Re: origins of the name Halkyard
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Re: origins of the name Halkyard
David Halkyard 9/26/06
Hello,
There's still quite a few of us knocking about in England (Tameside area near Oldham).Whenever I do any digging about there seems to be quite alot in Greater Manchester.
And yes, everybody asks me if its a Scandinavian name too (it doesn't help that I have a nordic look anyway).The hawkyard theory has cropped up with my brief investigations previously also.It doesn't seem like such a stretch with the pronunciation when you think about some of the strange local accents we have these days in England.A few hundred years ago the difference would have been even more pronounced.
If you find anything definite, give me a shout,
Cheers,
Paul