The Armstrong Surname
- Meaning
- strong in the arm
- Type
- Descriptive (nickname)
- Root
- Middle English
- Chiefly
- The Borders and Cumbria
A Border name, and a literal one: a byname for a man of notable strength. It belonged to one of the reiving families of the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
The Gaelic equivalent Mac Ghille Laidir, ‘son of the strong lad’, was sometimes anglicised to the same spelling.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Armstrong name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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