HundredRolls | ModernForm | ||
Roger de laHale. | Hall, Hale,Hales. | ||
One of our commonest localsurnames. But it has two interpretations, from hall andfrom heal (Chapter XII). | |||
Walter de laHedge. | Hedge,Hedges. | ||
Other names of similar meaningare Hay, Hayes, Haig, Haigh,Hawes (Chapter XIII) | |||
JohnRex | King. | ||
One of our commonest nicknames,the survival of which is easily understood (ChapterXV). | |||
Stephen de la NovelsMeyson. | Newhouse. | ||
Cf. also Newbigging,from Mid. Eng. biggen, to 'build (ChapterXIII). | |||
RandolfPokoc. | Pocock,Peacock. | ||
The simple Poe, Lat.pavo, has the same meaning (Chapter XXIII). | |||
William deFonte. | Spring,Wells, Fountain, Attewell. | ||
This is the most usual originof the name Spring (Chapter IX). | |||
Robert delParer | Perrier | ||
Old Fr. périer(poirier), pear-tree. Another origin of Perrier is,through French, from Lat. petrarius, astone-hewer. | |||
Adam de laDenne. | Denne, Dean,Done. | ||
A Mid. English name for valley(Chapter XII). | |||