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Moyness Surname Definition:
MOYNESS: From Moyness in the parish of Auldearn, Nairnshire, an early spelling of which was Motheys. William, thane of Motheys, was one of an inquest in 1295 (Rose, p. 30), and Alan de Mutheys is mentioned in 1360 (REM., p. 304).
Moyness Surname Meaning
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MOYNESS: From Moyness in the parish of Auldearn, Nairnshire, an early spelling of which was Motheys. William, thane of Motheys, was one of an inquest in 1295 (Rose, p. 30), and Alan de Mutheys is mentioned in 1360 (REM., p. 304).
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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