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[Facts] Meaning of surnames: Alves and Grell
I've been having a difficult time finding the meaning of two last names one I believe is German- Grell, the other I believe is Portuguese- Alves. Any help would be great!!!
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ALVES
Portuguese: the usual Portuguese form of Alvares
> Portuguese: from a patronymic form of the personal name Álvaro (see Alvaro)
> Spanish (Álvaro) and Portuguese: from the personal name Álvaro, which is of Germanic (Visigothic) origin, although the exact etymology is not clear.GRELL
1. nickname for an irritable, irascible person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German grellen ‘to be angry’.
2. habitational name from a place named Grelle.This is from: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University PressThe DUDEN, Familiennamen has:ALVES:
Lower German patronym of AlfGRELL:
1. from Middle High German "grel" (rough, angry)
2. from Middle High German "grelle" (stick, spear) for someone making or using a weapon of the kindSo take your pick!
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Thanks I had a hard time finding this
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