Cubitt

Cubitt
Recorded in a number of spellings including Cubit, Cubitt and Cupitt, this is an English medieval surname. Perhaps surprisingly it does not appear to have any association with the biblical measurement of a 'cubit', which is roughly half a yard, although this is possible. If this were so it would suggest that the name was one originally given to an architect, builder or surveyor, but we have substantive proof. The eminent Victorian etymologist Canon C W Bardsley had no doubt that the name was a dialectal East Anglian form of Jacob, through the nickname 'Cob or Cobb', plus the diminutive 'et' a short form of 'petit', to give 'Little Cob' or 'son of Cob'. This is the explanation for the popular surname Cobbett or Cobbet, which is also widely recorded in the same region. What is certain is that most if not all of the original recordings of Cubitt and Cubit are from the the county of Norfolk, an area where the original dialect was so 'thick' as to almost constitute a separate language. The first recording may be that of Geoffrey Cobet, in the famous Hundred Rolls of Norfolk in the year 1273. This was in the first year of the reign of King Edward 1st of England, and known as 'The Hammer of the Scots'. Later recordings from Norfolk include those of Benedict Cubitt, given as being the bailiff of Yarmouth in the year 1566, whilst in London in 1739, Barbara Cubit married Benjamin Barber, at St George's chapel, Hanover Square, and in 1756 Thomas Cubitt married Mary Gray at the same church.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cubitt — may refer to: Cubitt Town, an area on the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets in London, England David Cubitt (born 1965), a Canadian television actor Eleni Cubitt, a film maker born in Greece George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe (1828–1917), a British… …   Wikipedia

  • Cubitt — David Cubitt (* 18. März 1965) ist ein kanadischer Schauspieler niederländischer und britischer Abstammung. In England geboren, zogen Cubitts Eltern mit ihm nach Vancouver, Kanada als er sechs Monate alt war. Er spielte in der kanadischen Serie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cubitt Artists — is an artist run art gallery (Cubitt Gallery), artist studios (Cubitt Studios) and art educator (Cubitt Education), founded in 1991. Cubitt was first located in Goodsway in London s Kings Cross area, moved to Cubitt Street (hence the name), later …   Wikipedia

  • Cubitt Town — Coordinates: 51°29′51″N 0°00′22″W / 51.49748°N 0.00616°W / 51.49748; 0.00616 …   Wikipedia

  • Cubitt Engineering — Die Cubitt Engineering Co. Ltd. war ein britischer Automobilhersteller in Avesbury (Buckinghamshire). 1923–1925 wurden dort Mittelklassewagen nach US amerikanischem Muster gefertigt. Im Jahre 1923 wurde der Cubitt 16/20 hp vorgestellt. Der Wagen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas Cubitt — (born Buxton, Norfolk 1788–1855) was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England.BackgroundThe son of a Norfolk farmer, he journeyed to India as… …   Wikipedia

  • George Eaton Stannard Cubitt — Nacimiento 1875 Fallecimiento 17 de septiembre de 1966 Winchester, Inglaterra …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mordecai Cubitt Cooke — ca. 1905. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke ( * 12 de julio 1825 12 de noviembre 1914, Southsea, Hants) fue un botánico y micólogo inglés. Cooke venía de una familia de mercantiles en Horning, Norfolk, y trabaja de aprendiz en una factoría antes de ser …   Wikipedia Español

  • Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe — CB, TD (14 March 1867 ndash; 27 October 1947) was a politician in the United Kingdom.He was the son of the 1st Baron Ashcombe and his wife Laura Joyce. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Conservative Party Member of… …   Wikipedia

  • William Cubitt — Infobox Engineer image width = 150px caption = PAGENAME name = William Cubitt nationality = English birth date = 1785 birth place = Norfolk death date = 1861 death place = education = spouse = parents = children = discipline = civil engineer… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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