Why do some people have surnames of colours - White, Black or Brown
But not blue, red, yellow, pink, purple or indigo? Or do you know someone with that name?
51-55, M
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WhatShallIcallyou · 51-55, M
UDontKnowMe · 80-89, M
It has been the practice in UK for centuries to add letters to a name to make it less 'common' than the original. Some have gone further and have ended up with names that sound phonetically different to the way they are spelled. Eg.; Chumley can be seen as Cholmondley but is pronounced the same way as Chumley. Likewise, Mannering has become Mainwairing.