Does anyone know a good site where I can look up the meaning of a surname, also where I can find out about colloquial north country words/sayings?
Thanks
Sam

Hi sam, I just typed "surname meanings" into Google and it gave me loads of places to look, good luck with your hunt

Hi Sam,
Oh goodie, a topic that's near and dear to my heart :D
Cyndi's List is a "bible" site for genealogists. She's collected all sorts of linkages and sorted them out over the last 8 or so years. Last count: over 144,000 world wide links. Some of these links are so specialized that you won't find them through google (go figure) Hope they help.

Names
Cyndis Home Page

Thanks Guys, I shall try these later today & report back....now how about the Northern sayings anyone?

Eh bye gum. Look what t'whippet's done in't corner :D :D

yorkshire dialect

one for claire

and one for Mattie

Admin: update to link

Oh Sam. My boss is in Glasgow for the day and all I've done for the last 40 minutes is look up yorkshire dialect :D It's making me quite homesick

yorkshire sayings

dialect stuff

OK, despite everyones help, I am not having any luck in my quest! Therefore, can anyone from the Cheshire region tell me if they have ever heard of the expression "weretter"........meaning someone who complains or moans alot?
Thanks
Sam

YES - I've heard it in the context of my mum telling me to stop weretting!!

My parents have travelled all over the UK and come up with various sayings, most of which my Poole born and bred huby doesn't understand!!

Fiona
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BRILLIANT, I now have the info I need Fiona, thanks so much.

Are we trying to impress again, Sam???? nudge, nudge, wink, wink Go for it and Good luck!!!! :D :D :D
:cool:

AWWWWW you know mw so well!!!
its just that I had a small wager that werretter was someone who complains alot, but the person in question didn't believe me & thought it to be a big wind-up. Now I can prove otherwise so dead chuffed!
As for the other matter......well.....so far so good(looks a bit coy at this point!)

Yeah sam!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you recognise this tune.....dada deda...dada deda lol :D

Oh God NO!!!!!!
Not the dreaded "M" word!!!!!!!!
........mind you, the way things are going.............

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, hurray, please please pretty please, can I be bridesmaid, eh? eh? :D

I think that position already has dibs from Holly the Hawk :D :D :D

I think you are more "matron of honour" material Phillipa!

Reckon you are right sam!! :D

My little Squidgy would make a lovely flower girl :D

Fiona
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Has anyone heard of the word "cusset"? It means difficult, awkward, contrary, etc.

I used it last night and Al had never heard it. Nor has anyone at work. Couldn't find it in search engines. Am I making this up?????

I think it is cussed, and it is one I have heard, but can't hink where!

Looked on google and found the following:

3 entries found for cussed.

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cuss Pronunciation Key (ks) Informal
intr. & tr.v. cussed, cuss·ing, cuss·es
To curse or curse at.

n.
1. A curse.
2. An odd or perverse person or creature.

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[Alteration of curse.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

2. An odd or perverse person or creature

It was Loki I was talking about, so that would be right :D

Whilst surfing came across this:-

Loki was one of the enemies of the Norse gods. He became a member of the Aesir (the gods) when Odin made Loki his blood brother. He was the god of fire, mischief, a trickster, and very cunning.

Is this the same Loki??

AKA Loki teller of lies ???

Dawn

Yep --same dude. Still, I always liked Loki. Goody two shoes Thor never appealed to me :D BTW: Aesir is also known as Asgaard. There's several variations on the stories and things don't always make sense up there in the dark northlands

I meant Loki the non-retrieving clumber spaniel. But hey. Whatever. :p

Sounds like your are getting your Cusseds and your Gussets mixed up :D