Clinch

Clinch
This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has a number of possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be a locational name from Clinch or Clench in Wiltshire, which derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century "clenc", lump, hill. The same term seems also to have been used of a patch of dry raised ground in fenland surroundings, and the surname may be of topographical origin, from this sense. In some cases, the surname derives from a derivative of the Middle English "clench(en)", from the Olde English "clencian", to fix firmly, and would have been an occupational name for a maker or fixer of bolts and rivets. John de la Clenche is noted in the 1275 Hundred Rolls of Wiltshire, and Robert Clench is listed in the 1327 Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk. The surname can be found as Clinch and Clench. On October 9th 1586, Walter, son of Walter Clench, was christened at the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, London, and Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Clinch, was christened on March 28th 1608, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, also in London. A Coat of Arms granted to the family depicts a silver lion rampant on a gold shield, the Crest being on a hand couped in fesse and gauntleted, an eagle rising proper. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Hugh Clinche, which was dated 1223, in the "Curia Regis Rolls of Lincolnshire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Clinch — Sm Umklammerung, Nahkampf per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. In der Sprache der Boxer entlehnt aus ne. clinch, einer Ableitung von ne. clinch umklammern , einer Nebenform von ne. clench, dieses aus ae. clencan. Heute wird vor allem im… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Clinch — is to fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by hammering down or flattening the end that protrudes or the act of fastening together in this way. It can also refer to: A nail or device to hold in this way. Clinching (metalworking) The Clinch …   Wikipedia

  • Clinch — (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinching}.] [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See {Clink}.] 1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clinch — (kl[i^]nch), n. 1. The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch. [1913 Webster] 2. A pun. Pope …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clinch — [klintʃ, klinʃ] der; [e]s <aus gleichbed. engl. clinch zu to clinch »umklammern«> das Umklammern u. Festhalten des Gegners im Boxkampf; m Clinch liegen: heftig miteinander streiten …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • clinch — clinch; clinch·er; clinch·ing·ly; un·clinch; …   English syllables

  • clinch — [klɪntʆ] verb [transitive] to finally succeed in getting or winning something: • Advertising creates the interest, but personal selling clinches the deal. * * * clinch UK US /klɪnʃ/ verb [T] ► to get or win something at the end of a long process …   Financial and business terms

  • clinch — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport nel pugilato: corpo a corpo serrato in cui i due contendenti si immobilizzano reciprocamente impedendo azioni di offesa: rifugiarsi in clinch Sinonimi: nodo. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1910. ETIMO: der. di… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Clinch — [klɪn(t)ʃ] der; (e)s; nur Sg; meist mit jemandem im Clinch liegen / in den Clinch gehen gespr, meist hum; mit jemandem Streit haben / bekommen …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • Clinch — Clinch, v. i. To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clinch — (spr. Klintsch), 1) Fluß in der nordamerikanischen Union, entspringt in Virginien, geht über nach Tennessee u. mündet hier in den Tennessee; 2) (Clinch Mountain, spr. Klintsch Manntän), Gebirg zwischen diesem u. dem Holstonflusse im südlichen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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