Garnyay is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Garnyay
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning:

Garnyay is a variant of the Corner. From residence at the corner of a street or highway. In the Hundred Rolls, De la Cornere. It was latinized by in Angulo. In the second vol. of the Rolls it occurs as in Agglo five times (all with different Christian names,) as in Inglo 17, and as in Angulo 19 times. A less likely derivation is from Le Coruner and Coronator, a coroner. De Corner and Le Corner are also found in the Hundred Rolls.

A variant form of the Corner. Dweller at a nook or angle of land; a coroner or crown officer charged with the care of the private property of the king.

Variant form of Garner. Descendant of Garner or Warner meaning "protection, warrior".

Lastname is variation of the Garner. 1. A granary or storehouse. From residence at one. 2. A small river tributary to the Wye.

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