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Hughes (Welsh) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name originally from the Old French Hughe or Hue, from the Germanic ‘hug’, meaning ‘heart’ or ‘mind’. In Ireland the name became ‘Aodh’ (Eoghann) and is found as the Gaelic Ó hAodha. Also from the Old Celtic Hu or Huw, meaning ‘fire’ or ‘inspiration’. In Ireland the name is Anglicised as Hayes, and found in Ulster as Hughes.

King (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
From the Old English ‘cyning’ or ‘cyng’, meaning ‘king’, a nickname for someone of kingly qualities or appearance. Also a nickname for someone who had acted as king in a medieval play or had been King of Misrule in a tournament.

Turner (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
There are three known origins for this name. (1) An occupational name for a maker of small objects made from wood, metal, or bone by turning on a lathe. From the Old French ‘torner’ and ‘tournour’. (2) Another occupational name for an official in charge of a tournament, from the Old French ‘tornei’. (3) A nickname for a fast runner, from the Middle