Tawney
/ˈtɔː.ni/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of tawny. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Why increase the sons of Africa, by planting them in America, where we have so fair an opportunity, by excluding all Blacks and Tawneys, of increasing the lovely White and Red?"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Norman.
Example
More examples"Why increase the sons of Africa, by planting them in America, where we have so fair an opportunity, by excluding all Blacks and Tawneys, of increasing the lovely White and Red?"
Etymology
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the villages of Saint-Aubin-du-Thenney and Saint-Jean-du-Thenney, both in Normandy.