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Leask
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As with many Scottish families, there are several possibilities as to the origin of the name. It may be a diminutive of the Anglo-Saxon 'lisse', meaning 'happy'. In Norse it means 'a stirring fellow'. The late Professor Keith Leask of Aberdeen believed that Liscus, chief of the Haedui, a tribe of Gauls described by Julius Caesar in his Gallic Wars, was the ancestor of the Leasks.
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Heraldry Database: Smiley
Smiley
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Surname: Smiley
Branch: Smiley
Origins: Irish
More Info: Ireland
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Background: Coming from Scotland to County Tyrone early in the seventeenth century this name, also spelt Smiley, has since become fairly numerous in the other northern counties.
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 Motto: Industria, virtues et fortides; Industry, valor, fortitude. Arms: Az. a chev. erm. betw. three pheons ar. Crest: An armed arm embowed ppr. the hand holding a pheon by the point thereof gu. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
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Name Variations: Smiley, Smellie, Smyly, Smilley, Smilie.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
Irish Families, Their Names, Arms & Origins; Edward MacLysaght - 1957.
The Surnames of Ireland; Edward MacLynsaght - 1957.
The Book of Irish Families Great and Small.
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