Where does “Surry” come from?
Surry derives from Old English Sūþrigē, from Old English sūþerne, from Proto-Germanic sunþrōnijaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sh₂un-.
Surry (English): named after the Earl of Surrey
Definitions
- named after the Earl of Surrey
Ancestry of “Surry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sirrah | a term of address to an inferior male or more... |
| 2 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 3 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 4 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 5 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 7 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 8 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |