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== Meaning == | == Meaning == | ||
| − | English: | + | *English: From knoll, meaning a small natural hill. |
| + | *German: from a short form of any of various medieval personal names derived from Germanic personal names ending in -n + wald ‘rule’, for example Arnold and Reinwald. | ||
| + | *South German: nickname for a rotund or naive person, from Middle High German nol ‘hillock’, ‘knoll’. | ||
| + | *Jewish (Ashkenazic): of uncertain origin; perhaps an occupational name from Yiddish nol ‘awl’. | ||
| + | <ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref> | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | + | Found in Yorkshire, England. | |
== Coat of Arms == | == Coat of Arms == | ||
| − | + | There is no known coat of arms. | |
==Geni.com Stats== | ==Geni.com Stats== | ||
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* '''Mark Noll''': Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, a progressive evangelical Christian scholar. In 2005, Noll was named by Time Magazine as one of the twenty-five most influential evangelicals in America. | * '''Mark Noll''': Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, a progressive evangelical Christian scholar. In 2005, Noll was named by Time Magazine as one of the twenty-five most influential evangelicals in America. | ||
* '''John F. Noll''': bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana (1925-1956). | * '''John F. Noll''': bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana (1925-1956). | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
*Genealogy Forum : [http://genforum.genealogy.com/noll/all.html Geneology.com] | *Genealogy Forum : [http://genforum.genealogy.com/noll/all.html Geneology.com] | ||
| + | *Ancestry.com Forum : [http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.noll/mb.ashx Ancestry.com] | ||
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Revision as of 19:18, 15 July 2008
Noll
Variations: Knollys, Knoll, Knolle, Knolles, Knowles, Knowlys
Origin: unknown
Related Users: none
Geni Database: Noll
Contents
Meaning
- English: From knoll, meaning a small natural hill.
- German: from a short form of any of various medieval personal names derived from Germanic personal names ending in -n + wald ‘rule’, for example Arnold and Reinwald.
- South German: nickname for a rotund or naive person, from Middle High German nol ‘hillock’, ‘knoll’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): of uncertain origin; perhaps an occupational name from Yiddish nol ‘awl’.
Background
Found in Yorkshire, England.
Coat of Arms
There is no known coat of arms.
Geni.com Stats
As of 7/15/2008 there are xx profiles on Geni.com with the surname Noll - also see Noll Geni Search Results.
Variations
Knollys, Knoll, Knolle, Knolles, Knowles, Knowlys
Famous Persons
- Landon Curt Noll: the discoverer of two Mersenne prime numbers. Also served as a city council member and vice-mayor in Sunnyvale, California.
- Mark Noll: Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, a progressive evangelical Christian scholar. In 2005, Noll was named by Time Magazine as one of the twenty-five most influential evangelicals in America.
- John F. Noll: bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana (1925-1956).
References
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Links
- Genealogy Forum : Geneology.com
- Ancestry.com Forum : Ancestry.com
