Origin of the name GORGE Back

Origin

CHOLMONDELEY : (Norman.) Local. The place at the gorge or neck of the mountain; from Col, a strait or defile, and mond or mont, a hill. This name is pronounced Chum-ley. An English gentleman meeting the Earl of Cholmon-deley one day coming out of his own house, and not being acquainted with him, asked him if Lord Chol-mond-e-ley (pronouncing each syllable distinctly) was at home. No, replied the peer, without hesitation, nor any of his pe-o-ple.

COLVILLE : (French.) Local. From Col, a neck, strait or defile; a pass between hills; and ville, a town, the place in the gorge or pass of the dell.

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Geographic distribution of the 23,282 individuals with the name GORGE on Geneanet.

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