old French val ‘valley’. This is also a Huguenot name (with the same etymology), taken to England by Etienne-Abel Laval, a minister of the French church in Castle Street, London, around 1730.French : habitational name from Lavelle in Puy-de-Dôme or various other, smaller places so named.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English castel ‘castle’, ‘fortified building or set of buildings’, especially the residence of a feudal lord (Late Latin castellum, a diminutive of castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled city’). The name would also have denoted a servant who lived and worked at such a place.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Castle
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English
English : patronymic meaning ‘son of Robert’, common in central England (see Dobb).Arthur Dobbs (1689–1765) was born at Castle Dobbs, Co. Antrim, Ireland. In 1745 he purchased 400,000 acres of land in NC and was selected as governor in 1754. He married twice and his second wife, wed when he was age 73, was a girl in her teens from NC.
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Northern Irish
Northern Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mealláin ‘descendant of Meallán’, a personal name that is a diminutive of meall ‘pleasant’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Meulan in Seine-et-Oise.Dutch (van Mellon) : habitational name from Millun bij Keulen.Thomas and Sarah Jane Mellon came to Pittsburgh, PA, from Lower Castletown, Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818. Their grandson, the industrialist and financier Andrew William Mellon (1855–1937) is remembered not only as a businessman but also as an art collector. He served as secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.
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English
English : habitational name from Saintbury in Gloucestershire, recorded in the 12th century as Seynesbury. The place name is probably from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Sǣwine (composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + wine ‘friend’) + Old English burh ‘castle’, ‘fortified town’.
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English : habitational name for someone from Weoley Castle in West Midlands (formerly in Worcestershire), named with Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’, or from Weeley in Essex, which is named with Old English wilig ‘willow’ + lēah.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : of much disputed origin, but probably from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements tal ‘destroy’ + bod ‘message’, ‘tidings’, i.e. ‘messenger of destruction’. In this form the name is also found in France, taken there apparently by English immigrants; the usual French form is Talbert.Talbot is the name of an ancient Irish family of Norman origin, which have held the earldoms of Shrewsbury and Waterford since the 15th century. They were granted the baronial estate of Malahide, near Dublin, by Henry II (1154–89), an estate that they held for over 850 years. They trace their descent from Richard de Talbott, mentioned in the Domesday Book. His son, Hugh de Talbot or Talebot’h, became governor of Plessis Castle, Normandy, France, in 1118.
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