Given name & surname · also Norman
Garnsey
“island”
Garnsey is a surname from Norman, ultimately from Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garnsey goes back to Old Norse ey, meaning “island.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Garnsey comes from Norman, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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