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de Nais; de Nás · Middle English 'atten Ash' / 'atte Nash', i.e. 'at the ash', from residence beside an ash-tree (de Nais); or Norman 'de Naas', 'of Naas in Co. Kildare' (de Nás)
Woulfe (1923) derives Nash from Middle English and Norman forms, not from a Gaelic name. He lists it under de Nais, from Middle English 'atten Ash', meaning residence beside an ash-tree, and under de Nás, Norman 'de Naas', 'of Naas in Co. Kildare'. He says it appears in Ireland soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion and is now fairly common in Limerick and Kerry. Matheson's 1890 birth index has 21 Nash entries including spelling varieties (20 spelled Nash), principally in Kerry and Limerick.
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Nash Coat of Arms – Irish Family Crest Ornament£16.00Woulfe: de Nais is Middle English 'atten Ash,' 'atte Nash,' 'i.e., at the ash'; the name 'appears in Ireland soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion' and is 'now fairly common in Limerick and Kerry'. He separately gives de Nás as Norman 'de Naas', 'a surname taken by an early Anglo-Norman family from their place of settlement', now absorbed by de Nais.[1][2]
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Woulfe lists it as a name that appears in Ireland soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion, from Middle English 'atten Ash' or Norman 'de Naas'. He gives no Gaelic form.[1][2]
Woulfe gives Middle English 'atten Ash' or 'atte Nash', 'i.e., at the ash', from residence beside an ash-tree; the n of the article became the initial of the surname.[1]
Woulfe says it is now fairly common in Limerick and Kerry. In 1890 Matheson found Nash principally in Kerry and Limerick.[1][3]
Woulfe gives a separate form, Norman 'de Naas', 'of Naas in Co. Kildare', taken by an early Anglo-Norman family from their place of settlement and now confused with and absorbed by de Nais.[2]
Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).
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