De-Anglicisation of Names

[slohairt]

This is a great thread, just read through all 45 pages and found nothing related to names in my family.

I've always been told the whole line descended from the british isles but never heard any specifics.

Meek, Orr, Gray, Beachum are what I come from.

Thanks,
John

MEEK Likely an Anglo-Saxon descriptive name, meaning what it implies.
ORR This name appears to be quite prevalent in Scotland and the North of England. It can be from two different origins: 1) from Scottish Gaelic odhar meaning 'dun' or 'drab' or 2) Old Norse personal name Orre meaning 'blackcock'.
GRAY Probably another Anglic descriptive name.
BEACHUM Not sure about this one. Possibly Anglo-Saxon topographical or a corrupted form of Anglo-Norman Beauchamp.