The nye Surname
nye Name Meaning and History
English (southeastern): topographic name arising from a misdivision
of Middle English atten (e)ye which means either ‘at the river’
or ‘at the island’, from Old English ea ‘river’ and
eg ‘island’ respectively. Both these words were feminine in
Old English, and so should have been preceded only by Middle English
atter (see Rye), but distinctions of gender ceased to be
carefully maintained in the Middle English period.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Nye, Hershel Emerson and wife Emma Wotora |
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| James K. Nye, 59,born,Erie,Co, Pa.son of,Kenneth F. and Gladys L. (Tucker) Nye. |
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| Oregon: Jacob S. Nye descendants | Lynne | 5 |
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| NYEs of Seneca Ohio/Germany | ShaJuan Studer | 4 |
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| David H. Nye 1859-unknown Franklin Co. PA |
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| Nye of Hallowell | Art Stockdale | 28 |
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