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Position:Home>Genealogy> Can anyone tell me the origin of the nickname "TUG" to people who haveQuestion:I don't have an answer regarding the nickname, but are you Nottingham based or do you have knowledge of the much loved and respected "Tug" Wilson. I don't know if you have any connection but there is so much on the Internet and in the libraries in Nottinghamshire. http://www.nottscops.co.uk/fol1/075.htm http://www.dreamtargets.com/nottm80s/gal... If you are related to "Tug" would you edit your question please, and just say if you are related I would love to know. I have had a look to see if I can find anything in connection with that particular "nickname", I couldn't find anything. So I used the name Dennis Wilson as the "Tug" I knew of had the christian name Dennis, heres what www.ancestry.com has to say about both names, Dennis English and French: medieval vernacular form of the Greek name Dionysios, which was borne by several early Christian saints, including St Denis, a 3rd-century evangelist who converted the Gauls and became a patron saint of Paris. It was on his account that the name was popular among the Normans. In classical times, the word originally denoted a devotee of the god Dionysos. This deity was a relatively late introduction to the classical pantheon; his orgiastic cult seems to have originated in Persia or elsewhere in Asia. His name is of uncertain derivation, although the first part seems to be related to the name of the supreme god Zeus. Cognates: French, Russian: Denis. Polish: Dionizy. Hungarian: Dénes. Short form: English: Den. Pet form: English: Denny. Wilson English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will, a very common medieval short form of William. Hope this helps. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I don't have an answer regarding the nickname, but are you Nottingham based or do you have knowledge of the much loved and respected "Tug" Wilson. I don't know if you have any connection but there is so much on the Internet and in the libraries in Nottinghamshire. http://www.nottscops.co.uk/fol1/075.htm http://www.dreamtargets.com/nottm80s/gal... If you are related to "Tug" would you edit your question please, and just say if you are related I would love to know. I have had a look to see if I can find anything in connection with that particular "nickname", I couldn't find anything. So I used the name Dennis Wilson as the "Tug" I knew of had the christian name Dennis, heres what www.ancestry.com has to say about both names, Dennis English and French: medieval vernacular form of the Greek name Dionysios, which was borne by several early Christian saints, including St Denis, a 3rd-century evangelist who converted the Gauls and became a patron saint of Paris. It was on his account that the name was popular among the Normans. In classical times, the word originally denoted a devotee of the god Dionysos. This deity was a relatively late introduction to the classical pantheon; his orgiastic cult seems to have originated in Persia or elsewhere in Asia. His name is of uncertain derivation, although the first part seems to be related to the name of the supreme god Zeus. Cognates: French, Russian: Denis. Polish: Dionizy. Hungarian: Dénes. Short form: English: Den. Pet form: English: Denny. Wilson English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will, a very common medieval short form of William. Hope this helps. |