Surname

Worboise

“beacon; landmark”

Worboise is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Worboise is a form of Warboys. Warboys goes back to Old Norse varði, meaning “beacon; landmark.”

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Where it comes from

Worboise is a form of Warboys. Warboys comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old Norse.

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Worboise’s family of names

In English usage, Worboise as a surname has a related form in WARBOYS.

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Old Norse

Worboys

“beacon; landmark”

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Old Norse

Worboyes

“beacon; landmark”

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Old Norse

Woolfitt

“wolf”

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Old Norse

Wögen

Wögen is a given name, possibly from Old Norse. It is used in German.

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Old Norse

Wyspy Owcze

Wyspy Owcze is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Polish.

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Old Norse

Warby

“warden, watcher”

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Old Norse

O'rourke

“descendant of Ruarc”

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