Dering / Deringer

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In England I find the names Dearinger and Derringer. In Germany I find the similar names Dering and Deringer.

Does anyone have an idea of what Dering means?

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Was Dering old Saxon for the word Terror ?

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It seems to be a name for a person from Thüringen or from other places like Tieringen: Doering, Döring, Düring, Thierig, Thieringer etc. = Thüringer, Thüringen (about 830 Thuring, 1290 Durinc, Dürinc, Dorinc).
See H. Bahlow, German Name Dict. : Düring, Döring frequent in Silesia-Saxony-Bohemia.
These names have no relation to "Terror" however to an old germanic tribal name "Thuringi" and "Turonen". The meaning of this name is unknown until today.
The relation "Thier" (Middle-German for Engl. "deer") would be easy but certainly is wrong.

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ilbjorno wrote:

In England I find the names Dearinger and Derringer.

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Hallo,

Dictionary of English surnames:

'Dweller by the deer enclosure', oe. deor, Dearing, Deering, Dering, Doring ... y patronymics of OE Deor, y Dearling v. DARLING Dearlove v...............

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Or: British Local History, History Encyclopaedia: The history of Dering surname.

This ancient surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal names Deoring or Dyring patronymic forms of Deor or Dyre meaning Dear Beloved.....................

http://www.britishlocalhistory.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=8811&wikiid=26867