The Romance of Names Part 6

Peter le Rus.

Russ, Rush, Rouse.

Fr. roux, of red complexion. Cf. the dim. Russell, Fr. Rousseau (Chapter XXII).

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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).

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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.

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