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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: Calvert
Calvert
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Surname: Calvert
Branch: Calvert
Origins: Welsh
More Info: Wales
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Background: A Shepherd. Occupational name from Middle English calfhirde, from Old English (Anglian) calf ‘calf’ + hierde ‘herdsman’. As for other domestic animals, the care of cattle has given us some surnames, but none in great number. There are about sixty Cowards, a very misleading contraction of 'cow-herds', rather more calverts and Calvers...
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Motto: Fatti maschi, parole femmine, Deeds are masculine, words feminine . Arms: Paly of six, or and sa. a bend counterchanged. Crest: Out of a ducal coronet or, two pennons, the dexter or, the other sa. staves gu.. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
We are unable to locate the history for this surname. If you can provide us with this information, then please contact Arms & Badges!
Name Variations: Calvert, Calverd, Calvard, Calver, Calvers.
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.
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