Flagg

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. A surname of English origin often used to identify individuals, families, or lineage
2. A proper noun referring to specific people or places bearing this name
3. A family name historically associated with certain genealogical records or notable individuals

Etymology: The surname Flagg looks like a simple English word, and in a sense it is: the Old English "flag" meant a flat stone or slab, the sort used for paving or roofing. The name's origin lies in that sense, since it was first given to people and places tied to such a stone. The same root reached English from Old Norse "flaga," which carried the same sense of a flat, slab-like thing, and both trace back to a Proto-Germanic form meaning "something flat." The name also belongs to a village. Flagg is a place name in England, and the village and the surname share the same Old English origin, so a family taking its name from a place and a family named for a stone workplace could sit side by side in the record. The "flag" in both cases refers to the same physical object.

Synonyms: flag, banner, standard, ensign, pennant