The Romance of Names Part 6
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Peter le Rus.
Russ, Rush, Rouse.
Fr. roux, of red complexion. Cf. the dim. Russell, Fr. Rousseau (Chapter XXII).
MIDDLEs.e.x JURYMEN
Hundred Rolls
Modern Form
Roger de la Hale.
Hall, Hale, Hales.
One of our commonest local surnames. But it has two interpretations, from hall and from heal (Chapter XII).
Walter de la Hedge.
Hedge, Hedges.
Other names of similar meaning are Hay, Hayes, Haig, Haigh, Hawes (Chapter XIII)
John Rex
King.
One of our commonest nicknames, the survival of which is easily understood (Chapter XV).
Stephen de la Novels Meyson.
Newhouse.
Cf. also Newbigging, from Mid. Eng. biggen, to 'build (Chapter XIII).
Randolf Pokoc.
Poc.o.c.k, Peac.o.c.k.
The simple Poe, Lat. pavo, has the same meaning (Chapter XXIII).
William de Fonte.
Spring, Wells, Fountain, Attewell.
This is the most usual origin of the name Spring (Chapter IX).
Robert del Parer
Perrier
Old Fr. perier (poirier), pear-tree. Another origin of Perrier is, through French, from Lat. petrarius, a stone-hewer.
Adam de la Denne.
Denne, Dean, Done.
A Mid. English name for valley (Chapter XII).
Hundred Rolls
Modern Form
Robertus filius Gillelmi.
Wilson.
For other possible names to be derived from a father named William, see Chapter VI.
William filius Radolfi.
Rawson.
A very common medieval name, Anglo-Sax. Raedwulf, the origin of our Ralph, Relf, Rolfe, Roff, and of Fr. Raoul. Some of its derivatives, e.g. Rolls, have got mixed with those of Roland. To be distinguished from Randolf or Randall, of which the shorter form is Ran or Rand, whence Rankin, Rands, Rance, etc.
STEEPLE CLAYDON COTTAGERS
Hundred Rolls
Modern Form
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