Tofano

Tofano
This ancient surname recorded in over seventy different spellings from Christof, Kristofer, and Toffano, to Cristofori, Krysztof, and Stoffer, is of Ancient pre Christian origins. The derivation is from "kristos" meaning "leader", a word which surprisingly is not Hebrew but Greek, whilst the later Roman (Latin) "Christopherus", is also from the Greek with the addition of a second element "pher", meaning "to follow". The personal name was originally carried by a 3rd century saint, the patron saint of travellers. In the period known as "The dark ages", between the fourth and tenth centuries a.d., the name was born by many Christians who wished to ensure that at all times they were close to their leader! The popularity of the name increased greatly in Europe during the 11th and 12th centuries, when Crusaders returning from the Holy Land started to call their children by biblical names in commemoration of the fathers visit. In England it is possible that some of the earliest recordings refer specifically to "holy men", followers of Christ, and probably doers of good works,but not clergy or members of the established church. The earliest examples of the surname recording are to be found in England, and examples include Roger Christofore in the Poll Tax rolls of the county of Yorkshire in 1379, Laurence Cristofore in the Assize Court Rolls of Warwickshire in 1396, and in Germany, Johan Christofori of the city of Mainz, in the year 1422. William Christopher, who held sixteen acres of land in Barbados in 1679, was one of the early settlers to the New World. The first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere, is believed to be that of John Christoforus, which was dated 1209, in the pipe rolls of the county of Huntingdon, England.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tofano — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Gilberto Tofano (1883–1973), italienischer Regisseur und Drehbuchautor Rosetta Tofano (1902–1960), italienische Schauspielerin Sergio Tofano (1883–1973), italienischer Comiczeichner, Schriftsteller,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tòfano, Sergio — (Roma 1886 1973) scrittore e commediografo …   Dizionario biografico elementare del Novecento letterario italiano

  • Sergio Tofano — alias Sto (* 20. August 1883 in Rom[1]; † 28. Oktober 1973 ebenda[2]) war ein italienischer Comiczeichner, Schriftsteller, Regisseur, Schauspieler und Maskenbildner. Bekannt wurde er insbesondere durch die Figur des Signor Bonaventura, die er von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rosetta Tofano — (* 5. März 1902 in Mailand, Italien als Rosa Cavallari[1]; † 7. April 1960 in Rom, Italien[2]) war eine italienische Schauspielerin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Werk 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sergio Tofano — Sergio Tòfano (born Rome, Italy, August 20, 1883 ndash; October 28, 1973) was an Italian actor, director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator. In 1909 Tofano made his first appearance on stage with Ermete Novelli, then joined Virgilio… …   Wikipedia

  • Sergio Tofano — Sergio Tofano, conocido con el seudónimo de Sto (Roma 20 de agosto de 1886 28 de octubre de 1973). Actor, director y dibujante de historietas italiano. Estudiante de letras en la Universidad de Roma, se inició en el mundo del escenario en 1909 al …   Wikipedia Español

  • Prinzessin Aschenbrödel — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Prinzessin Aschenbrödel Originaltitel Cenerentola e il signor Bonaventura …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Signor Bonaventura — ist die bekannteste Comicfigur des italienischen Zeichners Sergio Tofano. Signor Bonaventura Geschichten erschienen nicht nur als Comic, sondern auch als Film und Bühnenstoff. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Handlung und Figuren 2 Veröffentlichung und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Matzor — Directed by Gilberto Tofano Produced by Ya ackov Agmon Michael J. Kagan Written by Dahn Ben Amotz Gilberto Tofano Starring Eran Agmon …   Wikipedia

  • Oh, Grandmother's Dead — Directed by Mario Monicelli Produced by Franco Cristaldi Written by Luigi Malerba Mario Monicelli Luisa Montagnana Stefano Strucchi …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”