Ayl-ward = "noble guardian" in Old Saxon

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Ayl-ward = "noble guardian" in Old Saxon
Posted by: richard brezet (ID *****3284)	Date: August 28, 2006 at 19:40:05
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CBC public radio in Nova Scotia has a phone-in show once a month on the subject of genealogy. The expert Terry Punch told a caller that "Aylward" is a very old Saxon name from England in the days long before William the Conqueror arrived in 1066.

the "ayl" portion of the name derives from the same German root as "edel" or "noble" in English. The second part "ward" is another version of "guard" (same as the two words "guarantee" and "waranty" which have the same meaning).

So an 'ayl-ward' is a 'noble guardian'.

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Re: Ayl-ward = "noble guardian" in Old Saxon Mario Elward 5/08/07

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