Sanigar

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Sanigar is an English surname originating in the Gloucestershire region of England. Documented alternative spellings include Saniger, Sanniger, Senigar and Sinnegar.

The name is medieval and probably derives from a location originally called Swan Hangra near Newtown, Berkeley on the Severn bank, meaning “the place of swans by the sloping wood”,[1] which evolved into Sanigar and variants over time.

Further reading[edit]

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=sanigar

References[edit]

  1. ^ William Thomas Sanigar, Sanigar the name/place (booklet, 1930's)