Given name & surname · also Irish
Sword
“descendant of Suard”
Sword is a surname from Irish (ultimately Old Norse).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sword goes back to Irish Ó Suaird, meaning “descendant of Suard.”
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Where it comes from
Sword comes from Irish, and ultimately from Old Norse.
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How it developed
From Irish Ó Suaird (“descendant of Suard”), from Old Norse Sigvarðr.
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Sword’s family of names
In English usage, Sword as a surname has a related form in SOARD. In English usage, Sword as a surname has a related form in SOARD.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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“black town”
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