Taaffe

Taaffe
This famous medieval surname is recorded in over one hundred spellings, and found throughout Europe. These include examples such as Daud, Dewi, and Taffe, through to patronymics Davidge, Davidovich, and Davitashvili. It owes its popularlity to the Hebrew male given name "David" meaning "beloved", which as a given name has always been very popular with both the Jews and the Christians. The reasons are rather confused, but essentially the original King David, regarded as the greatest of the early kings of Israel, is held upto be a popular hero by both races. The popularity of the name throughout Europe followed the famous "crusades" of the 11th and 12th centuries, when successive generations of kings mounted expeditions to save the Holy Land for Christianity. All were unsuccessful, but returning soldiers and pilgrims fired by their experiences, gave biblical names to their children in commemoration of their father's exploits. David was one of the most popular. In addition the name was given a further boost by its adoption as the patron saint of Wales, and later because it was borne by two kings of Scotland, King David 1st, 1124 - 1153, and King David 11nd, 1329 - 1371. The first known recording of the surname anywhere in the world and in any spelling, was probably that of Robert David, recorded in the English charters known as the "Hundred Rolls" for the county of Leicestershire, in the year 1278. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" in spelling. This has often lead to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

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  • Taaffe — can refer to:*Viscount Taaffe (Title and family) *Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe (1685 ndash;1769), Count of the Holy Roman Empire *Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe (1833 ndash;1895), Prime Minister of Austria 1868 ndash;1870 and 1879… …   Wikipedia

  • Taaffe — steht für: Viscount Taaffe, ein erblicher Adelstitel in der Peerage of Ireland Taaffe ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Eduard Taaffe (1833–1895), österreichischer Politiker; Ministerpräsident und Innenminister von Cisleithanien, Sohn von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Taaffe — Taaffe,   Eduard Graf von, österreichischer Politiker, * Wien 24. 2. 1833, ✝ Schloss Ellischau (heute Nalžovské Hory, Westböhmisches Gebiet) 29. 11. 1895; Jugendgefährte Kaiser Franz Josephs I. Der konservativ ausgerichtete Taaffe war 1867, 1870… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Taaffe — Taaffe, ein der Katholischen Confession folgendes altes irländisches Geschlecht, welches 1628 zu Peers von Irland mit dem Titel Barone von Ballymote u. Lord Viscounts von Corren (beide Besitzungen in der Grafschaft Sligo) erhoben wurde u. 1662… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Taaffe — Taaffe, Eduard, Graf, österreich. Staatsmann, geb. 24. Febr. 1833 in Wien, gest. 29. Nov. 1895 in Ellischau (Böhmen), stammte aus irischem Geschlecht, war ein Sohn des Ministers von 1848, sodann Präsidenten des obersten Gerichtshofes, Grafen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Taaffe — Taaffe, Eduard, Graf von, österr. Staatsmann, geb. 24. Febr. 1833 zu Prag, 1867 im sog. Bürgerministerium Minister des Innern, dann der Landesverteidigung und Polizei, Okt. 1868 bis Jan. 1870 Ministerpräsident, seit April 1870 wieder Minister des …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • taaffe — taaffe·ite; …   English syllables

  • Taaffe O'Connell — Nombre real Taaffe O Connell Nacimiento 14 de mayo de 1951 (60 años) Providence, Rhode Island Ocupación Actriz …   Wikipedia Español

  • Taaffe O'Connell — Infobox actor imagesize = 150px name = Taaffe O Connell birthname = Taaffe O Connell birthdate = ? location = Rhode Island,U.S. deathdate = deathplace = othername = yearsactive = 1974 – presentTaaffe O Connell is an American actress, best knowed… …   Wikipedia

  • Taaffe, Eduard, count von — born Feb. 24, 1833, Vienna, Austria died Nov. 29, 1895, Ellischau, Bohemia, Austria Hungary Austrian politician and prime minister (1868–70, 1879–93). A boyhood friend of the future emperor Francis Joseph, he entered the civil service in 1852 and …   Universalium

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