How to pronounce Wagstaffe?

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Pronunciation of Wagstaffe in Fareham, Hampshire, UK

Wagstaffe is pronounced as

wag star ff


Wagstaffe is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ wag star ff ]

Type of Name:

Last /name

Language:

British/Anglo-Saxon

Alternate Spelling(s):

Wagstaff

Additional Information:

originated as an occupational nickname for a bailiff, catchpoll, beadle or some other medieval officer of the law who carried a staff, and shook it for effect. The derivation is from the Middle English "wag(gen), to brandish, shake, a development of the Olde English "wagian", with "staff", a staff, rod, from the Olde English "staef".

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Pronunciation of Wagstaffe in Fareham, Hampshire, UK

Wag-star-ff


Type of Name:

Last /name

Language:

British/Anglo-Saxon

Alternate Spelling(s):

Wagstaff

Additional Information:

originated as an occupational nickname for a bailiff, catchpoll, beadle or some other medieval officer of the law who carried a staff, and shook it for effect. The derivation is from the Middle English "wag(gen), to brandish, shake, a development of the Olde English "wagian", with "staff", a staff, rod, from the Olde English "staef".

Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Wagstaffe#ixzz3gA5RhxDI


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