Dwain means “dark” or “swarthy,” and is an alternative version of Duane and Dwayne, with Duane originally being an Irish surname. This boy’s name comes from the Irish word dubh, which means “black.” With Dwain, you can pay homage to any Irish heritage with a name that feels both familiar as well as unusual.
Yes, I have heard the joke Dwain the bathtub I’m Drowning… Ha Ha
The Anglo-Saxon name Northey comes from the family having resided in the north, or were people who lived to the north of a main settlement. Northey is a local surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are a variety of types of local surnames, some of which include: topographic surnames, which could be given to a person who lived beside any physical feature, such as a hill, stream, church or type of tree.
Early Origins of the Northey family
The surname Northey was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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