Reginald leBlond | Blount,Blunt. | ||
Fr. blond, fair. We havealso the dim. Blundell. The corresponding English name isFairfax, from Mid. Eng. fax, hair (ChapterXXII). | |||
Randolf ateMor. | Moor. | ||
With the preposition retained(Chapter XII) it has | |||
HundredRolls | ModernForm | ||
Matthew lePevrier. | Pepper. | ||
For the reduction of peppererto Pepper cf. Armour for armourer, and see ChapterXV. | |||
Godfrey leFurmager. | Cheeseman,Firminger. | ||
From Old Fr. formage(fromage). The intrusion of the n inFirminger is regular; cf. Massinger, messenger,from Fr. messager, and see Chapter III. | |||
RobertCampeneys. | Champness,Champneys. | ||
Old Fr. champeneis(champenois), of Champagne (Chapter XI). | |||
John delPek. | Peck, Peaks,Pike, Pick. | ||
A name taken from a hill-top,but sometimes referring to the unrelated DerbyshirePeak. | |||
RichardDygun. | Dickens. | ||
A diminutive of Dig, for Dick(Chapter VI). | |||
Peter leHoder. | Hodder. | ||
A maker of hods or a maker ofhoods? The latter is more likely. | |||
AlanAllutarius. | Whittier. | ||
Lat. alutarius, a"white-tawer", Similarly, Mid. Eng. stan-heawere,stone-hewer, is contracted to Stanier, now almostswallowed up by Stainer. The simple tawer is also oneorigin of the name Tower. | |||
Peter leRus. | Russ, Rush,Rouse. | ||
Fr. roux, of redcomplexion. Cf. the dim. Russell, Fr.Rousseau (Chapter XXII). | |||