The morphew Surname
morphew Name Meaning and History
- descriptive nickname from Middle English morphew ‘blemish’, ‘birthmark’, from Italian morfea.
- According to Reaney, an Anglo-Norman French nickname from Old French malfé, malfeü, from Latin malefatus, malefatutus ‘ill-fated’, a derogatory term for a Saracen or the devil.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| other Morphews | Jess Morphew | 28 |
| Re: Morphews | Jean "Magar" Provence | 6 |
| MORPHEW James A 1920-2002 |
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| MORPHEW Ira Clyde 1955-1956 |
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| Morphew photo exchange |
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| Joseph and Ida May Morphew |
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| Elizabeth (Betty) Chadwick, wife of James Morphew |
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| Morphew in Texas |
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| Orval Morphew in 1935 photo |
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