Brief Life History of David
When David Sharp was born on 16 January 1766, in Fife, Scotland, his father, Andrew Sharp, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Ramsey, was 27. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Margaret McDonald.
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- David Sharp, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- David Sharp in entry for Jean Sharp, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- David Sharp in entry for David Sharp, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English sharp(e) ‘sharp, quick, smart, acute, keen-witted’ (Old English scearp).
Irish: when not the English or Scots name in 1 above, an Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Scharf ‘sharp-cutting’ or of any of several other European names with similar meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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