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O'Donoghoe
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Donoghue or Donohoe, more properly O'Donoghue, is one of the most important as well as the most numerous names in Ireland. In Irish O Donnchadha, it denotes descendant of Donnchadh, anglice Donogh, a personal name. Several distinct septs o the name existed in early times. O these the principal are O'Donoghue of Desmond, O'Donoghue of Ui Maine (Hy Many) and O'Donoghue of Co. Cavan. The modern repre.....
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Heraldry Database: Clarke
Clarke

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Surname: Clarke
Branch: Clarke
Origins: British
More Info: England
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Background: The original sense was a man in a religious order, cleric, clergyman. As all writing and secretarial work in the Middle Ages was done by the clergy, the term came to mean scholar, secretary, recorder or penman. As a surname, it was particularly common for one who had taken only minor orders. Clerke is now rare.
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Motto: Carpe diem, Seize the present opportunity. Arms: Or, on a bend az. betw. three torteaux as many swans ppr. Crest: A demi ram erminois. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.

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Name Variations: Clark, Clarke, Clerk, Clerke.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842. A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860. English Surnames; C.M. Matthews - 1966. A Dictionary of English Surnames; P.H. Reaney - 1958.

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