tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post6090136197772100416..comments2024-01-08T18:33:19.296-06:00Comments on Leaves for Trees: Surname Saturday - HappyHeather Kuhn Roelkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post-21155720884731660282013-02-24T05:18:36.680-06:002013-02-24T05:18:36.680-06:00The German "Hobbe" makes sense to me. My...The German "Hobbe" makes sense to me. My daughter has a friend whose last name is "Hoppe" (pronounced Hoppy), and I know from my own German lines that the b and p sounds flipped around, most notably in the morph of Ebert to Eppard.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post-26448587663106379762013-02-23T13:57:06.873-06:002013-02-23T13:57:06.873-06:00Queen Bee, we were on the same page! Before I noti...Queen Bee, we were on the same page! Before I noticed your comment I went to the Oxford dictionary myself. I had forgotten that option on Ancestry. I'll definitely check it out and see where it takes me. Thanks!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post-47822356196290634542013-02-23T13:53:39.860-06:002013-02-23T13:53:39.860-06:00Thanks, Wendy! That is very plausible. The Oxford ...Thanks, Wendy! That is very plausible. The Oxford Dictionary of American Family Names says this: "Americanized form of German, Dutch, or northern French Happe." I've also read that it could be a variation of the German Hobbe. So many options...and right now I can't even get past Kentucky!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post-10300058327599647832013-02-23T12:44:59.919-06:002013-02-23T12:44:59.919-06:00Thanks for following up and attempting to answer m...Thanks for following up and attempting to answer my question about the Happy surname. I did a little research of my own and wanted to share it with you. The Happy surname is an Americanized form of German, Dutch or northern French Happe.<br /><br />Ancestry.com has a great tool entitled "What's in a name" that helps you learn about the history of your surnames: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx <br /><br />Here's the link for the Happy name: http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=happy<br /><br />Hope this helps...maybe you can search further using the Happe spelling. Keep us posted on what you discover.Queen Beehttp://www.beeskneesdaily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post-46548513480030094762013-02-23T12:41:52.371-06:002013-02-23T12:41:52.371-06:00According to a website explaining family names, Ha...According to a website explaining family names, Happy derives from the Old English word "aepse" meaning "aspen." Supposedly this line lived near aspen trees in Anglo-Saxon England. Related names include Epps, Abbs, and more.<br /><br />Does this sound reasonable or just convincing enough to get people to buy the family crest for sale at the website?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com